The lower elevations of British Columbia's southwest corner avoid the long, snowy winters found elsewhere in the country. No other Canadian city comes close in comparison to how little snow the three major BC centres get.

The BC cities average less than 65 centimetres (25.5 inches) annual snowfall, whereas the next lowest yearly snowfall is 97 cm in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Snow lands in southwest BC on fewer than 15 days a year and rarely lingers. The closest to these averages are Oshawa, Ontario with 29 days of snowfall a year, and Windsor, Ontario with 54 days a year of over 1 cm (0.4 inches) of snow on the ground.

Average annual snow measures.

City	cm Snowfall	Days Snowfall	Days With Snowpack Over 1 cm
Victoria	44	10	8
Vancouver	48	11	10
Abbotsford	64	14	15

Least Extreme Snow

Despite their relatively snow-free winters, the BC cities have not set any records for avoiding severe blizzards. Three Canadian cities have never had more than 30 cm (11.8 inches) of snow arrive in one day. And only three Canadian cities have never had the snowpack accumulate to more than 60 cm (23.6 inches) depth since the 1950s. Overall, Oshawa Ontario is the one place where snow hasn't gotten extreme.

Most snowfall ever recorded in one day.

City	cm	Date
Kitchener	22.4	December 30, 1971
Regina	26.4	October 16, 1984
Oshawa	29.0	December 10, 1992

Deepest Snowpack on Record.

City	cm	Date
Calgary	38	March 18, 1998
Windsor	42	February 9, 1982
Oshawa	51	January 13, 1981

Deep Snow

Most Canadian cities average at least ten days a year when one must wade through more than 20 centimetres (8 inches) of snow. Indeed, three cities in Quebec – Quebec City, Saguenay and Trois-Rivieres – have 100 days or more a year when the snowpack's deeper than 20 cm. In eight cities across Canada though, ankle-deep snow is relatively rare.

Number of days a year on average when there's over 20 cm of snow on the ground.

City	Days
Saskatoon	1
Vancouver	1
Victoria	1
Abbotsford	2
St. Catharines – Niagara	3
Windsor	4
Calgary	5
Toronto	5