Vancouver
Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. Vancouver has the highest population density in Canada. It is one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities in Canada: 54.5 percent of residents belong to visible minority groups. It has been consistently ranked one of the most liveable cities in Canada and in the world. In terms of housing affordability, Vancouver is also one of the most expensive cities in Canada and in the world. Vancouverism is the city's urban planning design philosophy. The city was renamed 'Vancouver' in 1886 through a deal with the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Typical weather
1981–presentCity Rhythm
measuredOpening hours, by kind of place
median across mapped venuesVital absurdities
measured · the Anti-AwardsSame time system
by rhythmWhat to do each season
2dry-summer
mild and dry; openmeteo mean 9.9-16.2 °C (Aug warmest 16.2; the coolest summer average high of major Canadian metros); only ~1 in 5 days rain in Jul-Aug (Jul 1.9 mm/day); the high season
- the dry mild summer — the ocean+mountain outdoor season peaks (sailing, the seawall, skiing on the North Shore into spring); the festival window
- the 237-day growing season at its peak; the lowest rainfall and the clearest mountain views
wet-winter
cool and very wet; openmeteo mean −1.4 to 7.5 °C (Dec coolest −1.4, but 'the fourth-mildest of Canadian cities'); the wettest months (Nov wettest 11.3 mm/day, Dec 9.4); ~9 snow days/yr; rain on most days Nov-Mar
- the long wet gloomy winter — the indoor + ski season; the cloud and rain that define 'Raincouver'
- the mildest Canadian winter — snow rarely stays long; the North Shore ski season runs through the wet months
What it is known for
Important moments in a year
Expo 86
- Vancouver hosted the 1986 World Exposition (Expo 86)
- Canada Place — the former Canada Pavilion — became the cruise terminal and convention centre
Viff
- the Vancouver International Film Festival — over 350 films, one of North America's most prominent
2010 Winter Olympics
- Vancouver (with Whistler) hosted the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games
On the record
source-trackedVancouver's climate … is classified as an oceanic climate (Köppen: Cfb) bordering on a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csb).
Vancouver is one of the wettest Canadian cities. … Annual precipitation as measured at Vancouver International Airport averages 1,189 mm, compared with 1,588 mm downtown and 2,044 mm in North Vancouver.
While the city has the coolest summer average high of all major Canadian metropolitan areas, winters in Greater Vancouver are the fourth-mildest of Canadian cities.
The summer months are typically dry, with only one in five days receiving precipitation during July and August. In contrast, most days from November through March record some precipitation.
Vancouver has the highest population density in Canada, with over 5,700 inhabitants per square kilometre, and the fourth highest in North America.
Vancouverism is the city's urban planning design philosophy.
Port Metro Vancouver, Canada's largest and most diversified port, does more than $172 billion in trade with over 160 different trading economies annually.
Vancouver hosts approximately 65 movies and 55 TV series annually and is the third largest film and TV production centre in North America, supporting 20,000 jobs.
54.5 percent of residents belong to visible minority groups.
Within a 20- to 30-minute drive from downtown Vancouver are the North Shore Mountains, with three ski areas: Cypress Mountain, Grouse Mountain, and Mount Seymour.
Successive city councils in the 1970s and 1980s prohibited the construction of freeways. The only major freeway within city limits is Highway 1.
In terms of housing affordability, Vancouver is also one of the most expensive cities in Canada and in the world.
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