It gets very hot and seldom rains. It can be humid as we are at sea level and at the edge of the ocean, but our region is not prone to the heavy summer storms of much of the rest of the continent. Sometimes in the summer months you can be treated to blanket lightning - it sparks and crackles, but doesn't come to ground or come accompanied by booming thunder. Temperatures can reach as high as 29 degrees, although that much heat is rare and not really welcomed with the humidity. In the summer you' ll find oodles of places to rent marine gear and equipment, with both the saltchuck and numerous lakes to tempt you.
Fishing can be good in the morning and evenings.
Just like the spring months, fall can be quite wonderful on the Sunshine Coast and is often overlooked as a vacation time in favour of the sticky heat of the summer months. Gardening is a big deal on the Coast because of our exceptionally long growing season, and farmers markets carry on into October in several communities. Photography is also an excellent pastime in the fall - in between the summer's haze and early winter's fogs are some incredible images waiting to be captured. The Sunshine Coast, they say, is so named because it's sunnier than Vancouver. Granted, during the winter months, that's not saying much.