British Columbia, Canada
Vancouver
Vancouver is a city in British Columbia, Canada, close to the sea. It has a population of about 662,248 (2021). The climate is classified as oceanic (Köppen Cfb), with rain spread through the year and no real dry season.
Now7°C
Best timeJul–Sep
Population662,248
Local time08:47
49.25° N, 123.12° WElevation 70 mUTC−7 · Pacific Daylight Time
Postal codesV5Y, V5Z …October: high / low14° / 6°
Rain this month227mm
Sea this month11°
Best timeJul–Sep
Best: Jul–Sep. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Vancouver at a glance
Sunrise · sunset07:45 · 18:1010 h 25 min of daylightThe moon tonightWaxing gibbous86% · Moonrise 16:36Northern lights tonightOnly if the storm beats the forecastKp needed: 3.5Next holiday11 NovemberRemembrance DayNext concert24 OctPhoebe Bridgers · Rogers Arena
Best time to visitJul–Sep
The months with the highest weather score
Warmest month23°C
Average high in July
Coolest month0°C
Average low in December
Wettest monthDecember
274 mm of rain
Driest monthJuly
55 mm of rain
Warmest sea16°C
August
Monuments nearby10+
within 14 km
How Vancouver has grown
People living in the built-up area (649 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
+129%958k in 1975 → 2.2M in 2025Weather in Vancouver
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
7°C
Today hour by hourCloudy · wind 0 km/h · humidity 95%
Today22 Oct12°6°
Fri23 Oct12°4°
Sat24 Oct9°5°6.6 mm
Sun25 Oct12°6°10.7 mm
Mon26 Oct12°6°
Tue27 Oct12°5°
Wed28 Oct13°5°
Thu29 Oct13°6°
Fri30 Oct12°5°
When to go to Vancouver
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 14 | 17 | 18 | 37 | 60 | 64 | 75 | 77 | 69 | 38 | 14 | 14 |
| High | 7° | 8° | 10° | 14° | 18° | 20° | 23° | 23° | 20° | 14° | 9° | 6° |
| Low | 1° | 1° | 2° | 5° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 3° | 0° |
| Rain (mm) | 280 | 186 | 189 | 152 | 108 | 89 | 55 | 62 | 94 | 227 | 319 | 274 |
| Wet days | 21 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 22 |
| Sea | 7° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
What's on in Vancouver
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Vancouver's festivals through the year
Monuments and museums in Vancouver
0.9 km
Bloedel ConservatoryBuilt 19693 km
Seaforth ArmouryBuilt 1936
2.7 km
Bessborough ArmouryBuilt 1934
3.5 km
Electra BuildingBuilt 1957
3.6 km
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, VancouverBuilt 1953
5.8 km
Stanley ParkBuilt 1888
Museum2.9 km
Science WorldBuilt 1977
Museum3.4 km
Museum of VancouverBuilt 1894More museums: British Columbia Regimental Museum · Engine 374 Pavilion · Jewish Museum and Archives of BC · Ukama Gallery
Outdoors around Vancouver
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
Climbing40Viewpoints38Golf courses30Camp sites5Theme parks3Aquariums1Zoos1Water parks1Mountain huts1Hot springs & thermal baths1
Burnaby Mountain Golf CourseGolf courses
0.7 kmCapilano RV ParkCamp sites
1.8 kmProgression BoulderingClimbing
2 kmCircle Wellness SpaHot springs & thermal baths
2.4 kmSeymour Golf and Country ClubGolf courses
2.5 kmGranville Island Water ParkWater parks
2.5 kmGrouse MountainSki area · 19 km of pistes · 11 lifts
15 kmCypress MountainSki area · 35 km of pistes · 7 lifts
18 kmMt SeymourSki area · 20 km of pistes · 6 lifts
18 kmDiving Sports CanadaDive site
1.5 kmInternational Diving CentreDive site
4 kmThe Diving LockerDive site
4.1 kmOcean Quest Dive CentreDive site
7.2 kmNature around Vancouver
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Canada seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Vancouver
Earthquakes around Vancouver
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Last 30 days4magnitude 2.5+ within 300 kmSince 19503magnitude 5+ within 150 kmSignificant earthquakes on record6within 300 km
Strongest nearby since 1950
5.1Pender Island 6 km ←1976 · 53 km
5.0Deming 5 km ↗1990 · 83 km
5.0La Conner 8 km ↘1957 · 114 km
Tsunamis · Vancouver
Fossil sites near this town
Fossil sites: 1 · 4 km
Quaternary · 1
Universities and research institutes
University of British ColumbiaUniversity or college · founded 1908
New York Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 1910
Emily Carr University of Art and DesignUniversity or college · founded 1925
Columbia CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1936
St. Mark's CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1956
Vancouver Community CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1965
Regent CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1968
Vancouver School of TheologyUniversity or college · founded 1971
Vancouver Film SchoolUniversity or college · founded 1987
Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, UBC Centre for Health Services and Policy ResearchUniversity or college · founded 1990
Langara CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1994
Acsenda School of ManagementUniversity or college · founded 2004
University Canada WestUniversity or college · founded 2004
Quest University CanadaUniversity or college · founded 2007
BC Children's Hospital Research InstituteUniversity or college
Corpus Christi CollegeUniversity or college
TRIUMFResearch institute · founded 1968
Child and Family Research InstituteResearch institute · founded 1995
International Collaboration On Repair DiscoveriesResearch institute · founded 1995
Pacific Institute for the Mathematical SciencesResearch institute · founded 1996
Centre for Advancing Health OutcomesResearch institute · founded 1998
Centre for Aging SMART, Centre for Aging SMART at Vancouver Coastal HealthResearch institute · founded 2004
Providence Health Care Research InstituteResearch institute · founded 2005
Women's Health Research InstituteResearch institute · founded 2005
Centre for Drug Research and DevelopmentResearch institute · founded 2007
Terry Fox Research InstituteResearch institute · founded 2007
Advanced Applied Physics SolutionsResearch institute · founded 2008
BC Research (Canada)Research institute · founded 2010
Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain HealthResearch institute · founded 2014
NeuroDevNetResearch institute
Prostate Centre’s Translational Research Initiative for Accelerated Discovery and DevelopmentResearch institute
Vancouver Coastal Health Research InstituteResearch institute
Towns and villages around Vancouver
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Riley Park2 kmGreektown4.4 kmVictoria-Fraserview5.3 kmNorth Vancouver8.3 kmRichmond8.9 kmPemberton Heights9 kmCedardale9.2 kmWest Vancouver9.3 kmHollyburn9.8 kmNorth Lonsdale10 kmCapilano Highlands11 kmBurnaby12 kmBuckingham Heights12 kmWestridge13 kmCleveland Park13 kmEastburn13 kmCypress Park14 kmSandy Cove14 kmWest End15 km
Vancouver from above
Around Vancouver44 places to see, do and reach nearby
Capilano RiverNature7.5 kmDeer Lake, British ColumbiaNature10 kmJohn Hendry ParkNature4.3 kmMcDonald SloughNature6.1 kmBeaver Lake, West VancouverNature6.2 kmBuntzen LakeNature22 kmLulu Island, British ColumbiaNature10 kmMitchell Island, British ColumbiaNature5.6 kmMount BrunswickMountain27 kmMount HanoverMountain28 kmPeneplain PeakMountain39 kmBen Lomond (North Shore Mountains)Mountain39 kmMount HarveyMountain26 kmCoquitlam MountainMountain34 kmGrouse MountainSki area15 kmCypress MountainSki area18 kmMt SeymourSki area18 kmDiving Sports CanadaDive site1.5 kmInternational Diving CentreDive site4.0 kmThe Diving LockerDive site4.1 kmBloedel ConservatoryMonument0.9 kmSeaforth ArmouryMonument3.0 kmBessborough ArmouryMonument2.7 kmElectra BuildingMonument3.5 kmCathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, VancouverMonument3.6 kmStanley ParkMonument5.8 kmDominion BuildingMonument3.8 kmVancouver BlockMonument3.6 kmScience WorldMuseum2.9 kmMuseum of VancouverMuseum3.4 kmVancouver Art GalleryMuseum3.7 kmVancouver Maritime MuseumMuseum3.7 kmVancouver Police MuseumMuseum3.9 kmVancouver Pacific CentralStation3.1 kmVancouver (Rocky Mountaineer)Station3.2 kmWaterfrontStation4.1 kmStamps Landing DockFerry port2.2 kmDavid Lam Park TerminalFerry port2.4 kmNorth VancouverPlace8.3 kmRichmondPlace8.9 kmBurnabyPlace12 kmWest VancouverPlace9.3 kmNew WestminsterPlace16 kmPort MoodyPlace22 km
Postal codes
V5YV5ZV6AV6BV6CV6EV6HV6MV6PV6Z
Getting to Vancouver
Vancouver International AirportYVR
7.8 kmNanaimo AirportYCD
59 kmAbbotsford International AirportYXX
61 kmVancouver Pacific CentralRailway station
3.1 kmVancouver (Rocky Mountaineer)Railway station
3.2 kmWaterfrontRailway station
4.1 kmStamps Landing DockDavid Lam Park Terminal · Spyglass Dock
2.2 kmDavid Lam Park TerminalGranville Island Dock (False Creek Ferries) · Granville Island Terminal (Aquabus) · Stamps Landing Dock
2.4 kmPlaces near Vancouver
Places with a climate like Vancouver
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to visit Vancouver?
Based on 30-year climate normals, July, August and September offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Vancouver.
What is the hottest month in Vancouver?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23°C and lows of 13°C.
What is the coldest month in Vancouver?
December is the coldest month, with average highs of 6°C and lows of 0°C.
What is the rainiest month in Vancouver?
December is the wettest month with about 274 mm of precipitation on 22 wet days.
How warm is the sea near Vancouver?
The sea is warmest in August at about 16°C and coolest in January at about 7°C.
What is the postal code of Vancouver?
Vancouver has 10 postal codes: V5Y, V5Z, V6A, V6B, V6C, V6E, V6H, V6M, V6P, V6Z.