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Gowlland Range · British Columbia · CanadaSummit weather, forecast and climate
Mount Work
449 m
Elevation449 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation29 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul24°average high
48.53° N, 123.48° WElevation 449 mUTC−7 · Pacific Daylight Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit449 m
- Mid-mountain260 m
- Valley · Central Saanich64 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Mount Work in brief
Mount Work rises to 449 m in the Gowlland Range, British Columbia, Canada.
At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 24°, while nights fall below freezing in 3 months of the year.
The nearest town is Central Saanich, 6.0 km to the NE at 64 m.
Facts
- Elevation
- 449 m · 1,473 ft
- Range
- Gowlland Range
- Region
- British Columbia
- Country
- Canada
- Coordinates
- 48.5306, -123.4800
- Nearest airport
- Victoria International Airport (YYJ) · 14 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 Work by month
Summit temperatures and precipitation
Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | 6° | 7° | 10° | 13° | 18° | 21° | 24° | 24° | 21° | 14° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low | 0° | -1° | 0° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation | 215 mm | 142 mm | 112 mm | 75 mm | 52 mm | 41 mm | 23 mm | 32 mm | 47 mm | 138 mm | 241 mm | 214 mm |
| Cloud cover | 56% | 49% | 48% | 44% | 38% | 33% | 23% | 22% | 26% | 42% | 54% | 55% |
| Daylight | 8h 45 | 10h 13 | 11h 51 | 13h 41 | 15h 14 | 16h 06 | 15h 44 | 14h 22 | 12h 37 | 10h 52 | 9h 13 | 8h 19 |
| Month score | 14 | 17 | 20 | 49 | 81 | 87 | 94 | 91 | 87 | 40 | 15 | 15 |
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freezing level | 900 m | 950 m | 1,250 m | 1,650 m | 2,250 m | 2,650 m | 3,100 m | 3,100 m | 2,650 m | 1,850 m | 1,200 m | 850 m |
| Summit | 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 | above 0 °C | above 0 °C |
ivTerrain
Mount Work in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of CanadaPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Finlayson | 419 m | 249 m | 6.8 km SW | 24° |
| Mount Matheson | 292 m | 250 m | 21 km SW | 22° |
| Mount Ash | 219 m | – | 20 km SW | 22° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
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Central Saanich
British Columbia · 6.0 km NE
15°Oct high
17wet days
46score
Around here
Central Saanich and around
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Central Saanich
British Columbia · Canada
Jul–Sepbest months
24°July high
64 maltitude
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national historic site of Canada
Museums
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