North Van = Rain ?
hi...we are almost decided upon vancouver over other locations/offers.....we are leaving ottawa at end of the month....the one huge concern is the wet climate....the area's we favour ; west & north van,deep cove,port moody and maybe some parts of coquitlam seem to be very wet....this must get you down....do you ever get used to it...some have said that north van gets up to 2500mm annually...WOW...that is double london uk and 4 times what we used to get on south island nz..........has anyone moved away because of the wet climate..........many thanks.
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Re: North Van = Rain ?
Hi Iam living in Port Coquitlam. The weather isnt as bad as people say.;) The thing is with Vancouver, when you wake up in the morning most of the time its cloudy. But more than likely the sun will break throught the clouds by 10 in the morning. Last winter the rain wasnt that bad its worst that back home .North Van could have more rain because its at the bottom of Grouse mountian. But the veiw is one of the most breathtaking Ive ever seen on a good day you can see all of downtown and Vancouver Island.:thumbsup: Ive been here 10 months and have loved evey second of it.
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Re: North Van = Rain ?
Originally Posted by howardk
(Post 6640373)
hi...we are almost decided upon vancouver over other locations/offers.....we are leaving ottawa at end of the month....the one huge concern is the wet climate....the area's we favour ; west & north van,deep cove,port moody and maybe some parts of coquitlam seem to be very wet....this must get you down....do you ever get used to it...some have said that north van gets up to 2500mm annually...WOW...that is double london uk and 4 times what we used to get on south island nz..........has anyone moved away because of the wet climate..........many thanks.
Snow gets me down more! At least when it stops raining you can do stuff. With snow you have to deal with it for weeks. Most of the time the snow here is where it belongs, up on the mountains, pretty to look at and only go to it when you want snow. White Rock/Delta is the driest part of the LM. Anywhere along the north shore mountains is going to get more precip. Vancouver 1285mm North Van (Capilano) 2044mm Coquitlam 1924mm Langley 1486mm White Rock1102mm Surrey 1409mm Abbotsford 1573 There are very different property prices between the areas you are looking at, particularity between West Van and everywhere else. West Van is the most expensive real estate in Canada. |
Re: North Van = Rain ?
Originally Posted by Surrey Expat
(Post 6640417)
Still here, 14 winters later. Some winters wetter than others. Last year not so wet.
Snow gets me down more! At least when it stops raining you can do stuff. With snow you have to deal with it for weeks. Most of the time the snow here is where it belongs, up on the mountains, pretty to look at and only go to it when you want snow. White Rock/Delta is the driest part of the LM. Anywhere along the north shore mountains is going to get more precip. Vancouver 1285mm North Van (Capilano) 2044mm Coquitlam 1924mm Langley 1486mm White Rock1102mm Surrey 1409mm Abbotsford 1573 There are very different property prices between the areas you are looking at, particularity between West Van and everywhere else. West Van is the most expensive real estate in Canada. |
Re: North Van = Rain ?
Originally Posted by howardk
(Post 6640422)
hi thanks for the info...some of the figures are shocking...........more concerned at the mo with the rainfall figures than the house prices after seeing these figures....our budget is up to $1.2m and so were hoping to scrape into north van good school catchments..but if it rains that much i feel a rethink coming on.....cheers.
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Re: North Van = Rain ?
Originally Posted by howardk
(Post 6640373)
hi...we are almost decided upon vancouver over other locations/offers.....we are leaving ottawa at end of the month....the one huge concern is the wet climate....the area's we favour ; west & north van,deep cove,port moody and maybe some parts of coquitlam seem to be very wet....this must get you down....do you ever get used to it...some have said that north van gets up to 2500mm annually...WOW...that is double london uk and 4 times what we used to get on south island nz..........has anyone moved away because of the wet climate..........many thanks.
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Re: North Van = Rain ?
Originally Posted by Ibraheem
(Post 6640437)
I don't think the 2500mm is true its more like half that amount
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Re: North Van = Rain ?
Originally Posted by Judy in Calgary
(Post 6640473)
It depends which part of North Vancouver you're talking about. See this rainfall map of Vancouver.
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Re: North Van = Rain ?
Originally Posted by howardk
(Post 6640499)
thanks for that.....but even at 1900mm that is 3 times the rainfall of edinburgh and london......even in auckland where we were for a while it was only 1150mm and that was near sub tropical....1900mm is a hell of alot of rain....although i guess the spread of rainfall over the months is just as important....
Around the 2nd narrows bridge is 1855mm Cleveland 2437mm By the docks 1772mm http://www.climate.weatheroffice.ec....s/index_e.html This past winter was quite dry compared to past years, 06 was unbelievably wet. You get used to it. We live in a rain forest, we get rain! |
Re: North Van = Rain ?
Originally Posted by Judy in Calgary
(Post 6640473)
It depends which part of North Vancouver you're talking about. See this rainfall map of Vancouver.
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Re: North Van = Rain ?
Originally Posted by Ibraheem
(Post 6640649)
hmm interesting, I was actually referring to average in the lower mainland, I did not know that such huge variation takes place in the LM.
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Re: North Van = Rain ?
Originally Posted by getoutofbritainquick
(Post 6640822)
... If you want drier weather check out the Okanagan.
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Re: North Van = Rain ?
Originally Posted by agr
(Post 6641722)
..or Victoria, which lies in the rain-shadow of the Olympic Mts.
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Re: North Van = Rain ?
Originally Posted by howardk
(Post 6641733)
...unfortunately the job is based in burrard/robson area.....lived in surrey uk many moons ago.........
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Re: North Van = Rain ?
Originally Posted by howardk
(Post 6641733)
...unfortunately the job is based in burrard/robson area.....lived in surrey uk many moons ago.........
http://www.canadaline.ca/ In Nov.09, the Canada Line will be operating from Richmond to downtown. http://www.translink.bc.ca/?p=1.txt For South Surrey ,you can have the choice of taking the bus to Surrey Central or park at Scot Road Station to take the skytrain. If you want to drive to Surrey Central,here is the parkade that is managed by Impark. https://impark.myparkingworld.com/lo...s.aspx?lid=210 Good luck with your choice. Yoong |
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