When to go · New Westminster
New Westminster, month by month
The best months for New Westminster: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep. Months to avoid: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec.
Month by month
- JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (rain, short days); occasional smoke in Aug–Sep.7 °C / 1 °C, 19 rain days45 °F / 34 °F, 19 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (rain, short days); occasional smoke in Aug–Sep.8 °C / 2 °C, 15 rain days46 °F / 36 °F, 15 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MarchMixedOutside the best window (May–Sep (dry, warm, long evenings); Jun–Aug for the riverfront). Across Canada: Late ski season; sugar shacks in Québec open for maple season.11 °C / 3 °C, 17 rain days52 °F / 37 °F, 17 rain daysCrowds: Low
- AprilMixedOutside the best window (May–Sep (dry, warm, long evenings); Jun–Aug for the riverfront). Across Canada: Thaw and mud; Rockies trails still snowy; Vancouver cherry blossoms.14 °C / 5 °C, 15 rain days57 °F / 41 °F, 15 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MayGreatInside New Westminster's best window: May–Sep (dry, warm, long evenings); Jun–Aug for the riverfront.18 °C / 8 °C, 13 rain days64 °F / 46 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JuneGreatInside New Westminster's best window: May–Sep (dry, warm, long evenings); Jun–Aug for the riverfront.21 °C / 11 °C, 11 rain days70 °F / 52 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- JulyGreatInside New Westminster's best window: May–Sep (dry, warm, long evenings); Jun–Aug for the riverfront.24 °C / 13 °C, 7 rain days75 °F / 55 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- AugustGreatInside New Westminster's best window: May–Sep (dry, warm, long evenings); Jun–Aug for the riverfront.24 °C / 13 °C, 7 rain days75 °F / 55 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGreatInside New Westminster's best window: May–Sep (dry, warm, long evenings); Jun–Aug for the riverfront.20 °C / 10 °C, 10 rain days68 °F / 50 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGoodOutside the best window (May–Sep (dry, warm, long evenings); Jun–Aug for the riverfront). Across Canada: Foliage in Ontario, Québec and the Maritimes early in the month; mountain roads get snow.14 °C / 7 °C, 16 rain days57 °F / 45 °F, 16 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- NovemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (rain, short days); occasional smoke in Aug–Sep.9 °C / 3 °C, 20 rain days48 °F / 37 °F, 20 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (rain, short days); occasional smoke in Aug–Sep.6 °C / 1 °C, 20 rain days43 °F / 34 °F, 20 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday