Hardly any Canadian towns see hotter July days than Electoral Area E, Columbia-Shuswap
Midwinter brings lows of about −5.6°C. In January, nights here are milder than in 93% of Canadian towns. Temperatures cover 34°C across the year, low to high. About 121 days a year bring 1 mm of precipitation or more.
These are not Electoral Area E, Columbia-Shuswap’s own readings: ECCC keeps no normals there, so the page uses Salmon Arm, 33 km south-west.
A year in Electoral Area E, Columbia-Shuswap at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Electoral Area E, 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 E, Columbia-Shuswap feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
Frost on 127 days, 20°C on 125
The frost season runs October to April, peaking in December at about 27 nights. Some 26 days a year climb past 30°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
654 mm of precipitation in a typical year
November is the wettest month and August the driest.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 203 cm in a normal 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 E, Columbia-Shuswap
91% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Behind the figure: the degrees each day’s mean falls under 18°C, summed for the year. That means homes here need less heating than 88% of Canadian towns.
Living with Electoral Area E, Columbia-Shuswap’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
About 160 days a year pass without frost, from an average last frost of 28 April to a first of 6 October.
The outdoor season by the averages is Jun, with highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →About 5 days a year bring a wind chill under −20, when bare skin chills fast.
Plan shade and water for about 46 days a year above 30 on the humidex.
Ice storms, floods and heat waves are risks, not averages: they are on Electoral Area E, Columbia-Shuswap’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Salmon Arm
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Salmon Arm are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 33 km south-west |
| 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 | Revelstoke, 51 km |
How Electoral Area E, Columbia-Shuswap 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Electoral Area E, Columbia-Shuswap’s would only repeat its figures. Electoral Area E, Columbia-Shuswap has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 50–70 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area E, Columbia-Shuswap Salmon Arm | 28.3°C | −5.6°C | 654 mm |
| Revelstoke 50 km · Revelstoke | 26.5°C 1.8°C cooler | −5.7°C about the same | 654 mm |
| Armstrong 55 km · Vernon | 28.4°C about the same | −6.4°C 0.8°C colder | 447 mm |
Electoral Area E, Columbia-Shuswap weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature, rain and snow (as water) and snowfall by month, 1991–2020.
| 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 |
February strays furthest from its normal year to year, by 2.9°C; August the least
The thirty-year records stretch furthest in November: a low of −25.7°C in 2006 and a high of 17.8°C in 2016.
Where Electoral Area E, Columbia-Shuswap’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Salmon Arm: the nearest of its locations with every month’s temperatures.
- 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: sunshine, not in ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals, and the effect of the town’s height, for which there is no figure.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Electoral Area E, Columbia-Shuswap’s climate
How warm does Electoral Area E, Columbia-Shuswap get in summer?
Of all twelve months, July has the warmest afternoons, about 28.3°C.
How cold does Electoral Area E, Columbia-Shuswap get in winter?
In January, the coldest month, the typical low is −5.6°C.
How much rain and snow does Electoral Area E, 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 E, Columbia-Shuswap itself?
Not directly: Electoral Area E, Columbia-Shuswap has no ECCC normals of its own, and Salmon Arm stands in for it.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Electoral Area E, Columbia-Shuswap →
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