Bay
Royal Roads
British Columbia · Canada · Pacific Ocean
48.4163, -123.4526 · Colwood, 3 km
- 12°Sea · August
- 21°High · August
- 10.5 hSunshine · July
Your month at the beach
Royal Roads in January
- 6°CAir, daytime high3°C at night
- 8°CSea temperature
- 1.5 hSunshine a day
- 21 daysRainy days in the month189 mm in total
- 11 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Royal Roads in February
- 6°CAir, daytime high2°C at night
- 8°CSea temperature
- 3.4 hSunshine a day
- 17 daysRainy days in the month104 mm in total
- 11 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Royal Roads in March
- 8°CAir, daytime high3°C at night
- 8°CSea temperature
- 4.3 hSunshine a day
- 21 daysRainy days in the month138 mm in total
- 10 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Royal Roads in April
- 11°CAir, daytime high5°C at night
- 9°CSea temperature
- 6.2 hSunshine a day
- 17 daysRainy days in the month87 mm in total
- 9 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Royal Roads in May
- 15°CAir, daytime high8°C at night
- 10°CSea temperature
- 7.9 hSunshine a day
- 13 daysRainy days in the month58 mm in total
- 8 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Royal Roads in June
- 17°CAir, daytime high10°C at night
- 11°CSea temperature
- 8.6 hSunshine a day
- 12 daysRainy days in the month46 mm in total
- 9 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Royal Roads in July
- 20°CAir, daytime high12°C at night
- 12°CSea temperature
- 10.5 hSunshine a day
- 7 daysRainy days in the month27 mm in total
- 9 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Royal Roads in August
- 21°CAir, daytime high12°C at night
- 12°CSea temperature
- 9.2 hSunshine a day
- 7 daysRainy days in the month35 mm in total
- 8 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Royal Roads in September
- 18°CAir, daytime high10°C at night
- 11°CSea temperature
- 6.9 hSunshine a day
- 11 daysRainy days in the month64 mm in total
- 8 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Royal Roads in October
- 12°CAir, daytime high7°C at night
- 10°CSea temperature
- 3.9 hSunshine a day
- 18 daysRainy days in the month135 mm in total
- 9 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Royal Roads in November
- 8°CAir, daytime high4°C at night
- 9°CSea temperature
- 2.0 hSunshine a day
- 22 daysRainy days in the month193 mm in total
- 11 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Royal Roads in December
- 6°CAir, daytime high2°C at night
- 8°CSea temperature
- 1.2 hSunshine a day
- 22 daysRainy days in the month176 mm in total
- 12 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
The beach itself
- 6Places to stay within 5 kmHotels, guest houses, apartments and campsites · OpenStreetMap Places to stay near Royal Roads ↗
- 26 kmAirport: Victoria International Airport (YYJ)In a straight line; by road it is further Car hire at Victoria International Airport (YYJ) ↗
No reliable information yet on: bathing water quality, wheelchair access, lifeguards.
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January from 2020 to 2025
In January 2025 the sea averaged 8.5 °C — 0.6 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 7.9 °C
1991–2020 average: 5.9 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
February from 2020 to 2025
In February 2025 the sea averaged 7.8 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 7.9 °C
1991–2020 average: 6.3 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
March from 2020 to 2025
In March 2025 the sea averaged 8.1 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 8.2 °C
1991–2020 average: 8.1 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
April from 2020 to 2025
In April 2025 the sea averaged 9.2 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 9.0 °C
1991–2020 average: 10.7 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
May from 2020 to 2025
In May 2025 the sea averaged 9.4 °C — 0.6 °C below the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 10.0 °C
1991–2020 average: 14.6 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
June from 2020 to 2025
In June 2025 the sea averaged 10.1 °C — 0.9 °C below the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 11.0 °C
1991–2020 average: 16.9 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
July from 2020 to 2025
In July 2025 the sea averaged 10.8 °C — 0.9 °C below the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 11.8 °C
1991–2020 average: 20.2 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
August from 2020 to 2025
In August 2025 the sea averaged 11.5 °C — 0.5 °C below the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 12.0 °C
1991–2020 average: 20.6 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
September from 2020 to 2025
In September 2025 the sea averaged 11.0 °C — 0.3 °C below the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 11.3 °C
1991–2020 average: 17.5 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
October from 2020 to 2025
In October 2025 the sea averaged 9.8 °C — 0.3 °C below the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 10.1 °C
1991–2020 average: 12.4 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
November from 2020 to 2025
In November 2025 the sea averaged 9.6 °C — 0.4 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 9.2 °C
1991–2020 average: 8.1 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
December from 2020 to 2025
In December 2025 the sea averaged 9.3 °C — 0.8 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 8.5 °C
1991–2020 average: 5.5 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
When to go
1991–2020 averagesThe year at a glance
- Jan8°2 h189 mm
- Feb8°3 h104 mm
- Mar8°4 h138 mm
- Apr9°6 h87 mm
- May10°8 h58 mm
- Jun11°9 h46 mm
- Jul12°10 h27 mm
- Aug12°9 h35 mm
- Sep11°7 h64 mm
- Oct10°4 h135 mm
- Nov9°2 h193 mm
- Dec8°1 h176 mm
Each card is a month. The colour is the sea temperature, on the same scale as the map; in bold, the two best months for each.
Sea temperature
1991–2020 averagesClimate through the year
1991–2020 averagesRain
Sunshine
Sunshine hours are estimated from measured solar radiation, not observed directly.
Month by month
1991–2020 averagesEvery month at Royal Roads: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.
| Month | High°C | Low°C | Sea°C | Rainmm | Rainy daysdays | Sunshineh/day | Windkm/h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6 | 3 | 8 | 189 | 21 | 1.5 | 11 |
| February | 6 | 2 | 8 | 104 | 17 | 3.4 | 11 |
| March | 8 | 3 | 8 | 138 | 21 | 4.3 | 10 |
| April | 11 | 5 | 9 | 87 | 17 | 6.2 | 9 |
| May | 15 | 8 | 10 | 58 | 13 | 7.9 | 8 |
| June | 17 | 10 | 11 | 46 | 12 | 8.6 | 9 |
| July | 20 | 12 | 12 | 27 | 7 | 10.5 | 9 |
| Augustwarmest sea | 21 | 12 | 12 | 35 | 7 | 9.2 | 8 |
| September | 18 | 10 | 11 | 64 | 11 | 6.9 | 8 |
| October | 12 | 7 | 10 | 135 | 18 | 3.9 | 9 |
| November | 8 | 4 | 9 | 193 | 22 | 2.0 | 11 |
| December | 6 | 2 | 8 | 176 | 22 | 1.2 | 12 |
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About these numbers
Averages are for 1991–2020; the recent years (2020–2025) are what actually happened. Neither is today's weather.
| What | Where it comes from | Nearest measurement |
|---|---|---|
| Air, rain and sunshine | NASA POWER | 24 km away |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1, 1991–2020 | 7 km away |
| 2020–2025, month by month | NASA POWER · NOAA OISST v2.1 | 24 km away |
| Lifeguards and places to stay | OpenStreetMap | within 1–5 km |
| Nearest airport | OurAirports | straight-line distance |
| Image at the top | Sentinel-2 cloudless (EOX) | at this spot |
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