Weather is a big topic in Vancouver and if people associate one thing with the city, it is usually rain. It does rain in Vancouver, but you'll see from the information below that it doesn't really rain all that much in Vancouver. And Vancouver makes up for the rain by greeting summer visitors with more than 16 hours of glorious daylight every day.
Even in winter, when some outsiders think the sun never rises above the horizon and Vancouverites wear animal skins and live in igloos, Vancouver has more than 8 hours of daylight and mild days and nights.
Hours of Daylight by Month
| Month | Hours of Daylight | | January 1 | 8:17 | | February 1 | 9:25 | | March 1 | 11:00 | | April 1 | 12:53 | | May 1 | 14:36 | | June 1 | 15:57 | | July 1 | 16:10 | | August 1 | 15:08 | | September 1 | 13:28 | | October 1 | 11:40 | | November 1 | 9:52 | | December 1 | 8:29 | |
Vancouver's Average Monthly High Temperatures:
| Month | Average High Temps: C/F | | January | 5/41 | | February | 7/44 | | March | 10/50 | | April | 14/58 | | May | 18/65 | | June | 21/69 | | July | 23/74 | | August | 23/74 | | September | 18/65 | | October | 14/58 | | November | 9/48 | | December | 5/41 | |
Average Annual Rainfall: 1117.2 mm / 43.98 inches
Average Monthly Rainfall:
| Month | Rainfall: mm/Inches |
| January | 131.6/ 5.18 |
| February | 115.6/4.55 |
| March | 105.4/ 4.15 |
| April | 74.9/ 2.95 |
| May | 61.7/ 2.43 |
| June | 45.7/1.8 |
| July | 36.1/1.42 |
| August | 38.1/1.5 |
| September | 64.4/2.54 |
| October | 115.3/4.54 |
| November | 167.2/6.58 |
| December | 161.2/6.35 |