Weather

Our Seasons:
Fall = September to November
Winter = November to April
Spring = April to June
Summer = June to Septemeber

The seasons in Ucluelet are very mild. In fact, the west coast has one of Canada's mildest winter climates. It is uncommon at sea level to get very much snow and freezing temperatures, the winter here brings mostly rain and wind to the coast. The storms brought in by the Pacific Ocean give an amazing show to view during the dull winter months. Huge swells, stronge winds, and terrential downpours cover the coast in the late fall and winter days.

The spring brings a few scattered days of sun and slighty warmer weather. May and June can be a great time to visit with less tourists and decent weather. Late June and July tend to be the sunnier nicer months but quite busy with visitors. August has been dubbed "Fogust" due to the fog brought in by the warmer weather.

Vancouver Island is the wettest place in North America. Henderson Lake, just outside of Port Alberni, holds the Canadian record for annual precipitation with 947.9 centimeters in 1997. The Brynnor Mine area outside of Ucluelet holds the record for daily precipitation with 48.9 centimeters in 1967. The precipitation is the heaviest in the fall and in the winter, and although snow is rare by the ocean it is common in the mountains.

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