Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Cities in Vancouver
Vancouver: Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Cities was 4.89 Degrees celsius in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Cities in Vancouver, 1981–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Degrees celsius.
Analysis
In 2025, air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities in Vancouver stood at 4.89 Degrees celsius. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 517.8% on the previous year and up 170.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities in Vancouver peaked at 4.89 Degrees celsius in 2025 and was at its lowest, -1.41 Degrees celsius, in 1985.
That places Vancouver 101st out of 1314 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Cities in Vancouver, year by year
| Year | Degrees celsius | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.1266 Degrees celsius | — |
| 1982 | -0.708 Degrees celsius | -659.1% |
| 1983 | -0.1374 Degrees celsius | -80.6% |
| 1984 | -1.06 Degrees celsius | +668.2% |
| 1985 | -1.41 Degrees celsius | +33.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1175 Degrees celsius | -108.3% |
| 1987 | 1.02 Degrees celsius | +764.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1061 Degrees celsius | -89.6% |
| 1989 | -0.2466 Degrees celsius | -332.4% |
| 1990 | -0.0003 Degrees celsius | -99.9% |
| 1991 | -0.0361 Degrees celsius | +14070.5% |
| 1992 | 1.11 Degrees celsius | -3189.2% |
| 1993 | -0.3224 Degrees celsius | -128.9% |
| 1994 | 0.4325 Degrees celsius | -234.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4909 Degrees celsius | +13.5% |
| 1996 | -0.9214 Degrees celsius | -287.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0891 Degrees celsius | -109.7% |
| 1998 | 0.7779 Degrees celsius | +773.5% |
| 1999 | -0.3777 Degrees celsius | -148.6% |
| 2000 | -0.4564 Degrees celsius | +20.8% |
| 2001 | -0.366 Degrees celsius | -19.8% |
| 2002 | -0.1012 Degrees celsius | -72.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5537 Degrees celsius | -647.1% |
| 2004 | 1.04 Degrees celsius | +87.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4278 Degrees celsius | -58.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4921 Degrees celsius | +15.0% |
| 2007 | -0.3066 Degrees celsius | -162.3% |
| 2008 | -0.6346 Degrees celsius | +107.0% |
| 2009 | -0.0467 Degrees celsius | -92.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3437 Degrees celsius | -836.5% |
| 2011 | -0.9378 Degrees celsius | -372.9% |
| 2012 | -0.0919 Degrees celsius | -90.2% |
| 2013 | 0.293 Degrees celsius | -419.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8067 Degrees celsius | +175.3% |
| 2015 | 1.81 Degrees celsius | +124.2% |
| 2016 | 1.01 Degrees celsius | -44.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0579 Degrees celsius | -94.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8895 Degrees celsius | +1437.6% |
| 2019 | 0.29 Degrees celsius | -67.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4279 Degrees celsius | +47.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5235 Degrees celsius | +22.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2325 Degrees celsius | -55.6% |
| 2023 | 1.04 Degrees celsius | +345.8% |
| 2024 | 0.7914 Degrees celsius | -23.6% |
| 2025 | 4.89 Degrees celsius | +517.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.2434 Degrees celsius | -1.41 Degrees celsius | 1.02 Degrees celsius | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.1247 Degrees celsius | -0.9214 Degrees celsius | 1.11 Degrees celsius | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.06 Degrees celsius | -0.6346 Degrees celsius | 1.04 Degrees celsius | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4473 Degrees celsius | -0.9378 Degrees celsius | 1.81 Degrees celsius | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.32 Degrees celsius | 0.2325 Degrees celsius | 4.89 Degrees celsius | 6 |
More climate change data for Vancouver
- Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Cities 13.53 Degrees celsius (2025)
- Climate projections by scenario, 2030–2060 – Cities and FUAs 12.06 Degrees celsius (2060)
- Climate projections by scenario, 2030–2060 – Cities and FUAs 1.83 Degrees celsius (2060)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 0.05 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 3.49 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 6.08 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 5.9 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from power 0.03 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from road 1.7 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions total 12.08 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities in Vancouver?
- Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities in Vancouver was 4.89 Degrees celsius in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities recorded in Vancouver?
- The highest recorded value was 4.89 Degrees celsius in 2025.
- What is the lowest air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities recorded in Vancouver?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.41 Degrees celsius in 1985.
- How does Vancouver rank for air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities?
- Vancouver ranks 101st out of 1314 regions with data for 2025.
- Is air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities rising or falling in Vancouver?
- Over the last ten years it is up 170.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vancouver data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Cities and FUAs — Change in air temperature at 2 meters from 1981–2010 period. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides indicators of air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days. Data sources and methodology Indicators are estimated using ERA5-Land data. Air temperature indicators correspond to the average annual air temperature at a height of 2 meters. Hot days correspond to the number of days when the maximum temperature exceeds 35°C. Tropical nights correspond to the days when the minimum temperature is above 20°C, and icing days to the number of days when the maximum temperature is below 0°C. ERA5-Land is used as it provides harmonised, globally consistent coverage at fine spatial resolution (0.1 degree), enabling the production of comparable subnational indicators also where national meteorological data are not available at the required scale. These estimates may differ from official subnational climate statistics due to differences in methodological approaches, such as the use of reanalysis based top down modelling versus in situ observations, along with variations in input data sources, spatial resolution, and the models and algorithms used to generate temperature estimates. Defining FUAs and cities The OECD, in cooperation with the EU, has developed a harmonised definition of functional urban areas (FUAs) to capture the economic and functional reach of cities based on daily commuting patterns (OECD, 2012). FUAs consist of: A city – defined by urban centres in the degree of urbanisation, adapted to the closest local administrative units to define a city. A commuting zone – including all local areas where at least 15% of employed residents work in the city. The delineation process includes: Assigning municipalities surrounded by a single FUA to that FUA. Excluding non-contiguous municipalities. The correspondence table between SAUs and FUAs/cities is available in parquet and csv format. The definition identifies 1 272 FUAs and 1 269 cities in all OECD member countries except Costa Rica and three accession countries. Cite this dataset OECD Regions, cities and local areas database (Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - FUAs), http://oe.cd/geostats Further information OECD Local Data Portal OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email CitiesStat@oecd.org