Vancouver Island Ranges · British Columbia · CanadaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Mount Arrowsmith

1,819 mMajor summitSnow likely Jan · Dec

Elevation1,819 mabove sea level

Prominence1,429 mindependent height

Isolation92 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul20°average high

49.12° N, 124.29° WElevation 1,819 mUTC−7 · Pacific Daylight Time

From the valley to the top

Summit1,819 m
Mid-mountain930 m
Valley · Nanoose Bay44 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Mount Arrowsmith in brief

Mount Arrowsmith rises to 1,819 m in the Vancouver Island Ranges, British Columbia, Canada. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 1,429 m, a major independent summit.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 20°, while nights fall below freezing in 4 months of the year.

The nearest town is Nanoose Bay, 18 km to the N at 44 m.

Facts

Elevation: 1,819 m · 5,968 ft
Prominence: 1,429 m
Range: Vancouver Island Ranges
Region: British Columbia
Country: Canada
Coordinates: 49.1200, -124.2900
Nearest airport: Qualicum Beach Airport (XQU) · 25 km

iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Mount Arrowsmith by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Mount Arrowsmith by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	3°	4°	6°	9°	13°	17°	20°	20°	17°	11°	5°	3°
Average low	-1°	-1°	0°	1°	5°	8°	11°	11°	9°	5°	1°	-2°
Precipitation	312 mm	218 mm	197 mm	134 mm	94 mm	71 mm	43 mm	51 mm	77 mm	207 mm	330 mm	316 mm
Cloud cover	59%	52%	53%	48%	43%	39%	28%	26%	30%	47%	58%	59%
Daylight	8h 40	10h 11	11h 51	13h 43	15h 18	16h 12	15h 49	14h 25	12h 38	10h 50	9h 09	8h 14
Month score	13	16	15	18	44	69	88	86	74	23	13	13

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Snow likely Jan · Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	1,950 m	2,050 m	2,250 m	2,650 m	3,200 m	3,700 m	4,200 m	4,250 m	3,800 m	3,050 m	2,300 m	1,850 m
Summit	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Mount Arrowsmith in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Canada

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Mount Moriarty	1,603 m	741 m	12 km W	16°
Mount McQuillan	1,575 m	885 m	23 km W	17°
Mount Whymper (Vancouver Island)	1,554 m	889 m	21 km SE	18°
Butler Peak	1,336 m	–	13 km S	18°
El Capitan Mountain	1,205 m	–	20 km S	18°
Mount Benson	1,023 m	668 m	18 km E	18°