Nanaimo weather in August
In August, Nanaimo sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 54 mm of rain across 6.3 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.
Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.
Daylight stretches from about 15 hours at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Nanaimo's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nanaimo's year-round climate.
- Daytime high
- 20°
- 1st warmest
- Overnight low
- 15°
- 12th coldest
- Rainfall
- 54 mm
- 6.3 wet days
- Daylight
- 14 h 12 min
- 5:14 AM – 7:26 PM
- Cloud cover
- 44%
- 1st clearest
- Wind
- 9 km/h
- 12th windiest
- Solar energy
- 5.61 kWh/m²
- Travel score
- 7.0
- out of 10
Nanaimo is city on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
- Air quality
- Good
- PM2.5 6 µg/m³ · 2019
- Density
- 991/km²
- people per km²
- Founded
- 1874
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Temperature in August
Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.
A typical August day in Nanaimo reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°C warmer than September.
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| Avg high (°C) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
| Avg low (°C) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | 16 |
| 2 | 20 | 16 |
| 3 | 20 | 16 |
| 4 | 20 | 16 |
| 5 | 20 | 16 |
| 6 | 20 | 16 |
| 7 | 20 | 16 |
| 8 | 20 | 16 |
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| 18 | 20 | 15 |
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| 21 | 19 | 15 |
| 22 | 19 | 15 |
| 23 | 19 | 15 |
| 24 | 19 | 15 |
| 25 | 19 | 15 |
| 26 | 19 | 15 |
| 27 | 19 | 15 |
| 28 | 19 | 15 |
| 29 | 19 | 14 |
| 30 | 18 | 14 |
| 31 | 18 | 14 |
How August really feels in Nanaimo
Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.
August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Nanaimo weather by month
How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5° / 3° | 253 | 18.5 | 7.1 | 8.5 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 6° / 3° | 149 | 14.6 | 5.9 | 9.8 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 7° / 4° | 178 | 17.6 | 6.1 | 11.6 | 0.9 |
| Apr | 10° / 7° | 124 | 15.2 | 1.5 | 13.4 | 2.0 |
| May | 14° / 10° | 85 | 12.1 | 0.1 | 15 | 3.9 |
| Jun | 17° / 13° | 69 | 10.6 | 0 | 15.9 | 5.2 |
| Jul | 19° / 15° | 43 | 7.3 | 0 | 15.6 | 6.8 |
| Aug | 20° / 15° | 54 | 6.3 | 0 | 14.2 | 7.0 |
| Sep | 17° / 13° | 86 | 9.3 | 0 | 12.4 | 5.5 |
| Oct | 12° / 9° | 177 | 15.2 | 0.2 | 10.5 | 2.7 |
| Nov | 8° / 5° | 264 | 18.7 | 4.2 | 8.9 | 1.0 |
| Dec | 5° / 3° | 247 | 18.5 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 0.1 |
Cloud cover in August
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.
Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 75 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Cloudier (%) | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 75 | 25 |
| 2 | 73 | 27 |
| 3 | 73 | 27 |
| 4 | 72 | 28 |
| 5 | 72 | 28 |
| 6 | 72 | 28 |
| 7 | 71 | 29 |
| 8 | 71 | 29 |
| 9 | 70 | 30 |
| 10 | 69 | 31 |
| 11 | 69 | 31 |
| 12 | 68 | 32 |
| 13 | 68 | 32 |
| 14 | 68 | 32 |
| 15 | 68 | 32 |
| 16 | 68 | 32 |
| 17 | 67 | 33 |
| 18 | 67 | 33 |
| 19 | 67 | 33 |
| 20 | 65 | 35 |
| 21 | 64 | 36 |
| 22 | 64 | 36 |
| 23 | 62 | 38 |
| 24 | 62 | 38 |
| 25 | 62 | 38 |
| 26 | 60 | 40 |
| 27 | 60 | 40 |
| 28 | 60 | 40 |
| 29 | 60 | 40 |
| 30 | 60 | 40 |
| 31 | 60 | 40 |
Chance of precipitation in August
Nanaimo gets around 54 mm of rain over 6.3 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 20% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.
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| Rain chance (%) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
| Rain chance (%) | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 16 |
| 2 | 16 |
| 3 | 16 |
| 4 | 17 |
| 5 | 17 |
| 6 | 17 |
| 7 | 17 |
| 8 | 18 |
| 9 | 18 |
| 10 | 18 |
| 11 | 18 |
| 12 | 19 |
| 13 | 19 |
| 14 | 19 |
| 15 | 19 |
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| 21 | 21 |
| 22 | 22 |
| 23 | 22 |
| 24 | 23 |
| 25 | 23 |
| 26 | 24 |
| 27 | 24 |
| 28 | 24 |
| 29 | 24 |
| 30 | 25 |
| 31 | 25 |
Humidity in August
Most of August feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 50% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 50 | 51 | 53 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 59 | 61 | 62 |
| Comfortable (%) | 56 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 37 |
| Humid (%) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 36 | 56 | 8 |
| 2 | 35 | 57 | 8 |
| 3 | 35 | 56 | 9 |
| 4 | 35 | 56 | 9 |
| 5 | 35 | 56 | 9 |
| 6 | 35 | 56 | 9 |
| 7 | 35 | 55 | 10 |
| 8 | 35 | 55 | 10 |
| 9 | 36 | 54 | 10 |
| 10 | 36 | 54 | 10 |
| 11 | 36 | 54 | 10 |
| 12 | 37 | 53 | 10 |
| 13 | 38 | 52 | 10 |
| 14 | 38 | 53 | 9 |
| 15 | 39 | 52 | 9 |
| 16 | 40 | 52 | 8 |
| 17 | 42 | 50 | 8 |
| 18 | 43 | 50 | 7 |
| 19 | 44 | 49 | 6 |
| 20 | 46 | 49 | 6 |
| 21 | 47 | 48 | 5 |
| 22 | 48 | 47 | 4 |
| 23 | 50 | 46 | 4 |
| 24 | 51 | 46 | 3 |
| 25 | 53 | 44 | 3 |
| 26 | 55 | 43 | 2 |
| 27 | 56 | 42 | 2 |
| 28 | 57 | 41 | 2 |
| 29 | 59 | 39 | 2 |
| 30 | 61 | 38 | 1 |
| 31 | 62 | 37 | 1 |
Wind in August
Winds average 9 km/h in August, the calmest month.
Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.
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| Wind speed (km/h) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | calm |
| 2 | 8 | calm |
| 3 | 8 | calm |
| 4 | 8 | calm |
| 5 | 8 | calm |
| 6 | 8 | calm |
| 7 | 8 | calm |
| 8 | 8 | calm |
| 9 | 8 | calm |
| 10 | 8 | calm |
| 11 | 8 | calm |
| 12 | 8 | calm |
| 13 | 8 | calm |
| 14 | 8 | calm |
| 15 | 8 | calm |
| 16 | 8 | calm |
| 17 | 8 | calm |
| 18 | 9 | calm |
| 19 | 9 | calm |
| 20 | 9 | calm |
| 21 | 9 | calm |
| 22 | 9 | calm |
| 23 | 9 | calm |
| 24 | 9 | calm |
| 25 | 9 | calm |
| 26 | 9 | calm |
| 27 | 9 | calm |
| 28 | 9 | calm |
| 29 | 9 | calm |
| 30 | 9 | calm |
| 31 | 9 | calm |
Sunrise & sunset in August
Daylight runs from about 15 hours at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Days shrink by about 102 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:52 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 7:51 PM to 6:56 PM.
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| Daylight (h) | 15.0 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 13.3 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 4:52 | 4:54 | 4:55 | 4:56 | 4:58 | 4:59 | 5:01 | 5:02 | 5:03 | 5:05 | 5:06 | 5:08 | 5:09 | 5:11 | 5:12 | 5:14 | 5:15 | 5:16 | 5:18 | 5:19 | 5:21 | 5:22 | 5:24 | 5:25 | 5:27 | 5:28 | 5:30 | 5:31 | 5:33 | 5:34 | 5:36 |
| Sunset (PM) | 7:51 | 7:50 | 7:48 | 7:47 | 7:45 | 7:44 | 7:42 | 7:40 | 7:39 | 7:37 | 7:35 | 7:34 | 7:32 | 7:30 | 7:28 | 7:26 | 7:24 | 7:22 | 7:20 | 7:19 | 7:17 | 7:15 | 7:13 | 7:11 | 7:09 | 7:06 | 7:04 | 7:02 | 7:00 | 6:58 | 6:56 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15.0 | 4:52 | 7:51 |
| 2 | 14.9 | 4:54 | 7:50 |
| 3 | 14.9 | 4:55 | 7:48 |
| 4 | 14.8 | 4:56 | 7:47 |
| 5 | 14.8 | 4:58 | 7:45 |
| 6 | 14.7 | 4:59 | 7:44 |
| 7 | 14.7 | 5:01 | 7:42 |
| 8 | 14.6 | 5:02 | 7:40 |
| 9 | 14.6 | 5:03 | 7:39 |
| 10 | 14.5 | 5:05 | 7:37 |
| 11 | 14.5 | 5:06 | 7:35 |
| 12 | 14.4 | 5:08 | 7:34 |
| 13 | 14.4 | 5:09 | 7:32 |
| 14 | 14.3 | 5:11 | 7:30 |
| 15 | 14.3 | 5:12 | 7:28 |
| 16 | 14.2 | 5:14 | 7:26 |
| 17 | 14.2 | 5:15 | 7:24 |
| 18 | 14.1 | 5:16 | 7:22 |
| 19 | 14.0 | 5:18 | 7:20 |
| 20 | 14.0 | 5:19 | 7:19 |
| 21 | 13.9 | 5:21 | 7:17 |
| 22 | 13.9 | 5:22 | 7:15 |
| 23 | 13.8 | 5:24 | 7:13 |
| 24 | 13.8 | 5:25 | 7:11 |
| 25 | 13.7 | 5:27 | 7:09 |
| 26 | 13.6 | 5:28 | 7:06 |
| 27 | 13.6 | 5:30 | 7:04 |
| 28 | 13.5 | 5:31 | 7:02 |
| 29 | 13.5 | 5:33 | 7:00 |
| 30 | 13.4 | 5:34 | 6:58 |
| 31 | 13.3 | 5:36 | 6:56 |
Solar energy in August
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.61 kWh/m².
For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.78 kWh/m² to a high of 6.54 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
| Level | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 2 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 3 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 4 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 5 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 6 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 7 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 8 | 6.0 | Intense |
| 9 | 6.0 | Intense |
| 10 | 6.0 | Bright |
| 11 | 5.9 | Bright |
| 12 | 5.9 | Bright |
| 13 | 5.8 | Bright |
| 14 | 5.8 | Bright |
| 15 | 5.7 | Bright |
| 16 | 5.7 | Bright |
| 17 | 5.6 | Bright |
| 18 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 19 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 20 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 21 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 22 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 23 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 24 | 5.2 | Bright |
| 25 | 5.2 | Bright |
| 26 | 5.1 | Bright |
| 27 | 5.0 | Bright |
| 28 | 5.0 | Bright |
| 29 | 4.9 | Bright |
| 30 | 4.9 | Bright |
| 31 | 4.8 | Bright |
Hazard calendar for Nanaimo
None of Nanaimo's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.
Nanaimo's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is August a good time to visit Nanaimo?
Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).
August is one of the better times to visit Nanaimo for general sightseeing.
What to pack for Nanaimo in August
From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In August, Nanaimo sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Nanaimo in August
The nearest coast averages about 17°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.
The sea at the nearest coast (about 23 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in January near 7°C.
The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
| Comfort | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Cool | Cool | Cool | Cool | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7 | Bracing |
| Feb | 7 | Bracing |
| Mar | 8 | Bracing |
| Apr | 10 | Bracing |
| May | 13 | Bracing |
| Jun | 15 | Cool |
| Jul | 17 | Cool |
| Aug | 17 | Cool |
| Sep | 15 | Cool |
| Oct | 12 | Bracing |
| Nov | 9 | Bracing |
| Dec | 8 | Bracing |
UV index in Nanaimo in August
Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nanaimo peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 1 | Low |
| Mar | 4 | Moderate |
| Apr | 4 | Moderate |
| May | 7 | High |
| Jun | 6 | High |
| Jul | 8 | Very high |
| Aug | 6 | High |
| Sep | 4 | Moderate |
| Oct | 3 | Moderate |
| Nov | 1 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Where is Nanaimo?
Nanaimo sits at 49.2°N, 123.9°W, 16 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Harewood, 2.0 km away.
Topography around Nanaimo
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Nanaimo.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Nanaimo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 238 m around an average of 39 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,013 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,048 m.
The land around Nanaimo is covered by trees (35%), water (33%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and water (38%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and water (35%) within 80 km.
Canada travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 1
- Exercise Normal Precautions
- Power plugs
- Type A / B
- 120 V · 60 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 83% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $55,698
- 2025
- Happiness
- 6.7 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 97%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 2
- per 100k, 2023
- Road deaths
- 5.3
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- High
- World Bank
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Nanaimo (49.1664°, -123.94°, elevation 16 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).