Whistler Temperatures: Averages by Month
The numbers here tell you how hot and cold the weather usually is in Whistler, British Columbia during each month of the year.
The average high and low temperatures are listed below monthly and annually for the ski resort, in both degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius.
Maximums and minimums are only part of the temperature picture. To fill in the rest, there's information on how many days a month get above or below a given temperature.
To find out how often it rises over 10, 20 or 30 °C each month in Whistler, scroll down farther. There are also monthly and yearly counts of days with frost and cold weather.
All the numbers are long-term historical averages based on climate data gathered from 1981 to 2010.
| High °F | Low °F | High °C | Low °C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 23 | January | 1 | -5 |
| 38 | 24 | February | 3 | -4 |
| 45 | 28 | March | 7 | -2 |
| 53 | 33 | April | 12 | 0 |
| 62 | 39 | May | 16 | 4 |
| 68 | 45 | June | 20 | 7 |
| 74 | 49 | July | 24 | 9 |
| 75 | 48 | August | 24 | 9 |
| 68 | 42 | September | 20 | 6 |
| 52 | 36 | October | 11 | 2 |
| 38 | 29 | November | 3 | -2 |
| 32 | 22 | December | 0 | -5 |
| 53 | 35 | Year | 12 | 2 |
Days of Hot Weather in Whistler
Whistler usually has 13 days a year with temperatures in the thirties Celsius. Just one of those days on average reaches above 35 degrees Celsius (95 °F). The 30-degree weather can show up at this mountain resort anytime from May to September.
| 10 °C 50 °F |
20 °C 68 °F |
30 °C 86 °F | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| May | 28 | 8 | 0 |
| June | 30 | 14 | 2 |
| July | 31 | 22 | 5 |
| August | 31 | 23 | 5 |
| September | 30 | 14 | 1 |
| October | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| November | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | 192 | 83 | 13 |
When Whistler Has Frosty Weather
Whistler typically has 147 days a year when the minimum temperature is at 0 °C or below. The average date for the last frost in spring is May 18. Frost normally returns here on September 25. The frost-free period extends for 130 days on average between the final spring frost and the first fall frost.
| 0 °C 32 °F | |
|---|---|
| January | 25 |
| February | 23 |
| March | 22 |
| April | 15 |
| May | 4 |
| June | 0 |
| July | 0 |
| August | 0 |
| September | 2 |
| October | 9 |
| November | 19 |
| December | 28 |
| Year | 147 |
How Often Whistler Has Cold Temperatures
Whistler's chilliest winter nights have lows in the minus-twenties Celsius (below -3 °F). The ski resort averages just one or two nights a year, from November to February, when the thermometer drops that low. Temperatures down to -30 °C (-22 °F) are not normal here.
From October to March, Whistler can remain below freezing all day long. The mountain village typically has 30 days a year when the temperature never rises above 0 °C.
| -2 °C 28 °F |
-10 °C 14 °F | |
|---|---|---|
| January | 16 | 6 |
| February | 16 | 3 |
| March | 15 | 1 |
| April | 6 | 0 |
| May | 1 | 0 |
| June | 0 | 0 |
| July | 0 | 0 |
| August | 0 | 0 |
| September | 0 | 0 |
| October | 4 | 0 |
| November | 11 | 2 |
| December | 20 | 6 |
| Year | 90 | 19 |
Reference
Environment Canada. Meteorological Service of Canada. Canadian Climate Normals. 1981-2010 Climate Normals & Averages.