Electoral Area F, Central Kootenay sits near the top of Canadian towns for July heat
Midwinter brings lows of about −2.9°C. In January, nights here are milder than in 94% of Canadian towns. Seasons differ by 32°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. For walks and days out, June and September bring highs of 22–23°C.
No ECCC station in Electoral Area F, Central Kootenay has 1991–2020 normals; the page reads Nelson, 5.5 km south, instead.
A year in Electoral Area F, Central Kootenay at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Electoral Area F, Central Kootenay’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 F, Central Kootenay feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
100 frost days and 120 days above 20°C a year
Frosts fall from October to April; December has the most, about 23. About 27 days a year top 30°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
Rain and melted snow: about 759 mm a year
The most falls in December, the least in August. On about 122 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Nelson publishes no full year of precipitation, so these figures come from Warfield, 59 km away.
About 151 cm of snow a year
Snow falls from October to April, most of all in December (about 47 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snowfall: Creston, 74 km away (Nelson records no complete year of it).
Heating a home in Electoral Area F, Central Kootenay
90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Degree days add up how far each day’s mean temperature falls below 18°C over a year. A house here needs less heating than 88% of Canadian towns.
Living with Electoral Area F, Central Kootenay’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in Jun and Sep.
Parks & trails →Plan for about 2 days a year with a wind chill below −20.
Expect around 38 sticky days a year with the humidex above 30.
Bad-weather days, from blizzards to floods, get their own page for Electoral Area F, Central Kootenay: the hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Nelson
Nelson is one of the 450 places where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 5.5 km south |
| Station altitude | 535 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Precipitation from | Warfield, 59 km |
| Snowfall from | Creston, 74 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −19.8°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 39.7°C |
| Average wind | 8.1 km/h on average, most often from the south-west |
| Next-nearest location | Warfield, 59 km |
How Electoral Area F, Central Kootenay 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 F, Central Kootenay’s own would show the same figures). Distances here run 37–49 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Electoral Area F, Central Kootenay.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area F, Central Kootenay Nelson | 28.5°C | −2.9°C | 759 mm |
| Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay 37 km · Warfield | 29.3°C 0.8°C warmer | −4.0°C 1.1°C colder | 759 mm |
| Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay 49 km · Creston | 28.6°C about the same | −4.0°C 1.1°C colder | 689 mm |
Electoral Area F, Central Kootenay weather by month
Month by month, 1991–2020: the usual high, low and mean, the rain and snow, and the snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1.4°C | −2.9°C | −0.7°C | 93 mm | 45 cm |
| February | 4.1°C | −2.9°C | 0.6°C | 62 mm | 21 cm |
| March | 8.9°C | −0.2°C | 4.4°C | 61 mm | 12 cm |
| April | 14.5°C | 2.7°C | 8.6°C | 54 mm | 1 cm |
| May | 20.1°C | 6.5°C | 13.3°C | 72 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 22.9°C | 9.8°C | 16.4°C | 68 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 28.5°C | 12.7°C | 20.7°C | 47 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 28.1°C | 12.6°C | 20.4°C | 25 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 21.9°C | 8.8°C | 15.4°C | 32 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13.1°C | 3.9°C | 8.5°C | 62 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 5.5°C | 0.3°C | 2.9°C | 86 mm | 23 cm |
| December | 1.0°C | −3.0°C | −1.0°C | 98 mm | 47 cm |
| Year | 14.2°C | 4.0°C | 9.1°C | 759 mm | 151 cm |
A February here can run warm or cold, its average moving by about 1.9°C; the steadiest month is April
Over 1991–2020, September saw both −1.1°C (2000) and 35.8°C (2017), the widest span of any month.
Where Electoral Area F, Central Kootenay’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: 1991–2020 normals for Nelson from ECCC’s climate data site, the nearest location with every month of temperature.
- Other locations: a location missing months of precipitation or snow is filled from the nearest that has them all, never mixed month by month.
- Comparisons: the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ across Canada, each on its nearest normals location, without the city totals or the reserves.
- Not on this page: sunshine (no 1991–2020 normals exist for it) and any altitude adjustment, since there is no elevation for the town itself.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Electoral Area F, Central Kootenay’s climate
How warm does Electoral Area F, Central Kootenay get in summer?
Highs reach 28.5°C on an average July day; no month is warmer.
How cold does Electoral Area F, Central Kootenay get in winter?
Winter bottoms out in December, with lows near −3.0°C.
How much rain and snow does Electoral Area F, Central Kootenay get?
Measured as water, a year brings 759 mm: 98 mm in December, the wettest month, and 25 mm in August, the driest.
Are these figures for Electoral Area F, Central Kootenay itself?
No: Electoral Area F, Central Kootenay has no normals location, so the figures come from Nelson, the nearest with 1991–2020 normals.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Electoral Area F, Central Kootenay →
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