Read the wind and the rain before you pick your month.
These are the climate normals for each weather station in North Vancouver, each over the period named beside it. The route pages read the same numbers to say which way to ride each month.
At a glance
November to December across the stations
| Station | Nov high / low | Dec high / low | Nov rain | Dec rain | Nov wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grouse Mountain Resort | 3.3° / -1.2° | 1.3° / -3.2° | 421.4 mm | 289.5 mm | – |
| Squamish Airport | 7.6° / 1.7° | 3.8° / -1° | 383 mm | 339.6 mm | N 1.3 m/s |
| Vancouver Harbour | 9.7° / 5.3° | 7.1° / 3.2° | 245.2 mm | 199.9 mm | – |
| Vancouver International Airport | 9.3° / 3.6° | 6.6° / 1.2° | 174.6 mm | 172.2 mm | E 3.8 m/s |
| Whistler | 3.5° / -1.8° | -0.2° / -5.4° | 192.1 mm | 154.1 mm | S 0.8 m/s |
Capilano and Grouse · the national weather service 1981–2010
Grouse Mountain Resort
Table view
| Month | High °C | Low °C | Mean °C | Rain mm | Rain days | New snow cm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.9 | -2.6 | -0.4 | 357 | 18.7 | 171.1 |
| Feb | 2.5 | -2.6 | -0.1 | 228.2 | 14.9 | 124.8 |
| Mar | 3.6 | -1.6 | 1 | 232.5 | 16.2 | 139.4 |
| Apr | 6.7 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 192.4 | 16.4 | 102.4 |
| May | 10.2 | 3.5 | 6.9 | 168.2 | 14.4 | 12.6 |
| Jun | 13.6 | 6.3 | 10 | 173.5 | 13.5 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 16.9 | 9.4 | 13.2 | 91.7 | 9.2 | 0 |
| Aug | 17.7 | 10.3 | 14.1 | 114.8 | 8.4 | 0 |
| Sep | 14.9 | 7.9 | 11.4 | 155.8 | 10.6 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 8.5 | 3.1 | 5.9 | 305.3 | 15.8 | 13.2 |
| Nov | 3.3 | -1.2 | 1 | 421.4 | 20.2 | 120.5 |
| Dec | 1.3 | -3.2 | -1 | 289.5 | 17.1 | 184 |
station
ECCC station N VANC GROUSE MTN RESORT (climate ID 1105658) stands at 1,103 m on Grouse Mountain in the District of North Vancouver. Of the North Vancouver stations with 1981–2010 normals, it is the only one high on the mountains, and the sea-level stations at Second Narrows and the North Vancouver wharves publish precipitation only.
period
These are ECCC's 1981–2010 Canadian Climate Normals, the latest ECCC has published for any North Vancouver station. The record behind them stops in 2007: temperature draws on 26 years with 4 missing and precipitation on 23 years with 7 missing, the thinnest record on this site.
series
rainMm holds total precipitation, which counts the water in snow, with rain alone in rainfallMm. Rain days count days with at least 0.2 mm of precipitation, and snowfallDays counts days with at least 0.2 cm of new snow.
snow
freshSnow is ECCC's mean monthly snowfall in centimetres, 868.7 cm across the year. snowDepthMonthEnd is the mean depth on the last day of each month, and it peaks at 306 cm at the end of March.
missing
ECCC publishes no wind, sunshine, humidity or average snow depth normals for this station, so those fields stay empty.
source
The numbers come from ECCC's 1981–2010 normals page for N VANC GROUSE MTN RESORT. The coordinates and elevation come from the header of that page.
Squamish · the national weather service 1991–2020
Squamish Airport
Table view
| Month | High °C | Low °C | Mean °C | Rain mm | Rain days | Wind | m/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.5 | -0.9 | 1.8 | 379.1 | 20.4 | N | 1.3 |
| Feb | 7.6 | 0 | 3.8 | 195.2 | 16.5 | N | 1.4 |
| Mar | 10.4 | 1.3 | 5.9 | 245.5 | 20 | SE | 1.6 |
| Apr | 14.5 | 3.7 | 9.1 | 149.6 | 17.4 | SE | 1.7 |
| May | 18.9 | 7.2 | 13.1 | 87.9 | 14.1 | SE | 1.7 |
| Jun | 21.1 | 10.3 | 15.7 | 66.9 | 12.8 | SE | 1.8 |
| Jul | 24.5 | 12.4 | 18.5 | 47.5 | 8.8 | SE | 1.7 |
| Aug | 24.5 | 12.2 | 18.4 | 54 | 8.2 | SE | 1.6 |
| Sep | 20.7 | 9.3 | 15 | 125 | 11.9 | SE | 1.3 |
| Oct | 13.9 | 5.4 | 9.7 | 270.8 | 18.9 | N | 1.1 |
| Nov | 7.6 | 1.7 | 4.7 | 383 | 21.2 | N | 1.3 |
| Dec | 3.8 | -1 | 1.4 | 339.6 | 21 | N | 1.3 |
station
ECCC station SQUAMISH AIRPORT (climate ID 10476F0, WMO 71207) stands at 53.7 m in the valley about 9 km north of downtown Squamish. ECCC files its normals under the location name SQUAMISH, and this one station supplies the whole 1991–2020 record.
period
These are ECCC's 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals, the latest ECCC publishes for Squamish. Temperature draws on 30 years with 1 missing, and precipitation on 27 years with 5 missing.
series
rainMm holds total precipitation, since ECCC publishes no split into rain and snow for this station. Rain days count days with at least 0.2 mm of precipitation.
wind
ECCC gives mean wind speed in km/h, and windMean divides it by 3.6 to get metres per second. The most frequent wind blows from the north from October to February and from the southeast from March to September.
missing
ECCC publishes no snowfall, snow depth or sunshine normals here. It gives humidity only as readings at 06:00 and 15:00, so humidity stays empty.
source
The numbers come from ECCC's 1991–2020 normals page for SQUAMISH. The coordinates and elevation come from the station table on that page.
Downtown and Stanley Park · the national weather service 1991–2020
Vancouver Harbour
Table view
| Month | High °C | Low °C | Mean °C | Rain mm | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.4 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 236.6 | 21 |
| Feb | 8.4 | 3.3 | 5.9 | 117 | 16.2 |
| Mar | 10.5 | 4.6 | 7.6 | 162.5 | 18.5 |
| Apr | 13.9 | 6.9 | 10.4 | 117.7 | 16.4 |
| May | 17.8 | 10.2 | 14 | 72.6 | 12.1 |
| Jun | 20.2 | 12.8 | 16.5 | 65.7 | 11.7 |
| Jul | 23 | 14.9 | 19 | 43.5 | 7.2 |
| Aug | 23 | 14.8 | 18.9 | 48.6 | 7.1 |
| Sep | 19.4 | 12.1 | 15.8 | 71.4 | 9.8 |
| Oct | 13.9 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 156.8 | 16.9 |
| Nov | 9.7 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 245.2 | 21.7 |
| Dec | 7.1 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 199.9 | 20.7 |
station
ECCC station VANCOUVER HARBOUR CS (climate ID 1108446, WMO 71201) stands at 2.5 m on the Coal Harbour waterfront of downtown Vancouver. Lonsdale Quay lies about 3 km to the northeast across Burrard Inlet, so this is the closest sea-level record to Lower Lonsdale with 1991–2020 normals.
period
These are ECCC's 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals. The temperature normals draw on 30 years with 2 missing, and precipitation on 26 years with 5 missing.
series
rainMm holds total precipitation, since ECCC publishes no split into rain and snow for this station. Rain days count days with at least 0.2 mm of precipitation, because that threshold appears on every ECCC page this site uses.
missing
ECCC publishes no wind, sunshine, snowfall or snow depth normals here. Its humidity readings at 06:00 and 15:00 cover only some months, so humidity stays empty.
source
The numbers come from ECCC's 1991–2020 normals page for the location it names VANCOUVER (HARBOUR). The coordinates and elevation come from the station table on that page.
Richmond and YVR · the national weather service 1991–2020
Vancouver International Airport
Table view
| Month | High °C | Low °C | Mean °C | Rain mm | Rain days | New snow cm | Snow days | Wind | m/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.8 | 1.4 | 4.1 | 174 | 20 | 12.3 | 4 | E | 3.5 |
| Feb | 7.9 | 1.5 | 4.7 | 90.8 | 15.5 | 4.5 | 0.52 | E | 3.4 |
| Mar | 10.1 | 3.3 | 6.7 | 106.4 | 17.6 | 2.6 | 0.3 | E | 3.9 |
| Apr | 13.1 | 5.7 | 9.4 | 85.5 | 15.3 | 0.1 | 0 | E | 3.8 |
| May | 16.9 | 9 | 13 | 59.1 | 12.7 | 0 | 0 | E | 3.7 |
| Jun | 19.6 | 11.9 | 15.8 | 51.1 | 11.6 | 0 | 0 | E | 3.6 |
| Jul | 22.4 | 13.9 | 18.2 | 34.1 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | E | 3.6 |
| Aug | 22.4 | 14 | 18.2 | 36.1 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | E | 3.4 |
| Sep | 19.1 | 11.2 | 15.2 | 51.9 | 8.6 | 0 | 0 | E | 3.3 |
| Oct | 13.5 | 7 | 10.3 | 123.9 | 15.4 | 0.1 | 0.05 | E | 3.4 |
| Nov | 9.3 | 3.6 | 6.4 | 174.6 | 19.6 | 3.2 | 0.82 | E | 3.8 |
| Dec | 6.6 | 1.2 | 3.9 | 172.2 | 20.5 | 13.9 | 2.4 | E | 3.7 |
station
ECCC's composite location VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL (AIRPORT) sits at 4.3 m on Sea Island in Richmond. It uses VANCOUVER INT'L A (climate ID 1108447) up to 12 June 2013 and VANCOUVER INTL A (climate ID 1108395, WMO 71892) from 13 June 2013, and the coordinates here belong to the current station.
period
These are ECCC's 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals. Daily highs come from 28 of the 30 years, and precipitation from 26.
series
rainMm holds total precipitation, with rain alone in rainfallMm and snowfall in centimetres in freshSnow. Rain days count days with at least 0.2 mm of precipitation. snowfallDays counts days with at least 0.2 cm of new snow, and snowDays counts days with at least 1 cm lying on the ground. snowDepthMean and snowDepthMonthEnd give the mean depth and the depth on the last day of the month in centimetres.
wind
ECCC gives mean wind speed in km/h, and windMean divides it by 3.6 to get metres per second. The most frequent direction is east in every month.
missing
The 1991–2020 page carries no bright sunshine normals here. ECCC gives humidity only as readings at 06:00 and 15:00, so humidity stays empty.
source
The numbers come from ECCC's 1991–2020 normals page for VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL (AIRPORT). The station threads and coordinates come from the composite station tables on that page.
Whistler and Pemberton · the national weather service 1981–2010
Whistler
Table view
| Month | High °C | Low °C | Mean °C | Rain mm | Rain days | New snow cm | Snow days | Sun h | Wind | m/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.6 | -4.9 | -2.1 | 176 | 18.9 | 103 | 29.8 | 40.3 | S | 0.8 |
| Feb | 3.2 | -4.2 | -0.5 | 104.6 | 14.9 | 64.2 | 27.7 | 78.4 | S | 0.9 |
| Mar | 7.2 | -2.3 | 2.4 | 97.6 | 16.9 | 47.4 | 25.4 | 123.2 | S | 1 |
| Apr | 11.8 | 0.3 | 6.1 | 75.9 | 16.2 | 15.8 | 6.6 | 162.4 | S | 1.3 |
| May | 16.4 | 3.8 | 10.1 | 66.7 | 15 | 1 | 0.17 | 207.3 | S | 1.4 |
| Jun | 19.9 | 7.2 | 13.6 | 58.9 | 13.8 | 0 | 0 | 204.9 | S | 1.6 |
| Jul | 23.6 | 9.2 | 16.4 | 44.7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 250.6 | S | 1.5 |
| Aug | 24 | 8.9 | 16.5 | 47.5 | 9.2 | 0 | 0 | 241.4 | S | 1.2 |
| Sep | 19.8 | 5.6 | 12.7 | 54.9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 194 | S | 1 |
| Oct | 11.2 | 2 | 6.7 | 154.6 | 17.3 | 7.6 | 0.91 | 109 | S | 0.8 |
| Nov | 3.5 | -1.8 | 0.9 | 192.1 | 19.6 | 65.7 | 16.1 | 41.8 | S | 0.8 |
| Dec | -0.2 | -5.4 | -2.8 | 154.1 | 18 | 114 | 29.9 | 30.4 | S | 0.7 |
station
ECCC station WHISTLER (climate ID 1048898) stands at 657.8 m at Nesters, about 1.5 km north of Whistler Village. Its successor WHISTLER - NESTERS (climate ID 1100875) reports from the same spot. ECCC marks the station as meeting WMO standards for temperature and precipitation.
period
These are ECCC's 1981–2010 Canadian Climate Normals, because ECCC has published no 1991–2020 normals for any Whistler station. Temperature and precipitation run from 1981 to 2007 with at most one year missing. Wind draws on 22 years, and bright sunshine on 16 years from 1986 to 2001.
series
rainMm holds total precipitation, which counts the water in snow, with rain alone in rainfallMm. Rain days count days with at least 0.2 mm of precipitation. sunshineH is ECCC's mean hours of bright sunshine.
snow
freshSnow is the mean monthly snowfall in centimetres, 418.7 cm across the year. snowfallDays counts days with at least 0.2 cm of new snow, and snowDays counts days with at least 1 cm on the ground. snowDepthMean and snowDepthMonthEnd give the mean depth and the depth on the last day of the month in centimetres.
wind
ECCC gives mean wind speed in km/h, and windMean divides it by 3.6 to get metres per second. The most frequent direction is south in every month.
humidity
ECCC gives humidity only as readings at 06:00 and 15:00, and the 06:00 series has no November or December value, so humidity stays empty.
source
The numbers come from ECCC's 1981–2010 normals page for WHISTLER. The coordinates and elevation come from the header of that page.
From the events calendar
The seasons that shape a trip
- Bald eagles at BrackendaleNov to Jan
Bald eagles gather on the Squamish River at Brackendale from November to January and peak in November and December. The season suits anyone with binoculars and a dry jacket on the drive to Squamish, and you watch from the Eagle Run dyke on Government Road because Brackendale Eagles Provincial Park closes to recreation from 1 October to 31 March.
- Salmon returns on the Capilano RiverMar to Apr and Jun to Nov
Adult salmon return up the Capilano River in North Vancouver from June to November, and chinook join the coho in October and November. The run suits walkers on the river trails of Capilano River Regional Park, and the Capilano River Hatchery is closed to visitors from 1 October 2026 for construction.
- Cypress Mountain opening dayNov to Dec
OnTheSnow projects Saturday 28 November 2026 as Cypress Mountain's opening day in West Vancouver. That is the earliest date projected for any of the three ski hills on Vancouver's North Shore, and it stays a projection until Cypress posts a date of its own.
- Grouse Mountain ski openingDec
OnTheSnow projects Friday 18 December 2026 as Grouse Mountain's ski and snowboard opening day in North Vancouver, and Grouse had posted no date of its own by 16 October 2026. Last winter the lifts started turning on 19 December 2025.
- Mount Seymour opening dayDec
Mount Seymour anticipates opening for the 2026/27 season on Friday 11 December 2026 and closing on 4 April 2027, and it is the only one of the three hills on Vancouver's North Shore to post its own date so far. Snow decides both dates, and last winter the hill opened on 20 December 2025.
- Winter skating at the Shipyards Skate PlazaNov to Mar
The Shipyards Skate Plaza in Lower Lonsdale suits families and anyone off the SeaBus who wants to skate by the harbour for free in their own skates. The City of North Vancouver reopens the rink in late November 2026, and it had not named the exact day by 16 October 2026.
- Whistler Blackcomb opening dayNov
Whistler Blackcomb plans to open Whistler Mountain and Blackcomb Mountain on Friday 20 November 2026, conditions permitting. That is the earliest date posted or projected for any big ski hill near Vancouver this winter, and the resort had not posted its winter lift hours by 16 October 2026.
Quick answers about the riding weather
What is the weather like for cycling in North Vancouver in November?
In November, Grouse Mountain Resort averages a daily high of 3.3 °C and a low of -1.2 °C, with 421.4 mm of rain, by the the national weather service's 1981–2010 normals.
Which months are best for cycling in North Vancouver?
At Grouse Mountain Resort the average daily high sits between 12 and 25 °C from June to September, by the the national weather service's 1981–2010 normals.