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Average rainfall varies drastically between the cities of the coast, lower Mainland and Interior.
Staff writers
July 2, 2012 — Whether you’re on the Pacific coast, or the interior of British Columbia, as far as temperature goes, you’ll definitely feel the difference.
Canada’s Pacific province is famous for its relatively mild winter temperatures, especially on the Lower Mainland and the Coast, but the downside seems to be a summer that may be a little too chilly in places.
Your average high in places like Vancouver, Victoria or Abbotsford, for example, is in the low 20s, a far cry from toasty southern Ontario. .
Moving inland, it’s a different story. In sharp contrast to the coast and Lower Mainland, the cities of the southern Interior are much more likely to feature drastically higher temperatures.
Vernon, Kelowna and Kamloops, for example, see average summer highs in the upper 20s, easily matching southern Ontario, traditionally Canada’s summer hot spot.
And in the north, cities like Prince George and Fort St. John are cooler than the southern Interior, but still with highs in the low 20s. And you can forget about that famous B.C. rain, at least in the summer months.
Across the board, average summer rainfall is lower than Ontario, and in some places rivals the Prairies for dryness.
Here again, the Interior lucks out, simmering in less than 40 mm of rain. The lower mainland and the coast are wetter, as is the north, but no more so than Ontario.
For more info on where you live, or plan to take your vacation, check our breakdown below, visit our statistics index or check out the breakdown of the other regions of Canada.
| City | July | August | September |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver (Harbour) | High: 22C Low: 14C Prec: 49 mm | High: 22C Low: 14C Prec: 48 mm | High: 19C Low: 12C Prec: 70 mm |
| Victoria (Airport) | High: 22C Low: 11C Prec: 19 | High: 22C Low: 11C Prec: 24 | High: 19C Low: 8C Prec: 30 |
| Kelowna | High: 29C Low: 13C Prec: 33 mm | High: 28C Low: 12C Prec: 26 mm | High: 22C Low: 8C Prec: 34 mm |
| Prince George | High: 23C Low: 10C Prec: 55 mm | High: 23C Low: 9C Prec: 48 mm | High: 17C Low: 5C Prec: 50 mm |
| Kamloops | High: 28C Low: 14C Prec: 29 mm | High: 28C Low: 13C Prec: 29 mm | High: 22C Low: 8C Prec: 27 mm |
| Prince Rupert | High: 14C Low: 11C Prec: Not recorded | High: 15C Low: 11C Prec: Not recorded | High: 14C Low: 10C Prec: Not recorded |
| Fort St. John | High: 21C Low: 10C Prec: 83 mm | High: 20C Low: 9C Prec: 56 mm | High: 15C Low: 5C Prec: 41 mm |
| Vernon | High: 28C Low: 12C Prec: 39 mm | High: 27C Low: 11C Prec: 29 mm | High: 22C Low: 7C Prec: 36 mm |
| Abbotsford | High: 22C Low: 13C Prec: 71 mm | High: 22C Low: 14C Prec: 65 mm | High: 20C Low: 11C Prec: 93 mm |
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