Photo: Muskwatch · CC BY-SA 4.0January in Bella Coola 1 stays gentler than in 94% of Canadian towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 23.3°C. Precipitation peaks in November and eases off in May. Rain and snow together come to more here than on 91% of Canadian towns. The outdoor season runs from June to September, with highs of 19–23°C.
Read at Bella Coola, 7.8 km north-east: ECCC’s normals for 1991–2020.
A year in Bella Coola 1 at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Bella Coola 1’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia beside it.
What a year in Bella Coola 1 feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
About 98 frosts and 83 warm days a year
Frosts fall from October to April; December has the most, about 22. Some 5 days a year climb past 30°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
1,229 mm of precipitation in a typical year
On about 149 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 96 cm in a normal year
From November to March snow is likely; December is the peak, at about 31 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Bella Coola 1
86% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Each day the mean sits under 18°C adds its shortfall; a year’s total is its heating degree days. In heating terms, homes need less heating than 88% of Canadian towns.
Living with Bella Coola 1’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Plan time outside for Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.
Parks & trails →Severe weather is a separate story from the averages: see Bella Coola 1’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Bella Coola
Bella Coola is a composite: ECCC joins 2 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 7.8 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 36 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −19.8°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 41.2°C |
| Next-nearest location | Dryad Point, 97 km |
How Bella Coola 1 compares
Placed among 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+, each on its nearest normals location; each dot is another location used in British Columbia.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Bella Coola 1’s would only repeat its figures. Bella Coola 1 has no close neighbour with figures; the nearest is 101 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bella Coola 1 | 23.3°C | −2.8°C | 1,229 mm |
| Bella Bella 1 101 km · Dryad Point | 19.2°C 4.1°C cooler | 2.2°C 5.0°C milder | 2,612 mm |
Bella Coola 1 weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature, rain and snow (as water) and snowfall by month, 1991–2020.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2.8°C | −2.8°C | 0.0°C | 130 mm | 28 cm |
| February | 5.8°C | −1.8°C | 2.0°C | 83 mm | 13 cm |
| March | 9.4°C | −0.1°C | 4.7°C | 90 mm | 7 cm |
| April | 14.1°C | 2.9°C | 8.5°C | 55 mm | 1 cm |
| May | 18.7°C | 6.4°C | 12.6°C | 42 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 20.8°C | 9.7°C | 15.3°C | 52 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 23.3°C | 11.8°C | 17.6°C | 48 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 22.8°C | 11.5°C | 17.2°C | 67 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 18.7°C | 8.7°C | 13.7°C | 114 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 12.3°C | 4.5°C | 8.4°C | 196 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 5.8°C | 0.6°C | 3.2°C | 214 mm | 18 cm |
| December | 2.3°C | −2.4°C | −0.1°C | 138 mm | 31 cm |
| Year | 13.1°C | 4.1°C | 8.6°C | 1,229 mm | 96 cm |
In March, anything from −17.3°C to 25.0°C
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high over 1991–2020; January is the month whose average wanders most from year to year (±2.1°C around 0.0°C), October the one that wanders least (±0.9°C).
Where Bella Coola 1’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, Bella Coola, 1991–2020.
- Comparisons: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
- Not on this page: hours of sunshine, missing from the 1991–2020 normals, and a height correction: the town has no elevation on file.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Bella Coola 1’s climate
How warm does Bella Coola 1 get in summer?
Summer peaks in July: a typical afternoon reaches 23.3°C.
How cold does Bella Coola 1 get in winter?
The year’s coldest nights belong to January, at about −2.8°C.
How much rain and snow does Bella Coola 1 get?
1,229 mm a year counting snow as water. The wettest month is November (214 mm); the driest, May (42 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
The ground is white, with 1 cm or more, on some 45 days a year.
Are these figures for Bella Coola 1 itself?
Close to it: they are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Bella Coola, just outside Bella Coola 1’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Bella Coola 1 →
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