Royal British Columbia Museum
The Royal British Columbia Museum is a museum in Victoria, Canada, that has been open since 1886. It is one of the most looked-up sights in Canada on English Wikipedia and is one of the 93 sights of the country on this site.
Planning a visit
July and August are suitable for visits because they are the warmest months, with highs of 18 °C, and the driest, with about 5 to 6 rainy days. In contrast, the period from November to January is the coldest and wettest, with December having about 23 rainy days and January having about 20.
The museum is 26 km from Victoria International Airport and about 3,580 km from Ottawa. Visitors can combine a trip to the museum with the British Columbia Parliament Buildings, which is 0.2 km away, or Butchart Gardens, located about 18 km away. The museum is open Monday to Sunday from 10:00 to 18:00 and there is a fee for entry. Located at 675 Belleville St, the museum had about 350,000 visitors in 2012. More information is available at https://royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/.
Weather by month
The warmest month is August, with an average high of 19 °C. The wettest is November, with about 171 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 7 |
| Average low, °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
| Rainfall, mm | 142 | 93 | 72 | 53 | 39 | 29 | 17 | 25 | 31 | 96 | 171 | 137 |
| Rainy days | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 23 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
