Weather ?? San Fransisco to Vancouver May 13

Hello!

We are taking our first cruise "up north" from San Francisco to Vancouver on May 13th. We've always done warm weather cruises and are wondering what we might expect on this journey.

Thanks so much!

Peggy:)

Be prepared for rain and it can be quite cool so layering works best for most.

I've done a few of these and I would dress for Vancouver Weather. Each time in May we have had great mild weather but its is still coastal cruise in the Pacific.

You most likely won't be laying out on the pool deck working on your tan.

If you are on the Grand have you joined our roll call. You will sail about 200 miles offshore where there is usually a strong ocean breeze.

Astoria's weather can be anything from rainy and cool to sunny and pleasant.

Nanaimo is on the dry side of Vancouver Island and is generally drier and a little warmer than Vancouver

Long range forecast is for below normal precip and above normal temps for the Pacific Northwest so as the others have posted layering will be the best option.

Cheers!

Dennis

We sailed from Vancouver to LA in Sept of 2012. It was in the 60's on the way down, until we were somewhere south of San Francisco. I would expect about the same on the way north in May.

Nice and sunny and dry in Vancouver today, about 12 degrees Celsius/54 Fahrenheit.

Like others have said, dress in layers and don't forget your umbrella!

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Cold, cold and colder, but fun!

Whatever the weather we will be sharing it with you. :D

I don't recall your name from the roll call. Be sure to check it out.

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1847449

Middle of May can vary between raining and under10c (45 F) to sunny and well over 21c (70 F)

Temperature similar to Golden Gate park area of San Francisco but more chance of rain.

We did an LA to Vancouver cruise in mid May 2012. The weather was lovely except Santa Barbara where I wore my fleece jacket, gloves and a hat on a fantastic whale watching excursion (and wouldn't have needed the gloves and hat if we weren't on the water). During the days everywhere else, including Victoria and Vancouver, we didn't need fleece jackets - long sleeves were sufficient . It was glorious!

cold and rainy

If you are on the Grand have you joined our roll call. You will sail about 200 miles offshore where there is usually a strong ocean breeze.

200 miles offshore??

We could see land of some kind for the majority of our northbound coastals. :confused:

200 miles offshore??

We could see land of some kind for the majority of our northbound coastals. :confused:

I was surprised to see we were 80 miles off shore on our south bound cruise. We did not see land until I got up early on the day we arrived in LA.

I was surprised to see we were 80 miles off shore on our south bound cruise. We did not see land until I got up early on the day we arrived in LA.

80 I could see but not 200.

We are thinking about this for next year. Is the Pacific Ocean north of San Francisco usually calm this time of year?

We are thinking about this for next year. Is the Pacific Ocean north of San Francisco usually calm this time of year?

No. You'll probably encounter rough seas from SF going North...

We did a coastal from LA to Vancouver a few years ago in mid May, and it was very smooth pretty much the entire time. :) guess we were lucky

We will pray for smooth seas but wont complain at the price $30 a night on Lido with balcony. Last minute email deals. Peggy:):)

We are doing LA to Vancouver on May 3rd. Thanks for the reminder about the umbrella. We won't be packing too many shorts and probably won't be taking the swimsuit out of the luggage either. But who knows? We've been in pretty rough weather before even in the Caribbean. It's all part of cruising...:)

Doing the coastal in May heading north CAN be anything from smooth to rough to VERY rough off the coast of Oregon.:eek:

Always smoother doing it southward in the fall as you follow the currents so smoother in my experience . I have done the trip many times both ways.

Better safe than sorry so pack some bonamine just in case.:o