Whistler, Canada
mountain climate · nature · high crowds · premium prices
Not ranked as a sun destination — shown for reference.
Whistler sits at altitude in Canada, and the 2015–2024 weather record gives its sunshine a clear shape: the July peak reaches a 97/100 sun score, with daytime highs around 24°C — a solid base for an outdoors-led escape.
The year runs from average lows of -6°C in December to highs of 24°C in August. On the rain ledger, August is the safest bet at a 22% chance of a wet day, while November climbs to 63%. Beach-warm afternoons (24°C and up) hold through August.
The seasonal arc is clear in the data: summer averages 22°C against winter's 1°C, while rain-day odds move from 58% in winter and 46% in spring to 30% in summer and 51% through autumn. In short: plan around summer if you can, keep spring as the fallback, and go into winter with managed expectations (its season score is 35).
Best months to visit Whistler
The best month on record is July — a 97/100 sun score, built on 45% cloud cover and 26% rain-day odds — followed by August and June. In practice you have flexibility — May–September all stay above a 70 sun score. Skip December if sunshine is the point — it bottoms out at 31/100.
Among the mountain destinations in our catalog, its July rain odds beat 74% of the field.
Month-by-month breakdown for Whistler → · More destinations for July →
Right now the 16-day outlook shows none mostly-clear days (under 40% cloud) and 6 with real rain risk, with temperatures between -4°C and 11°C — which is how Whistler earns its current 37/100 sun score.
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Flights from Europe
| From | Distance | Estimated non-stop time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brussels (BRU) | 7,731 km | ~10 h 15 | Find flights → |
| Amsterdam (AMS) | 7,610 km | ~10 h | Find flights → |
| London (LON) | 7,494 km | ~9 h 45 | Find flights → |
| Paris (PAR) | 7,837 km | ~10 h 15 | Find flights → |
| Frankfurt (FRA) | 7,962 km | ~10 h 30 | Find flights → |
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Next 16 days
Live forecast, refreshed twice daily. Forecasts updated 29 Oct, 06:35 CET.
| Date | High / low | Cloud | Rain odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 28 Oct | 3° / 0° | 91% | 32% |
| Thu 29 Oct | 5° / -1° | 100% | 13% |
| Fri 30 Oct | 5° / 0° | 99% | 15% |
| Sat 31 Oct | 5° / -3° | 68% | 7% |
| Sun 1 Nov | 5° / -4° | 56% | 6% |
| Mon 2 Nov | 8° / -2° | 97% | 24% |
| Tue 3 Nov | 10° / 1° | 73% | 13% |
| Wed 4 Nov | 11° / 4° | 98% | 18% |
| Thu 5 Nov | 7° / 3° | 99% | 27% |
| Fri 6 Nov | 8° / 3° | 85% | 35% |
| Sat 7 Nov | 6° / 4° | 100% | 41% |
| Sun 8 Nov | 5° / 3° | 100% | 53% |
| Mon 9 Nov | 6° / 1° | 100% | 55% |
| Tue 10 Nov | 7° / 5° | 100% | 57% |
| Wed 11 Nov | 7° / 5° | 95% | 71% |
| Thu 12 Nov | 7° / 5° | 91% | 72% |
Whistler climate, month by month
2015–2024 averages (July highlighted as the best month).
| Month | Day / night °C | Cloud | Rain-day odds | Sun score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1.9° / -4.1° | 78.7% | 57.7% | 31 |
| February | 1.4° / -5.7° | 73.5% | 53.8% | 42 |
| March | 5.6° / -2.5° | 72.1% | 56% | 44 |
| April | 9.7° / 0.3° | 67% | 46.3% | 54 |
| May | 15.7° / 5.2° | 63.3% | 35.5% | 72 |
| June | 18.6° / 8.6° | 64.7% | 43.3% | 85 |
| July | 23.5° / 12.5° | 44.7% | 25.5% | 97 |
| August | 24.2° / 12.8° | 45.2% | 21.6% | 97 |
| September | 18.2° / 8.8° | 60.5% | 38.7% | 70 |
| October | 10.7° / 3.1° | 72.2% | 51.6% | 38 |
| November | 4.7° / -1.5° | 82.9% | 63% | 31 |
| December | 1° / -4.7° | 81.7% | 62.5% | 31 |
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