Qualicum Beach weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇦 Canada · seaside town · Mediterranean climate
The best time to visit Qualicum Beach is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 84/100), with August and June close behind. Qualicum Beach averages about 1,809 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 30 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,809
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 84/100
- Rain / year
- 1,030 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 6 (high)
- Sea at warmest
- 19°C / 66°F
- Population
- 9k
- Elevation
- 54 m
When is the best time to visit Qualicum Beach?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Qualicum Beach is July, then August and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 147 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Qualicum Beach?
Qualicum Beach gets a moderate 1,809 hours of sunshine a year. 84 Sunshine Score points separate July (84) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #194 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 44% of the annual 1,030 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 4° / 39°F | 147 mm | 0 | 8° / 46°F |
| February | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 3° / 37°F | 81 mm | 1 | 7° / 45°F |
| March | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 4° / 39°F | 105 mm | 2 | 8° / 46°F |
| April | 26 | 12° / 54°F | 6° / 43°F | 68 mm | 3 | 10° / 50°F |
| May | 61 | 17° / 63°F | 10° / 50°F | 44 mm | 5 | 12° / 54°F |
| June | 75 | 19° / 66°F | 13° / 55°F | 41 mm | 6 | 15° / 59°F |
| July | 84 | 22° / 72°F | 15° / 59°F | 30 mm | 6 | 18° / 64°F |
| August | 83 | 22° / 72°F | 15° / 59°F | 33 mm | 5 | 19° / 66°F |
| September | 71 | 19° / 66°F | 13° / 55°F | 64 mm | 4 | 17° / 63°F |
| October | 28 | 13° / 55°F | 9° / 48°F | 115 mm | 2 | 12° / 54°F |
| November | 5 | 9° / 48°F | 5° / 41°F | 159 mm | 1 | 10° / 50°F |
| December | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 3° / 37°F | 143 mm | 0 | 9° / 48°F |
Sea temperature in Qualicum Beach by month
The sea off Qualicum Beach 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 · 49 km · best in Jul · 1,738 h sun/yr
- Vancouver Canada · 89 km · best in Jul · 1,739 h sun/yr
- Victoria (British Columbia) Canada · 104 km · best in Jul · 2,004 h sun/yr
- Bellingham United States · 148 km · best in Jul · 2,005 h sun/yr
- Abbotsford Canada · 152 km · best in Jul · 1,738 h sun/yr
- Seattle United States · 260 km · best in Jul · 1,896 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Comox Canada · 55 km · 1,812 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Powell River Canada · 56 km · 1,812 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Campbell River Canada · 93 km · 1,813 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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