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British Columbia · CanadaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Mount Sicker

723 mSnow likely Dec
Elevation723 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation4.1 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul23°average high
48.87° N, 123.75° WElevation 723 mUTC−7 · Pacific Daylight Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit723 m
  • Mid-mountain430 m
  • Valley · North Cowichan145 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Mount Sicker in brief

Mount Sicker rises to 723 m, British Columbia, Canada.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 23°, while nights fall below freezing in 4 months of the year.

The nearest town is North Cowichan, 5.5 km to the SE at 145 m.

Facts

Elevation
723 m · 2,372 ft
Region
British Columbia
Country
Canada
Coordinates
48.8667, -123.7500
Nearest airport
Nanaimo Airport (YCD) · 23 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 Sicker by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
-10°-5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°5°-1°Jan6°-1°Feb9°0°Mar12°2°Apr16°5°May20°9°Jun23°11°Jul23°11°Aug20°9°Sep13°5°Oct7°1°Nov4°-2°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Mount Sicker by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high5°6°9°12°16°20°23°23°20°13°7°4°
Average low-1°-1°0°2°5°9°11°11°9°5°1°-2°
Precipitation305 mm202 mm185 mm117 mm86 mm66 mm37 mm48 mm68 mm188 mm317 mm314 mm
Cloud cover62%55%54%50%44%41%29%26%30%48%61%62%
Daylight8h 4210h 1211h 5113h 4215h 1616h 0915h 4714h 2412h 3710h 519h 118h 17
Month score121515306277908781341212

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 Dec
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level1,000 m1,100 m1,400 m1,850 m2,400 m2,900 m3,350 m3,400 m2,900 m2,100 m1,300 m900 m
Summitabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C❄ snow
ivTerrain

Mount Sicker in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Canada
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Mount Prevost788 m605 m4.1 km S23°
Mount Tzouhalem536 m–14 km SE24°
Maple Mountain (British Columbia)506 m476 m11 km E24°
Stanton Peak467 m–12 km NW25°
Mount Erskine347 m–15 km E24°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

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North Cowichan

British Columbia · 5.5 km SE
16°Oct high
17wet days
52score
North Cowichan
Chemainus
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Chemainus

British Columbia · 6.0 km N
16°Oct high
17wet days
50score
Chemainus
Crofton
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Crofton

British Columbia · 7.1 km E
16°Oct high
17wet days
49score
Crofton
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Saltair

British Columbia · 9.3 km N
16°Oct high
17wet days
49score
Saltair
Around here

North Cowichan and around

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North Cowichan

British Columbia · Canada
Jul–Sepbest months
26°July high
145 maltitude
North Cowichan

Nature

Quamichan Lake
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4.8 km SE

Quamichan Lake

Lake · 25 m
Quamichan Lake
Koksilah River
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11 km S

Koksilah River

River
Koksilah River
Somenos Lake
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4.7 km S

Somenos Lake

Lake · 5 m
Somenos Lake

Mountains

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37 km W

Mount Whymper (Vancouver Island)

1,554 m · Vancouver Island Ranges
Mount Whymper (Vancouver Island)
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6.1 km W

Mount Prevost

788 m · Vancouver Island Ranges
Mount Prevost
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39 km SW

Valentine Mountain

713 m
Valentine Mountain

Heritage

Duncan railway station
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7.2 km S

Duncan railway station

Heritage Railway Station of Canada
Duncan railway station

Museums

BC Forest Discovery Centre
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4.9 km SW

BC Forest Discovery Centre

Heritage railway · 1964
BC Forest Discovery Centre
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12 km E

Salt Spring Island Museum

History museum
Salt Spring Island Museum