Comox weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇦 Canada · seaside town · Mediterranean climate
The best time to visit Comox is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 83/100), with August and June close behind. Comox averages about 1,812 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 34 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,812
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 83/100
- Rain / year
- 1,075 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈43 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 6 (high)
- Sea at warmest
- 19°C / 66°F
- Population
- 15k
- Elevation
- 24 m
When is the best time to visit Comox?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Comox is July, then August and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 153 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Comox?
Comox gets a moderate 1,812 hours of sunshine a year. 83 Sunshine Score points separate July (83) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #192 of 242 destinations in Canada for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,024 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around December, carries about 43% of the annual 1,075 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 2° / 36°F | 153 mm | 0 | 8° / 46°F |
| February | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 1° / 34°F | 86 mm | 1 | 7° / 45°F |
| March | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 3° / 37°F | 109 mm | 2 | 8° / 46°F |
| April | 32 | 13° / 55°F | 4° / 39°F | 73 mm | 3 | 10° / 50°F |
| May | 67 | 18° / 64°F | 8° / 46°F | 48 mm | 5 | 12° / 54°F |
| June | 81 | 21° / 70°F | 11° / 52°F | 47 mm | 6 | 14° / 57°F |
| July | 83 | 24° / 75°F | 13° / 55°F | 34 mm | 6 | 18° / 64°F |
| August | 83 | 24° / 75°F | 13° / 55°F | 36 mm | 5 | 19° / 66°F |
| September | 77 | 20° / 68°F | 11° / 52°F | 65 mm | 4 | 17° / 63°F |
| October | 34 | 14° / 57°F | 7° / 45°F | 113 mm | 2 | 12° / 54°F |
| November | 5 | 9° / 48°F | 4° / 39°F | 161 mm | 1 | 10° / 50°F |
| December | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 1° / 34°F | 150 mm | 0 | 9° / 48°F |
Sea temperature in Comox by month
The sea off Comox is warmest in August at around 19°C / 66°F, and coolest in February at 7°C / 45°F. It never reaches comfortable swimming temperatures (21°C+). Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Nanaimo Canada · 104 km · best in Jul · 1,738 h sun/yr
- Vancouver Canada · 136 km · best in Jul · 1,739 h sun/yr
- Victoria (British Columbia) Canada · 159 km · best in Jul · 2,004 h sun/yr
- Abbotsford Canada · 198 km · best in Jul · 1,738 h sun/yr
- Bellingham United States · 199 km · best in Jul · 2,005 h sun/yr
- Seattle United States · 315 km · best in Jul · 1,896 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Powell River Canada · 31 km · 1,812 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Campbell River Canada · 38 km · 1,813 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Qualicum Beach Canada · 55 km · 1,809 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Tofino Canada · 95 km · 1,808 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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