Thermograph

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

Vancouver weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Vancouver, 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 31°C on 2021-06-29; its coldest fell to -13°C on 1989-02-02.

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
12°C2024-01-30
-5°C1982-01-06
10°C2024-01-29
-11°C2024-01-12
February
14°C1992-02-26
-10°C1989-02-02
10°C2015-02-06
-13°C1989-02-02
March
18°C2004-03-30
1°C2002-03-08
10°C2016-03-31
-3°C1989-03-02
April
23°C2016-04-19
2°C2026-04-14
14°C2016-04-19
-4°C2026-04-16
May
28°C1983-05-29
6°C2026-05-15
17°C2005-05-28
3°C2026-05-15
June
31°C2021-06-29
9°C2026-06-05
25°C2021-06-28
6°C2026-06-06
July
30°C2022-07-27
12°C2026-07-02
22°C2021-07-31
10°C1999-07-02
August
30°C1981-08-12
15°C2008-08-31
23°C2021-08-13
11°C1980-08-29
September
29°C1988-09-03
11°C2009-09-30
22°C2017-09-05
8°C1983-09-28
October
25°C1987-10-01
3°C1984-10-31
17°C2022-10-07
-4°C1984-10-31
November
15°C2016-11-08
-8°C1985-11-27
12°C2018-11-02
-11°C1985-11-27
December
12°C2025-12-15
-8°C1990-12-29
10°C2021-12-01
-11°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)
14°C1992-02-26
-10°C1989-02-02
10°C2021-12-01
-13°C1989-02-02
Spring (Mar–May)
28°C1983-05-29
1°C2002-03-08
17°C2005-05-28
-4°C2026-04-16
Summer (Jun–Aug)
31°C2021-06-29
9°C2026-06-05
25°C2021-06-28
6°C2026-06-06
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
29°C1988-09-03
-8°C1985-11-27
22°C2017-09-05
-11°C1985-11-27

All-time records

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

High

Highest 31°C 2021-06-29
Lowest -10°C 1989-02-02

Low

Highest 25°C 2021-06-28
Lowest -13°C 1989-02-02

Feels-like

Highest 35°C 2021-06-29
Lowest -23°C 1989-02-02

Humidity

Highest 16.6 g/m³ 2021-06-27
Lowest 1.3 g/m³ 1989-02-02

Wind

Highest 53 km/h 2010-04-03
Lowest 3 km/h 1984-01-19

Gust

Highest 93 km/h 2006-12-12
Lowest 7 km/h 1980-10-19

Precip

Wettest 125 mm 2024-10-19
Driest 12-day dry spell 1981-08-06

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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