Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainElectoral Area J, Central Kootenay sits near the top of Canadian towns for July heat
In January the night’s low is typically −4.0°C. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 34°C. Winters are mild: January nights here are milder than in 93% of Canadian towns. Frost comes on about 120 days a year, so leave time to clear the car.
The nearest ECCC normals location to Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay is Warfield, 27 km south, and every figure on this page is its.
A year in Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Electoral Area J, 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 J, Central Kootenay feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
Frost on 120 days, 20°C on 125
The frost season runs October to April, peaking in December at about 27 nights. About 38 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
759 mm of precipitation in a typical year
December is the wettest month and August the driest. Some 122 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
151 cm of snow in a typical year
Snow falls from October to April, most of all in December (about 47 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
ECCC’s Warfield normals leave snowfall out; the figures here come from Creston, 90 km away.
Heating a home in Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay
91% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Think of it as a year’s worth of daily shortfalls below 18°C, added up. In heating terms, homes need less heating than 88% of Canadian towns.
Living with Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Count on about 167 frost-free days: the last frost averages 28 April, the first 13 October.
For long days outdoors, Jun and Sep bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Roughly 2 days a year feel colder than −20 in the wind.
Count on some 44 humid days a year with the humidex past 30.
Bad-weather days, from blizzards to floods, get their own page for Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay: the hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Warfield
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Warfield are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 27 km south |
| Station altitude | 606 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | Creston, 90 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −25.1°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 41.1°C |
| Average wind | 6.0 km/h on average, most often from the south |
| Next-nearest location | Nelson, 33 km |
How Electoral Area J, 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay’s would only repeat its figures. The one place listed is 12 km from Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay, the nearest with figures.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay Warfield | 29.3°C | −4.0°C | 759 mm |
| Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay 12 km · Nelson | 28.5°C 0.8°C cooler | −2.9°C 1.1°C milder | 759 mm |
Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0.4°C | −4.0°C | −1.7°C | 93 mm | 45 cm |
| February | 3.3°C | −3.1°C | 0.2°C | 62 mm | 21 cm |
| March | 9.1°C | −0.4°C | 4.4°C | 61 mm | 12 cm |
| April | 15.1°C | 2.8°C | 9.1°C | 54 mm | 1 cm |
| May | 20.8°C | 7.2°C | 14.0°C | 72 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 23.9°C | 10.3°C | 17.1°C | 68 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 29.3°C | 13.0°C | 21.2°C | 47 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 29.5°C | 12.5°C | 21.1°C | 25 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 23.1°C | 8.7°C | 16.0°C | 32 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13.0°C | 3.5°C | 8.2°C | 62 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 4.6°C | −0.6°C | 2.0°C | 86 mm | 23 cm |
| December | 0.1°C | −3.9°C | −1.7°C | 98 mm | 47 cm |
| Year | 14.4°C | 3.8°C | 9.2°C | 759 mm | 151 cm |
February strays furthest from its normal year to year, by 2.3°C; August the least
June has the widest record range, 1.3°C in 2012 to 41.1°C in 2015; the tick on each bar is the month’s normal.
Where Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s normals for Warfield, 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
- Other locations: precipitation and snowfall come from the nearest location that publishes all twelve months of them, as named above.
- 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: a sunshine figure (ECCC published none for 1991–2020) and any lapse-rate correction for height, as the town has no elevation here.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay’s climate
How warm does Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay get in summer?
The warmest month is August, when afternoons average 29.5°C.
How cold does Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay get in winter?
In January, the coldest month, the typical low is −4.0°C.
How much rain and snow does Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay get?
The yearly total is about 759 mm. December gets 98 mm, the most of any month; August gets 25 mm, the least.
Are these figures for Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay itself?
No. ECCC measures normals at Warfield, not in Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay; the page uses the nearest it has.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay →
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