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Best time to visit Vancouver

September is the best time to visit Vancouver for general sightseeing, with average highs of 25 °C and about 7 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly June to September.

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 September comfort 92/100
The least cloud August 37 % average cloud cover
The least rain July 17 mm
Warmth August 28 °C
Cooler weather December 7.4 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 September 92 25 °C 7
2 June 89 23 °C 9
3 July 88 28 °C 3
4 August 87 28 °C 3
5 May 79 20 °C 13
6 October 70 17 °C 13
7 April 56 16 °C 17
8 March 43 13 °C 18
9 November 38 11 °C 18
10 February 37 10 °C 15
11 January 27 8.1 °C 18
12 December 24 7.4 °C 18

When to think twice

December scores lowest with about 18 wet days and highs near 7.4 °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 8.1 °C 202 mm 78 %
February 10.1 °C 151 mm 72 %
March 12.8 °C 174 mm 75 %
April 15.5 °C 138 mm 71 %
May 19.6 °C 89 mm 65 %
June 22.6 °C 60 mm 58 %
July 27.6 °C 17 mm 37 %
August 28.2 °C 22 mm 37 %
September 24.7 °C 60 mm 44 %
October 17.3 °C 138 mm 61 %
November 10.9 °C 220 mm 75 %
December 7.4 °C 227 mm 79 %

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.