Average November Snowfall in British Columbia

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The tables below list monthly averages for snowfall during November at cities and towns in British Columbia.

The numbers are for the total amount of new snow and how many days it snows at least 0.2 centimetres (0.08 inches) this month. The snowfall totals are averages based on weather data collected from 1971 to 2000.

You can jump to a separate table for each section of the province: Southwest Mainland, Gulf Islands, Vancouver Island, Central BC, Southeast BC and Northern BC.

Southwest BC Mainland

November snowfall averages
Days Place Inches Centimetres
  1.3 Abbotsford   2.5   6.3
  1.6 Chilliwack   4.3 10.9
  0.8 Gibsons   1.1   2.9
  1.0 North Vancouver, Capilano   1.6   4.0
  1.7 Powell River   2.8   7.2
  0.8 Vancouver - Richmond   1.0   2.5
  9.5 Whistler 25.6 64.9

Gulf Islands

Total amount of snow in November on average
Days Place Inches Centimetres
  1.2 Cortes Island, Whaletown   1.9   4.9
  0.7 Gabriola Island   1.5   3.9
  0.8 Mayne Island, Village Bay   1.3   3.3
  0.7 Saltspring Island   1.4   3.6

Vancouver Island

Total amount of snow in November on average
Days Place Inches Centimetres
  1.7 Campbell River   5.0 12.7
  1.1 Courtenay - Comox   3.1   8.0
  1.1 Duncan   2.1   5.4
  2.1 Gold River   3.1   8.0
  1.1 Nanaimo   3.1   7.8
  2.0 Port Alberni   4.3 10.9
  1.6 Port Hardy   1.5   3.9
  0.9 Port Renfrew   1.7   4.4
  0.8 Sidney   1.3   3.3
  0.9 Tofino   1.3   3.4
  0.8 Victoria   1.6   4.1

Central British Columbia

Average total snowfall in November
Days Place Inches Centimetres
15.5 Barkerville 34.4 87.4
  4.0 Bella Coola   9.1 23.1
  4.3 Kamloops   4.8 12.2
  5.0 Kelowna   5.8 14.8
  1.5 Lillooet   1.8   4.6
  2.9 Penticton   3.3   8.3
  6.7 Vernon   6.7 16.9
  4.8 Williams Lake   6.7 17.1

Southeast BC

Average November snowfall
Days Place Inches Centimetres
  8.0 Castlegar 14.4 36.7
  7.3 Cranbrook   9.4 24.0
  7.4 Golden 11.6 29.5
10.6 Revelstoke 23.2 58.9
10.1 Sparwood 17.0 43.3

Northern British Columbia

November snowfall averages
Days Place Inches Centimetres
  9.8 Atlin 10.4 26.4
11.2 Fort Nelson 12.7 32.3
10.3 Fort St John 11.9 30.3
11.7 Prince George 14.3 36.2
  2.9 Prince Rupert   5.9 15.0
  1.7 Sandspit, Haida Gwaii   1.4   3.6
12.4 Smithers 15.1 38.3
Reference

Environment Canada. National Climate Data and Information Archive. Canadian Climate Normals or Averages 1971-2000.

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