How is the weather in Vancouver? How long does the summer last?

[Pooj]

How is the weather in vancouver ?

[Drew_Moffatt]

Expect a lot of rain as the city is located in a rainforest. Summer temperatures are usually from May to September (yet right now its 20 in April) During the fall, winter and spring its usually just rain and doesnt really get too cold. Toronto and Montreal are much more severe is weather changes, with going from below freezing and snowy winters to very humid hot summers. Vancouver will sometimes have snowy days but not really. Out of the 3 major cities in Canada Id say Vancouver is the most pleasant and mild, but thats personal opinion.

[Rollan_Budi]

I second Drew's opinion. Vancouver is the mildest weathered major city in Canada.

[A.J_King]

Vancouver is mild, but Victoria (the Provincial capital, over on Vancouver Island) is far more mild than Vancouver. And it gets half the rain that Vancouver gets. (As for major Canadian cities though, Victoria is pretty small.)

I'm a fair-weather motorbike rider, and I've only missed about 3 days since April this year. I usually ride right through to November, but last year, I parked the bike for 'winter' at the beginning of December.

But yes, Vancouver gets a ton of rain, so if you don't like grey skies all the time, it can have a seriously negative effect on your mood. Outside of that, the winter months have very little in the way of daylight (~6hrs) while the summer months have a lot of daylight (~16+hrs). This makes winter hard for some.

My biggest issue with Vancouver was with parking. If you have a vehicle, it can be a difficult to a) find parking, especially in residential areas where parked is reserved for those that live in the area, and b) find parking that doesn't cost a small fortune anywhere near downtown.

[naresh]

Rain rain rain canada is a wild and rugged cold weather country with rugged people

[hector_gonzalez]

Vancouver is wet and cold in the winter. It rains more than half the year, and you hardly see the sun during those months, but summer is warm, very sunny, and dry. Summer lasts 3 months like it does in many other cities. For summer, you're looking at high 20s. But remember one thing, Vancouver doesn't have air conditioning like you would see in Seattle, so it's going to feel hotter. You also got to walk a lot of places because of the lack of parking (especially compared to the states), so be prepared to get your feet wet in the winter.