Climate of Nanaimo

Nanaimo has a mediterranean climate. The summers are warm and dry, and the temperature is cold in the winter. The average annual temperature for Nanaimo is 12° degrees and there is about 1104 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 138 days a year with an average humidity of 82% and an UV-index of 3.

Climate averages for the whole year

Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 4°C and 21°C
Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 1°C and 12°C
Sea temperature: the sea temperature is between 8°C and 13°C
Rain: it rains 198 days and there is a total of approximately 1103 mm rainfall
Snow: it snows an average of 13 days per year
Sun hours: throughout the year there are 2452 sun hours

Maximum temperature:	between 4°C and 21°C
Warmest month:	21°C in August
Coldest month:	4°C in December
Night temperature:	between 1°C and 12°C
Sea temperature:	between 8°C and 13°C
Dry days:	154 days
Days with rain:	198 days
Days with snow:	13 days
Total rain sum:	1103 mm
Hours of sunshine:	2452 hours

Climate of Nanaimo
Temperature graph
Precipitation graph
Climate chart of Nanaimo
The best travel time for Nanaimo
Climate of Nanaimo by month
Experiences with the weather of Nanaimo

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Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Nanaimo.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Nanaimo.

Climate table of Nanaimo

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Nanaimo. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Nanaimo might be like in a given month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day temp. (°C)	5	5	7	10	14	17	20	21	17	12	7	4
Night temp. (°C)	1	1	2	4	7	9	12	12	10	7	3	1
Water temp. (°C)	8	8	9	9	10	11	12	13	12	12	10	9
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (mm)	133	105	126	81	54	42	21	37	63	115	173	153
Days with rain	18	16	23	20	16	15	9	9	15	18	21	18
Days with snow	2	4	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	3
Dry days	11	8	6	10	15	15	22	22	15	13	7	10
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sun hours per day	4	4	5	8	9	9	11	11	9	5	4	4
Wind force (Bft)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
UV-index	1	2	3	3	4	4	5	4	3	3	2	2

Best time to visit Nanaimo

The best time to visit Nanaimo in Canada is in July and August. In this period you have a pleasant temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Nanaimo is 21°C in August and the lowest is 4°C in December. The highest water temperature is 13°C and at its coldest the water is 8°C.

Climate of Nanaimo by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Nanaimo? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

January