Best time to visit Whistler
Each month's verdict, depending on what you are looking for.
The best months
- SunNo month we would really recommend
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The twelve months at a glance
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Best avoided, 6/100, Heavy rain | Best avoided, 20/100 | Best avoided, 10/100, Heavy rain | Best avoided, 20/100 | Best avoided, 20/100 | Best avoided, 20/100 | Best avoided, 34/100 | Fair, 36/100 | Best avoided, 20/100 | Best avoided, 10/100, Heavy rain | Best avoided, 4/100, Heavy rain | Best avoided, 3/100, Heavy rain |
- Ideal
- Good
- Fair
- Best avoided
- Risk flagged
Temperatures and rain
See the month-by-month values
| Month | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | -3°C | -8°C | 355 mm |
| February | -1°C | -7°C | 221 mm |
| March | 1°C | -5°C | 285 mm |
| April | 4°C | -2°C | 183 mm |
| May | 9°C | 0°C | 130 mm |
| June | 13°C | 4°C | 131 mm |
| July | 17°C | 7°C | 90 mm |
| August | 17°C | 7°C | 99 mm |
| September | 14°C | 4°C | 131 mm |
| October | 6°C | -1°C | 267 mm |
| November | -1°C | -6°C | 386 mm |
| December | -4°C | -8°C | 345 mm |
Estimated flight time
- From YUL : about 5 h 10 min
- From YYZ : about 4 h 45 min
Estimate of a nonstop flight computed from the distance: not a schedule. Connections lengthen the trip.
Getting to Whistler with points
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Where this data comes from
Temperatures, sunshine and rain: monthly normals we computed over 1991-2020. These are estimates from a climate reanalysis, not station readings.
- ERA5 reanalysis-era5-single-levels-timeseries (C3S, CC-BY)
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, 2026, CC BY 4.0 licence). Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains. Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 (Huang et al., 2021, J. Climate 34, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-20-0166.1).