Annual mean 10°C · wettest around January · prevailing wind SE
Warmest
19.6 °C
Coldest
5.1 °C
Wettest
46%
Windiest
3.2 m/s
Prevailing
SE
2.7 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
never good
never good
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The average temperature in Esquimalt over the whole year is 10°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 19°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about 3°C. Esquimalt has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 24% in July, the driest month, to 44% in January, the wettest. Winds in Esquimalt are highest in February, averaging 2.5 m/s (9 km/h), and lightest in September, at 1.7 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE. The clearest skies in Esquimalt come in July, when the sky is typically 28% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 61%.
Month by month Esquimalt climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
6°C
4°C
3°C
44%
60%
2.4 m/s
0
0
18
February
6°C
3°C
2°C
40%
57%
2.5 m/s
0
0
18
March
8°C
5°C
5°C
36%
53%
2.3 m/s
1
0
35
April
11°C
7°C
8°C
31%
47%
2.3 m/s
6
0
59
May
14°C
10°C
12°C
28%
42%
2.4 m/s
29
0
81
June
16°C
12°C
14°C
26%
41%
2.5 m/s
43
3
82
July
19°C
14°C
17°C
24%
28%
2.5 m/s
68
8
81
August
19°C
14°C
18°C
26%
34%
2.1 m/s
72
13
76
September
16°C
12°C
15°C
30%
42%
1.7 m/s
53
2
84
October
12°C
9°C
10°C
35%
47%
1.9 m/s
10
0
71
November
8°C
6°C
6°C
42%
56%
2.3 m/s
1
0
38
December
6°C
4°C
2°C
43%
61%
2.4 m/s
0
0
15
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Esquimalt weather by season
Year round, Esquimalt has days of about 6°C at their warmest in February, its coolest month, and 19°C in August, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 3°C to 14°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 10°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around January and least likely around July. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Esquimalt weather in winterDecember to February
High 6°CLow 4°CRain 42%
Winter in Esquimalt has typical daily highs of about 6°C and lows of about 4°C, with a 42% chance of rain on a given day.
Esquimalt weather in springMarch to May
High 11°CLow 7°CRain 32%
Spring in Esquimalt has typical daily highs of about 11°C and lows of about 7°C, with a 32% chance of rain on a given day.
Esquimalt weather in summerJune to August
High 18°CLow 14°CRain 25%
Summer in Esquimalt has typical daily highs of about 18°C and lows of about 14°C, with a 25% chance of rain on a given day.
Esquimalt weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 12°CLow 9°CRain 36%
Autumn in Esquimalt has typical daily highs of about 12°C and lows of about 9°C, with a 36% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Esquimalt?
Esquimalt has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 24% in July, the driest month, to 44% in January, the wettest.
What time of year is Esquimalt windiest?
Winds in Esquimalt are highest in February, averaging 2.5 m/s (9 km/h), and lightest in September, at 1.7 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE.
What is the average temperature in Esquimalt year round?
The average temperature in Esquimalt over the whole year is 10°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 19°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about 3°C.