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Best time to visit Vancouver

July is the best time to visit Vancouver for general sightseeing, with average highs of 22 °C and about 7 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly July to August.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking July comfort 94/100
A beach holiday August sea 16 °C
The least cloud July 45 % average cloud cover
The least rain July 51 mm
Warmth August 23 °C
Cooler weather December 5.4 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 July 94 22 °C 7 54
2 August 93 23 °C 7 55
3 September 84 19 °C 10 30
4 June 83 19 °C 11 27
5 May 71 16 °C 12 14
6 October 54 13 °C 16 0
7 April 48 13 °C 16 0
8 March 33 9.4 °C 19 0
9 February 29 7.3 °C 15 0
10 November 28 8.3 °C 19 0
11 January 19 5.8 °C 19 0
12 December 19 5.4 °C 19 0

For a beach holiday

August scores highest, with a sea temperature of 16 °C and air temperatures around 23 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 7.1 °C 5.8 °C 77 % 0
February 7.2 °C 7.3 °C 71 % 0
March 7.9 °C 9.4 °C 73 % 0
April 9.6 °C 13 °C 69 % 0
May 12 °C 16 °C 64 % 14
June 14 °C 19 °C 62 % 27
July 16 °C 22 °C 45 % 54
August 16 °C 23 °C 46 % 55
September 14 °C 19 °C 54 % 30
October 11 °C 13 °C 70 % 0
November 9.1 °C 8.3 °C 78 % 0
December 7.7 °C 5.4 °C 80 % 0

When to think twice

December scores lowest with about 19 wet days and highs near 5.4 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 5.8 °C 299 mm 77 %
February 7.3 °C 187 mm 71 %
March 9.4 °C 244 mm 73 %
April 12.5 °C 168 mm 69 %
May 16.4 °C 114 mm 64 %
June 18.9 °C 92 mm 62 %
July 22.4 °C 51 mm 45 %
August 22.6 °C 72 mm 46 %
September 19.3 °C 117 mm 54 %
October 13.4 °C 238 mm 70 %
November 8.3 °C 338 mm 78 %
December 5.4 °C 298 mm 80 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.