Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainElectoral Area G, Central Kootenay sits near the top of Canadian towns for July heat
January mornings start at about −2.9°C. Winters are mild: January nights here are milder than in 94% of Canadian towns. Rain or snow is most frequent in December and least in August. About 122 days a year bring 1 mm of precipitation or more.
Borrowed figures: Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay has no normals station, so these come from Nelson, 28 km north.
A year in Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Electoral Area G, 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 G, Central Kootenay feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
Frost on 100 days, 20°C on 120
Frost comes from October to April, most of all in December (about 23 nights). Heat of 30°C or more comes on about 27 days a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
759 mm of precipitation in a typical year
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Precipitation: Warfield, 33 km away (Nelson records no complete year of it).
151 cm of snow in a typical year
Expect snow from October to April, with about 47 cm in December, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Nelson publishes no full year of snowfall, so these figures come from Creston, 63 km away.
Heating a home in Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay
90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Measured against 18°C: each day’s shortfall in mean temperature, added over twelve months. That means homes here need less heating than 88% of Canadian towns.
Living with Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
For long days outdoors, Jun and Sep bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Frostbite weather, a wind chill under −20, turns up on about 2 days a year.
On some 38 days a year the humidex climbs past 30.
Severe weather is a separate story from the averages: see Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Nelson
Every temperature, frost, snow and degree-day figure on this page is the 1991–2020 normal ECCC publishes for Nelson.
| Distance from the town | 28 km north |
| Station altitude | 535 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Precipitation from | Warfield, 33 km |
| Snowfall from | Creston, 63 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, 33 km |
How Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay compares
Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in British Columbia.
Nearby towns’ climate
Places around Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay whose figures come from another normals location. The one place listed is 20 km from Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay, the nearest with figures.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay Nelson | 28.5°C | −2.9°C | 759 mm |
| Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary 20 km · Warfield | 29.3°C 0.8°C warmer | −4.0°C 1.1°C colder | 759 mm |
Electoral Area G, 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 |
In September, anything from −1.1°C to 35.8°C
Two years in three, February’s average falls within 1.9°C of its normal of 0.6°C; April keeps to within 1.1°C.
Where Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 normals from ECCC for Nelson, its nearest location with complete temperatures.
- 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: the 2,500-plus towns and neighbourhoods of Canada, each read from its closest normals location; whole cities and reserves aren’t counted.
- 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 Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay’s climate
How warm does Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 28.5°C.
How cold does Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay get in winter?
A typical December night falls to −3.0°C, the year’s low point.
How much rain and snow does Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay get?
About 759 mm a year, rain and melted snow together. December is the wettest month (98 mm) and August the driest (25 mm).
Are these figures for Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay itself?
They come from Nelson, which ECCC uses as the nearest normals location for Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay →
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