Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Burnaby weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Burnaby, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 37°C on 2021-06-28; its coldest fell to -18°C on 1990-12-29.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
14°C2024-01-30
-7°C1982-01-06
10°C2024-01-29
-14°C2024-01-12
February
16°C1996-02-15
-11°C1989-02-02
10°C2015-02-06
-15°C1989-02-02
March
21°C1994-03-28
0°C2002-03-08
10°C2026-03-20
-9°C1989-03-03
April
26°C1998-04-30
2°C2026-04-14
13°C2016-04-21
-4°C2026-04-16
May
33°C1983-05-29
6°C2026-05-15
16°C1983-05-29
-1°C2013-05-01
June
37°C2021-06-28
9°C2026-06-05
23°C2021-06-28
4°C1984-06-01
July
34°C2009-07-30
12°C2026-07-02
21°C2009-07-29
7°C1996-07-06
August
34°C1981-08-09
15°C1999-08-30
20°C2021-08-13
7°C1980-08-29
September
32°C1988-09-04
10°C2007-09-30
20°C2017-09-05
2°C1983-09-29
October
27°C1987-10-01
2°C1984-10-31
15°C1987-10-02
-10°C1984-10-31
November
17°C2016-11-08
-11°C1985-11-27
12°C2016-11-08
-16°C1985-11-27
December
13°C2005-12-24
-12°C1990-12-29
10°C2021-12-01
-18°C1990-12-29

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
16°C1996-02-15
-12°C1990-12-29
10°C2024-01-29
-18°C1990-12-29
Spring (Mar–May)
33°C1983-05-29
0°C2002-03-08
16°C1983-05-29
-9°C1989-03-03
Summer (Jun–Aug)
37°C2021-06-28
9°C2026-06-05
23°C2021-06-28
4°C1984-06-01
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
32°C1988-09-04
-11°C1985-11-27
20°C2017-09-05
-16°C1985-11-27

All-time records

The most extreme value Burnaby has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 37°C 2021-06-28
Lowest -12°C 1990-12-29

Low

Highest 23°C 2021-06-28
Lowest -18°C 1990-12-29

Feels-like

Highest 50°C 2021-06-29
Lowest -25°C 1990-12-29

Humidity

Highest 16.8 g/m³ 2021-06-29
Lowest 1.0 g/m³ 1989-02-02

Wind

Highest 38 km/h 2018-12-20
Lowest 4 km/h 1982-03-06

Gust

Highest 102 km/h 1995-11-18
Lowest 9 km/h 2015-01-10

Precip

Wettest 132 mm 2024-10-19
Driest 18-day dry spell 2024-07-04

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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