Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainElectoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap is drier than 78% of Canadian towns: 457 mm of rain and snow a year
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 25.4°C. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 36°C. By frosts alone, it ranks colder than 71% of Canadian towns. An umbrella or a shovel earns its place on about 97 days a year with 1 mm or more.
The nearest ECCC normals location to Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap is Golden, 4.9 km north, and every figure on this page is its.
A year in Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap’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 A, Columbia-Shuswap feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
About 180 frosts and 94 warm days a year
Frost comes from September to May; in December almost every night freezes. On about 11 nights a year the air falls below −20°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 457 mm a year
The most falls in June, the least in February.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 169 cm of snow a year
Snow falls from October to May, most of all in January (about 48 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap
88% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Warm days count for nothing; each colder day adds how far its mean sits below 18°C.
Living with Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Tender plants are usually safe from around 13 May until frost returns near 25 September: about 134 days.
Mild days and mild nights together (17–27°C by day, 8°C or more at night) belong to Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →The normals describe a typical year, not its worst days; the hazards page covers Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap’s.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Golden
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Golden are 3 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 4.9 km north |
| Station altitude | 785 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −36.5°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 36.3°C |
| Next-nearest location | Revelstoke, 89 km |
How Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap 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
Places around Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap whose figures come from another normals location. Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 63–99 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap Golden | 25.4°C | −10.9°C | 457 mm |
| Improvement District No. 9 Banff 63 km · Banff | 22.5°C 2.9°C cooler | −13.5°C 2.6°C colder | 454 mm |
| Revelstoke 89 km · Revelstoke | 26.5°C 1.1°C warmer | −5.7°C 5.2°C milder | 654 mm |
Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap 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 | −4.2°C | −10.9°C | −7.5°C | 42 mm | 48 cm |
| February | −0.1°C | −9.7°C | −4.9°C | 23 mm | 24 cm |
| March | 6.4°C | −4.7°C | 0.9°C | 30 mm | 16 cm |
| April | 13.2°C | −0.5°C | 6.4°C | 24 mm | 4 cm |
| May | 18.9°C | 4.2°C | 11.6°C | 36 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 21.8°C | 8.3°C | 15.0°C | 54 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.4°C | 10.4°C | 17.9°C | 41 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24.7°C | 9.4°C | 17.0°C | 39 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 18.6°C | 5.3°C | 12.0°C | 41 mm | under 1 cm |
| October | 9.9°C | 0.3°C | 5.1°C | 38 mm | 4 cm |
| November | 1.2°C | −4.6°C | −1.7°C | 51 mm | 30 cm |
| December | −4.4°C | −10.1°C | −7.3°C | 39 mm | 43 cm |
| Year | 10.9°C | −0.2°C | 5.4°C | 457 mm | 169 cm |
March has run from −27.5°C to 20.2°C in thirty years
From one year to the next, February’s average typically shifts by 3.5°C around its normal of −4.9°C, the widest of any month, while June’s shifts by 1.1°C.
Where Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at Golden (the closest location with all twelve months of temperatures).
- Comparisons: a pool of Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, read alike; whole cities and reserves stay out of it.
- 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 A, Columbia-Shuswap’s climate
How warm does Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap get in summer?
Midsummer means July, with afternoons near 25.4°C on a typical day.
How cold does Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap get in winter?
Midwinter means January, when a typical night reaches −10.9°C.
How much rain and snow does Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap get?
The yearly total is about 457 mm. June gets 54 mm, the most of any month; February gets 23 mm, the least.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Snow cover of 1 cm or more lasts about 125 days in a typical year.
Are these figures for Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap itself?
No. ECCC measures normals at Golden, not in Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap; 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 A, Columbia-Shuswap →
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