Fall · September 8, 2026

Vancouver, British Columbia

Pacific Maritime·Hardiness zone 8a

Right now

18°C / 65°F

Clear · wind 12 km/h · 78% RH

Soil (6 cm)

18°C / 64°F

Most seeds germinate

Hardiness zone

8a

est. from 10-yr extreme low -10°C

Frost window

Mar 29 – Nov 13

~229 frost-free days · first frost in ~66 days

Sun

06:39 – 19:40

sunrise – sunset today

Moon

Waning Crescent

10% lit · solunar good · full 2026-09-26

7-day forecast

America/Vancouver

Tue

Overcast

19° / 13°

dry

Wed

Overcast

20° / 12°

dry

Thu

Overcast

19° / 13°

dry

Fri

Overcast

16° / 13°

dry

Sat

Overcast

21° / 12°

dry

Sun

Overcast

18° / 12°

dry

Mon

Overcast

17° / 12°

dry

This week

AI field guide · refreshed weekly

Vancouver Gardening: Early September — Sow Cool-Season Crops, Harvest Summer's End. Fall Salmon and Trout in Greater Vancouver: Early September. Foraging in Vancouver: Early Fall Harvest.

Gardening

Vancouver Gardening: Early September — Sow Cool-Season Crops, Harvest Summer's End

Sow & harvest now

  • Spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
  • Arugula (Eruca vesicana)
  • Mâche (Valerianella locusta)
  • Radish (Raphanus sativus)
Open the gardening guide →

Fishing

Fall Salmon and Trout in Greater Vancouver: Early September

What's biting

  • Coho Salmon
  • Chinook Salmon
  • Cutthroat Trout
  • Dolly Varden
Open the fishing guide →

Foraging

Foraging in Vancouver: Early Fall Harvest

In season now

  • Pacific Crabapple
  • Salal
  • Miner's Lettuce
  • Stinging Nettle
Open the foraging guide →

Your ecological region

Pacific Maritime

Temperate rainforest from Alaska to Oregon: mild wet winters, dry summers and the richest mushroom country on the continent.

Regional guide →

Your hardiness zone

Zone 8a

Estimated from a 10-year average extreme low of -10°C. What grows, what bites and what to forage across your zone.

Zone guide →

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