Has it rained enough in Victoria?
One shower has passed over in three weeks. Every one wet the leaves and was gone by lunchtime — none of it reached the roots.
Victoria has had 4mm of rain in the last 30 days. A normal August here brings 20.4mm, so that is about 20% of what the ground usually gets — and the driest August in 30 years was 0.6mm.
Rain reaching the roots · 14 days
2 SeptToday
Rain in Victoria through a normal year
Across a normal year Victoria gets about 1032.9mm of rain, most of it in November (171.3mm) and least in July (14.1mm).
That makes Victoria the driest place this site covers in Canada in August — 20.4mm against Quebec City's 117.5mm at the other end.
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Average rainfall by month, 1995–2024
What that means for what you grow
- Pots and hanging basketsWorst hit, and first to suffer. Very little soil, fully exposed, and nothing to fall back on — in this weather they can empty in a day.
- Salad and leafy vegShallow-rooted and quick to bolt once they run dry. First priority of anything in the ground.
- Beds and bordersA long soak that reaches the roots is worth more than a daily sprinkle, which only wets the surface and is gone by lunchtime.
- Established shrubs and treesFine as they are. They draw from far deeper than a dry spell reaches.
Your own garden, not the town average
This page is worked out for Victoria as a whole. Your garden has its own soil, its own shade and its own planting, and the front page will use your exact location instead.
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