North & Central America · City travel

Best time to visit Vancouver

Early Jul–Early Sep is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 22.9°C, with 1.4 rainy days per 10 days.

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Season calendar

Vancouver season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Avoid (season score 0.0)Mid Jan: Avoid (season score 10.0)Late Jan: Off-season (season score 16.9)Early Feb: Off-season (season score 22.7)Mid Feb: Fair (season score 29.0)Late Feb: Off-season (season score 25.4)Early Mar: Fair (season score 32.9)Mid Mar: Fair (season score 36.9)Late Mar: Okay (season score 51.0)Early Apr: Good (season score 58.7)Mid Apr: Good (season score 66.7)Late Apr: Great (season score 74.5)Early May: Great (season score 81.5)Mid May: Great (season score 78.8)Late May: Great (season score 77.8)Early Jun: Great (season score 81.7)Mid Jun: Great (season score 82.4)Late Jun: Great (season score 84.2)Early Jul: Best (season score 92.2)Mid Jul: Best (season score 96.9)Late Jul: Best (season score 100.0)Early Aug: Best (season score 98.8)Mid Aug: Best (season score 98.0)Late Aug: Best (season score 91.1)Early Sep: Best (season score 92.5)Mid Sep: Great (season score 85.3)Late Sep: Great (season score 84.0)Early Oct: Great (season score 78.1)Mid Oct: Good (season score 65.6)Late Oct: Good (season score 57.3)Early Nov: Okay (season score 45.1)Mid Nov: Off-season (season score 26.7)Late Nov: Off-season (season score 17.7)Early Dec: Off-season (season score 17.3)Mid Dec: Avoid (season score 0.8)Late Dec: Avoid (season score 1.6)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryAvoid7.2°C5.679.6%
FebruaryOff-season8.2°C4.975.2%
MarchFair10.3°C5.279.9%
AprilGood13.6°C4.075.9%
MayGreat17.5°C3.171.6%
JuneGreat20.2°C2.769.3%
JulyBest23.3°C1.349.1%
AugustBest23.3°C1.449.7%
SeptemberBest19.4°C2.657.0%
OctoberGood13.8°C4.571.9%
NovemberFair9.7°C5.979.5%
DecemberAvoid7.1°C5.879.9%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: VANCOUVER HARBOUR CS(1 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.