Best time to visit Vancouver
All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.
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Month by month
| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Humidity | Sun h/day | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7° | 16d | 85% | 3.7h | avoid | monsoon: 16 rainy days, 242mm |
| Feb | 6° | 14d | 81% | 5.2h | avoid | 6C max, 14 rainy days |
| Mar | 9° | 16d | 81% | 6.9h | avoid | 9C max, 16 rainy days |
| Apr | 12° | 12d | 78% | 9.0h | ok | 12C max, 12 rainy days |
| May | 17° | 8d | 77% | 11.4h | good | 17C max, 8 rainy days |
| Jun | 19° | 7d | 74% | 12.1h | good | 19C max, 7 rainy days |
| Jul | 23° | 4d | 71% | 13.3h | sweet spot | 23C max, 4 rainy days |
| Aug | 23° | 4d | 76% | 12.1h | good | 23C max, 4 rainy days |
| Sep | 19° | 10d | 82% | 9.2h | good | 19C max, 10 rainy days |
| Oct | 13° | 13d | 85% | 6.4h | ok | 13C max, 13 rainy days |
| Nov | 9° | 16d | 86% | 3.9h | avoid | monsoon: 16 rainy days, 282mm |
| Dec | 6° | 18d | 87% | 3.1h | avoid | monsoon: 18 rainy days, 273mm |
A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. It is flagged rather than scored down, and crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.
Getting there
How far Vancouver is, and what it costs, depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.
- from San Francisco
- from Los Angeles
- from Chicago
- from Toronto
- from New York
- from Mexico City
- from Boston
- from Miami
Around Vancouver
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Nearby
- Seattle United States · 205 km
- San Francisco United States · 1,289 km
- Los Angeles United States · 1,741 km
- Chicago United States · 2,831 km
Kind of place
Vancouver is in Canada, North America. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.
Before you go
Type A and B plugs at 120 V. Drives on the right. The currency is the Canadian dollar. No UK Foreign Office advice against travel. Everything for Canada: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.
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