Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako is among the frostiest of Canadian towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 22.1°C. In July, afternoons here are cooler than in 97% of Canadian towns. Seasons differ by 37°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Homes need heating from September to May, the months averaging under 10°C.
Far-off figures: ECCC’s closest normals for Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako come from Burns Lake Decker Lake, 90 km north-west, so take them as the area’s climate.
A year in Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia beside it.
What a year in Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
246 frost days and 65 days above 20°C a year
Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 26 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
Rain and melted snow: about 590 mm a year
June is the wettest month and March the driest. On about 116 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Burns Lake Decker Lake publishes no full year of precipitation, so these figures come from Prince George, 137 km away.
Heating a home in Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako
81% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: September to May.
A day averaging 10 degrees under 18°C adds 10 to the total; warm days add nothing. That means homes here need more heating than 93% of Canadian towns.
Living with Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Summer nights stay cool here: no month pairs 17–27°C afternoons with 8°C nights.
Parks & trails →On some 25 days a year the wind chill drops past −20; mitts and a scarf earn their place.
Roughly 4 days a year feel hotter than 30 once humidity is counted.
The normals describe a typical year, not its worst days; the hazards page covers Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako’s.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Burns Lake Decker Lake
Every temperature, frost, snow and degree-day figure on this page is the 1991–2020 normal ECCC publishes for Burns Lake Decker Lake.
| Distance from the town | 90 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 713 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Precipitation from | Prince George, 137 km |
| Snowfall from | No location within 100 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −44.1°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 38.6°C |
| Average wind | 4.3 km/h on average, most often from the north-west |
| Next-nearest location | Prince George, 137 km |
How Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako compares
Against the 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, each read from its own normals location; the dots are the other locations those towns use in British Columbia.
Nearby towns’ climate
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako’s own would show the same figures). No closer place has figures: this one lies 50 km from Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako Burns Lake Decker Lake | 22.1°C | −14.8°C | 590 mm |
| Vanderhoof 50 km · Prince George | 22.6°C 0.5°C warmer | −11.7°C 3.1°C milder | 590 mm |
Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and precipitation by month, 1991–2020.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −4.3°C | −14.8°C | −9.6°C | 50 mm |
| February | −0.2°C | −14.4°C | −7.4°C | 31 mm |
| March | 4.4°C | −9.9°C | −2.8°C | 29 mm |
| April | 10.2°C | −4.6°C | 2.8°C | 37 mm |
| May | 16.3°C | −0.3°C | 8.0°C | 45 mm |
| June | 19.4°C | 3.6°C | 11.5°C | 68 mm |
| July | 22.1°C | 5.2°C | 13.5°C | 64 mm |
| August | 21.3°C | 4.0°C | 12.7°C | 47 mm |
| September | 16.9°C | 0.6°C | 8.8°C | 55 mm |
| October | 8.8°C | −3.0°C | 2.9°C | 66 mm |
| November | 0.8°C | −8.2°C | −3.7°C | 57 mm |
| December | −4.3°C | −14.1°C | −9.3°C | 41 mm |
| Year | 9.3°C | −4.7°C | 2.3°C | 590 mm |
The most changeable month: February, give or take 3.7°C; the steadiest, June
Records from 1991 to 2020: no month spans more than March, between −34.7°C (2003) and 21.4°C (2016).
Where Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s normals for Burns Lake Decker Lake, 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
- Other locations: ECCC blanks a month that fails its completeness rule, so the precipitation or snowfall here comes from the next location with all twelve months.
- Comparisons: every Canadian town and neighbourhood of 2,500 or more, each read from its own nearest location; city totals and reserves are left out.
- Not on this page: snow, with no complete snowfall normals within 100 km, sunshine, which ECCC published for no location, and any height adjustment.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako’s climate
How warm does Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako get in summer?
Summer peaks in July: a typical afternoon reaches 22.1°C.
How cold does Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako get in winter?
Lows sink to −14.8°C on an average January night.
How much rain and snow does Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako get?
Rain and snow, with snow counted as water, total 590 mm a year; June leads with 68 mm and March trails with 29 mm.
Are these figures for Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako itself?
Not really: Burns Lake Decker Lake, the closest location with normals, lies well away from Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako →
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