Sunset, British Columbia Weather
Sunset, British Columbia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, ECCC alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, marine and fishing conditions with a solunar forecast, soil and crop conditions for Sunset in New Westminster Land District.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sunset.
About Sunset, British Columbia
Sunset is a community in New Westminster Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Sunset is located at 49.2167°N, 123.0833°W. It observes Pacific Time (UTC−8 / −7). Postal code area: V5X.
Sunset holds a quiet presence on the Pacific coast, anchored by the firm earth of the New Westminster Land District. It lies 5.4 km south-south-east of Vancouver, BC (from Vancouver, BC: bearing 156°T), and is situated 8.5 km west-south-west of Burnaby. The air here carries a salt-heavy weight that clings to the skin, cooling as the light fades behind the distant horizon. While the Seymour River runs its course some ten kilometers away and the waters of Trout Lake sit five kilometers to the north, the immediate landscape of Sunset feels shaped by the persistent influence of the sea. Residents often look toward the heights of Capitol Hill, where the elevation offers a vantage point over the shifting blues of the coast. On clear afternoons, the sun casts long, golden shadows across the streets, turning the mundane transition of the day into a brief, luminous event. The history of Sunset remains tied to the steady expansion of the region, evolving from early settlement patterns into a residential quarter that values a deliberate pace. Local industry and commerce have shifted over the decades, moving away from the heavy labor of the frontier to support a diverse, modern economy. Though Sunshine Falls lies nineteen kilometers distant, its name echoes the bright, fleeting clarity of the weather that defines the local mood. Life in Sunset moves with the quiet confidence of a neighborhood that has found its own center, marked by the steady coming and going of people who have chosen to build their lives against the backdrop of the Pacific.
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NOAA GOES-19 GEOCOLOR — Canada / Northern U.S. sector. Auto-refreshes every 10 minutes on page reload. Frames the whole country from Newfoundland to the BC coast, plus adjacent Pacific and Atlantic storm approaches.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-19 · Public domain · Sector code can (Canada / Northern U.S.) · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Sunset, New Westminster Land District, British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 49.216667°N, 123.08333°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (UTC−8 / −7) |
| Postal FSA | V5X |
| Area Code | 236, 250, 604, 672, 778 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Sunset, British Columbia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sunset, British Columbia, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, ECCC extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modelled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES satellite imagery. Additional sections may include marine and fishing conditions with a solunar forecast for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live Water Survey of Canada river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Sunset includes coordinates 49.216667°N, 123.083330°W, situated in New Westminster Land District. Postal FSA: V5X. Telephone area code: 236, 250, 604, 672, 778. Timezone: Pacific Time (UTC−8 / −7).
Weather data is sourced from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from Water Survey of Canada (WSC) via the ECCC GeoMet realtime hydrometric feed. Marine and solunar data are modelled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-19 and is public domain.