Climate · Chilko Lake

Chilko Lake in November

Cold and wet, as the days shorten.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

November in Chilko Lake is cold: highs near 37°F, lows near 19°F. Rain or snow falls on about four days a week, and the days shorten by 1 hour 19 minutes from the first week to the last.November in Chilko Lake is cold: highs near 3°C, lows near -7°C. Rain or snow falls on about four days a week, and the days shorten by 1 hour 19 minutes from the first week to the last.

High
37°F3°Caverage
Low
19°F-7°Caverage
Wet days
4a week · 50% of days
Daylight
8h 45mon average

Is November a good time to visit Chilko Lake?


November sits outside Chilko Lake's best months, which run from July to August. Expect cold days and rain or snow on about four days a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

How November sits in the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs near 37°F in November, against 27°F to 73°F through the year.Highs near 3°C in November, against -3°C to 23°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

50% of days in November, against 33% to 50% through the year.

Cloud cover

68% cover in November, against 48% to 73% through the year.

Daylight

8h 45m in November, against 7h 53m to 16h 35m through the year.

Week by week, lightly smoothed, with November shaded. The olive line marks the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

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  1. October52°11°low 32°low 0°3 wet days a weekRain on about three days a week.
  2. November37°3°low 19°low -7°4 wet days a weekRain on about four days a week.
  3. December27°-3°low 9°low -13°3 wet days a weekRain on about three days a week.

Where Chilko Lake sits, in November

America/Vancouver

this place
typical high in November 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-November
8:34 AMsets 5:29 PM
Above the sea
1,230 mupland
Latitude
51.7°Nnorthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
Desolation Sound159 km south

The land around Chilko Lake, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Elsewhere in Canada in November

high · low · wet days

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Chilko Lake. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (1,230 m) against the climate model's (1,360 m).Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (1,230 m) against the climate model's (1,360 m). Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.