Few Canadian towns have warmer summer afternoons than Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap
On a normal January night the air cools to about −5.6°C. Rain or snow is most frequent in November and least in August. By January nights alone, it runs milder than 93% of Canadian towns. Expect about 127 frosty starts a year, days when the air falls to freezing.
No ECCC station in Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap has 1991–2020 normals; the page reads Salmon Arm, 20 km north-east, instead.
A year in Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Electoral Area D, 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 D, Columbia-Shuswap feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
127 frost days and 125 days above 20°C a year
The frost season runs October to April, peaking in December at about 27 nights. Heat of 30°C or more comes on about 26 days 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 654 mm a year
On about 121 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
203 cm of snow in a typical year
Expect snow from November to March, with about 71 cm in December, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap
91% 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. By this count, homes here need less heating than 88% of Canadian towns.
Living with Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Plant out after about 28 April; the first frost of autumn usually arrives near 6 October, leaving roughly 160 days without frost.
Mild days and mild nights together (17–27°C by day, 8°C or more at night) belong to Jun.
Parks & trails →Frostbite weather, a wind chill under −20, turns up on about 5 days a year.
Expect around 46 sticky days a year with the humidex above 30.
For blizzards, floods and wildfire, turn to Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Salmon Arm
Salmon Arm is a composite: ECCC joins 2 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 20 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 527 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −27.8°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 39.9°C |
| Average wind | 4.3 km/h on average, most often from the south |
| Next-nearest location | Vernon, 30 km |
How Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap compares
Placed among 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+, each on its nearest normals location; each dot is another location used in British Columbia.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap’s would only repeat its figures.
Electoral Area D, 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 | 0.6°C | −5.6°C | −2.6°C | 78 mm | 69 cm |
| February | 3.3°C | −5.1°C | −0.9°C | 37 mm | 22 cm |
| March | 9.3°C | −1.5°C | 3.9°C | 39 mm | 12 cm |
| April | 15.5°C | 2.3°C | 8.9°C | 41 mm | 1 cm |
| May | 21.1°C | 7.0°C | 14.1°C | 53 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 24.1°C | 10.5°C | 17.3°C | 64 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 28.3°C | 12.8°C | 20.6°C | 43 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 27.6°C | 11.7°C | 19.7°C | 35 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 21.4°C | 7.5°C | 14.5°C | 41 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 12.8°C | 2.6°C | 7.7°C | 61 mm | under 1 cm |
| November | 5.5°C | −1.2°C | 2.2°C | 83 mm | 28 cm |
| December | 0.9°C | −4.9°C | −2.1°C | 78 mm | 71 cm |
| Year | 14.2°C | 3.0°C | 8.6°C | 654 mm | 203 cm |
November has run from −25.7°C to 17.8°C in thirty years
From one year to the next, February’s average typically shifts by 2.9°C around its normal of −0.9°C, the widest of any month, while August’s shifts by 1.0°C.
Where Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at Salmon Arm (the closest location with all twelve months of temperatures).
- Comparisons: Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500, each placed by its nearest location (city totals and reserves excluded).
- 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 D, Columbia-Shuswap’s climate
How warm does Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 28.3°C.
How cold does Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap get in winter?
Midwinter means January, when a typical night reaches −5.6°C.
How much rain and snow does Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap get?
The yearly total is about 654 mm. November gets 83 mm, the most of any month; August gets 35 mm, the least.
Are these figures for Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap itself?
Not quite: they come from Salmon Arm, the closest ECCC normals location to Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap →
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