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Climate in Electoral Area F, East Kootenay · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Hardly any Canadian towns wake to more frost than Electoral Area F, East Kootenay

On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 22.5°C. Seasons differ by 36°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. By July afternoons alone, it runs cooler than 96% of Canadian towns. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or snow or more, come about 91 times a year.

July afternoons: cooler than 96% of Canadian towns

January nights: milder than 51% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year: drier than 78% of Canadian towns

The nearest ECCC normals location is Banff, 90 km north: at that distance its figures describe the region more than Electoral Area F, East Kootenay itself.

July high

22.5°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−13.5°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

454 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Snowfall a year

184 cm

Typical Canadian town 141 cm

Frost days

220

a year at 0°C or below

Frost-free days

19 Jun to 23 Aug

A year in Electoral Area F, East Kootenay at a glance

Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.

Jan−4°C−14°CColdest nights

Feb−1°C−13°C

Mar4°C−8°C

Apr9°C−4°CSnowiest

May14°C1°C

Jun18°C4°CWettestLast frost ~19 Jun

Jul23°C7°CWarmest

Aug22°C6°CFirst frost ~23 Aug

Sep17°C2°C

Oct9°C−2°C

Nov now1°C−8°C

Dec−5°C−13°C

What stands out about Electoral Area F, East Kootenay’s climate

Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia beside it.

Cooler than 96% of Canadian townsJuly afternoons average 22.5°C, the warmest of the year.Drier than 78% of Canadian townsAbout 454 mm of rain and melted snow a year; June is the wettest month and February the driest.A narrower year than 72% of Canadian townsFrom January nights to July afternoons, the year spans 36.0°C.

A normal year

What a year in Electoral Area F, East Kootenay feels like

Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.

Winter

−3°C / −13°C

60 mm, with 65 cm of snow

Spring

9°C / −4°C

119 mm, with 68 cm of snow

Summer

21°C / 6°C

167 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season

Autumn

9°C / −3°C

109 mm, with 50 cm of snow

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Best months to be outsideNo month has highs of 17°C or more with nights of 8°C or more: summers here are cool.

Frost & warm days

Frost on 220 days, 20°C on 67

From August to June frost is routine, and in December it comes on almost every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 23 nights a year.

64 frost-free days · average dates, 1991–2020

19 Jun 23 Aug

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220

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

More frosts than almost every Canadian town

Days that stay below 0°C

Nights a year below −20°C

Days a year above 20°C

Days a year above 30°C

Frost days by month

Average days at 0°C or below

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Days above 20°C by month

Average days

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Rain & snow

About 454 mm of rain and snow a year

The most falls in June, the least in February.

454 mm

Rain and snow a year

Drier than 78% of Canadian towns

296 mm

Of it as rain alone (65%)

73 mm

June, the wettest month

19 mm

February, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

73 mm

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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

73 mm

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Snow

Snowfall: about 184 cm in a normal year

The snow season runs September to June; April brings the most, about 30 cm.

184 cm

Snowfall a year

Snowier than 65% of Canadian towns

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

30 cm

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Heating

Heating a home in Electoral Area F, East Kootenay

82% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: September to May.

5,592 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020

1,052 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

Each day the mean sits under 18°C adds its shortfall; a year’s total is its heating degree days. In heating terms, homes need more heating than 83% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Electoral Area F, East Kootenay’s climate

The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.

The garden window

On average the last spring frost comes around 19 June and the first autumn frost around 23 August: about 64 frost-free days between.

Get outside

No month here brings highs of 17–27°C together with nights of 8°C or more.

Parks & trails →

Wind chill

Roughly 39 days a year feel colder than −20 in the wind.

Humidex

Count on some 3 humid days a year with the humidex past 30.

Storms and extremes

Bad-weather days, from blizzards to floods, get their own page for Electoral Area F, East Kootenay: the hazards page.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Banff

ECCC builds the Banff normals from 3 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.

Distance from the town	90 km north
Station altitude	1,397 m
Completeness	meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule
WMO standard normals	No
Coldest reading, 1991–2020	−44.2°C
Hottest reading, 1991–2020	34.2°C
Average wind	8.2 km/h on average, most often from the south-west
Next-nearest location	Cranbrook, 90 km

Compared with other towns

How Electoral Area F, East 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.

July afternoons22.5°C

Electoral Area F, East KootenayMedian Canadian town

14°C18°C22°C26°C30°C

Cooler than 96% of Canadian towns

January nights−13.5°C

Electoral Area F, East KootenayMedian Canadian town

−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C−5°C0°C5°C

Milder than 51% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year454 mm

Electoral Area F, East KootenayMedian Canadian town

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Drier than 78% of Canadian towns

Snowfall a year184 cm

Electoral Area F, East KootenayMedian Canadian town

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Snowier than 65% of Canadian towns

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Electoral Area F, East Kootenay’s would only repeat its figures. Distances here run 67–91 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Electoral Area F, East Kootenay.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Electoral Area F, East Kootenay Banff	22.5°C	−13.5°C	454 mm
Electoral Area E, East Kootenay 67 km · Cranbrook	26.9°C 4.4°C warmer	−10.1°C 3.4°C milder	386 mm
Elkford 82 km · Sparwood	24.9°C 2.4°C warmer	−10.7°C 2.8°C milder	614 mm
Electoral Area D, Central Kootenay 90 km · Nakusp	27.4°C 4.9°C warmer	−3.8°C 9.7°C milder	386 mm
Kaslo 91 km · Nelson	28.5°C 6.0°C warmer	−2.9°C 10.6°C milder	386 mm

Month by month

Electoral Area F, East Kootenay 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	−3.5°C	−13.5°C	−8.5°C	19 mm	21 cm
February	−0.5°C	−12.6°C	−6.6°C	19 mm	20 cm
March	3.7°C	−8.2°C	−2.2°C	29 mm	25 cm
April	9.0°C	−3.5°C	2.8°C	39 mm	30 cm
May	14.3°C	0.5°C	7.4°C	50 mm	12 cm
June	17.9°C	4.4°C	11.2°C	73 mm	2 cm
July	22.5°C	6.8°C	14.7°C	47 mm	under 1 cm
August	22.1°C	5.8°C	14.0°C	47 mm	under 1 cm
September	16.7°C	2.2°C	9.4°C	45 mm	8 cm
October	9.1°C	−2.4°C	3.4°C	36 mm	17 cm
November	0.6°C	−8.2°C	−3.8°C	28 mm	25 cm
December	−4.6°C	−13.4°C	−9.0°C	23 mm	23 cm
Year	8.9°C	−3.5°C	2.7°C	454 mm	184 cm

Year to year

The most changeable month: February, give or take 4.1°C; the steadiest, June

Each bar spans a month’s coldest and warmest readings over thirty years; March’s run from −38.5°C in 2019 to 20.0°C in 2004.

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Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal

Sources

Where Electoral Area F, East Kootenay’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: ECCC’s normals for Banff, 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
Comparisons: Canada’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (no city totals, no reserves), each through its own nearest location.
Not on this page: sunshine, absent from every 1991–2020 location, and an altitude correction, for want of the town’s own elevation.

Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada

Questions about Electoral Area F, East Kootenay’s climate

How warm does Electoral Area F, East Kootenay get in summer?

The year’s warmest days come in July, with highs averaging 22.5°C.

How cold does Electoral Area F, East Kootenay get in winter?

Winter bottoms out in January, with lows near −13.5°C.

How much rain and snow does Electoral Area F, East Kootenay get?

Around 454 mm a year in all, from 73 mm in June down to 19 mm in February.

Are these figures for Electoral Area F, East Kootenay itself?

They are the figures for Banff, which read better as the region’s climate than Electoral Area F, East Kootenay’s own.

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Electoral Area F, East Kootenay →

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).