British Columbia · Canada
New Westminster travel guide
New Westminster is a city in British Columbia, Canada, home to about 79,000 people.
- Best months
- July and August
- Nearest airport
- YVR20 km · Vancouver International Airport
- Currency
- CADCanadian dollar
- Time zone
- America/Creston
- Language
- English, French
When to go
The best time to visit New Westminster
The most comfortable months for a city stay in New Westminster are July and August. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 22 °C; November is the wettest, with about 286 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to New Westminster: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Vancouver International Airport (YVR), about 20 km from the city centre in a straight line; Abbotsford International Airport (YXX, 45 km) and Bellingham International Airport (BLI, 54 km) are also within reach.
YVR · Vancouver International Airport
YXX · Abbotsford International Airport
BLI · Bellingham International Airport
Questions
New Westminster: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit New Westminster?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in New Westminster are July and August. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 22 °C; November is the wettest, with about 286 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to New Westminster?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Vancouver International Airport (YVR), about 20 km from the city centre in a straight line; Abbotsford International Airport (YXX, 45 km) and Bellingham International Airport (BLI, 54 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in New Westminster?
Canadian dollar (CAD).
Nearby
Destinations near New Westminster
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.