Electoral Area G, East Kootenay is among the frostiest of Canadian towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 22.5°C. Expect the most rain and snow in June and the least in February. In July, afternoons here are cooler than in 96% of Canadian towns. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from September to May, when means dip under 10°C.
Every figure here comes from Banff, 68 km north-east; ECCC has no normals closer to Electoral Area G, East Kootenay, so they describe the wider area.
A year in Electoral Area G, East Kootenay at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Electoral Area G, East 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 G, East Kootenay feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
About 220 frosts and 67 warm days a year
The frost season runs August to June, and December freezes nearly every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 23 nights 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 454 mm a year
On about 91 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
184 cm of snow in a typical year
Expect snow from September to June, with about 30 cm in April, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Heating a home in Electoral Area G, East Kootenay
82% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: September to May.
The total grows by a degree for every degree a day’s mean sits under 18°C. A house here needs more heating than 83% of Canadian towns.
Living with Electoral Area G, East Kootenay’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Wait until about 19 June to plant out; frost tends to come back around 23 August, about 64 days later.
Even midsummer nights fall below 8°C on average, so no month meets the mild-day rule of 17–27°C by day.
Parks & trails →A wind chill below −20 is part of about 39 days a year here.
On some 3 days a year the humidex climbs past 30.
Extremes don’t show in averages: floods, wildfire smoke and ice storms are on Electoral Area G, East Kootenay’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Banff
Banff is a composite: ECCC joins 3 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 68 km north-east |
| 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 | Golden, 89 km |
How Electoral Area G, East 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
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Electoral Area G, East Kootenay’s own would show the same figures). No closer places have figures: these lie 86–103 km from Electoral Area G, East Kootenay.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area G, East Kootenay Banff | 22.5°C | −13.5°C | 454 mm |
| Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap 86 km · Golden | 25.4°C 2.9°C warmer | −10.9°C 2.6°C milder | 457 mm |
| Electoral Area D, Central Kootenay 93 km · Nakusp | 27.4°C 4.9°C warmer | −3.8°C 9.7°C milder | 386 mm |
| Electoral Area E, East Kootenay 100 km · Cranbrook | 26.9°C 4.4°C warmer | −10.1°C 3.4°C milder | 386 mm |
| Kaslo 103 km · Nelson | 28.5°C 6.0°C warmer | −2.9°C 10.6°C milder | 386 mm |
Electoral Area G, 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 |
A March here can run from −38.5°C to 20.0°C
Two years in three, February’s average falls within 4.1°C of its normal of −6.6°C; June keeps to within 0.9°C.
Where Electoral Area G, East Kootenay’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Banff: the nearest of its locations with every month’s temperatures.
- Comparisons: every place of 2,500+ in Canada but the city hubs and the reserves, each on its nearest ECCC 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 G, East Kootenay’s climate
How warm does Electoral Area G, East Kootenay get in summer?
Summer peaks in July: a typical afternoon reaches 22.5°C.
How cold does Electoral Area G, East Kootenay get in winter?
Midwinter means January, when a typical night reaches −13.5°C.
How much rain and snow does Electoral Area G, East Kootenay get?
Rain and snow, with snow counted as water, total 454 mm a year; June leads with 73 mm and February trails with 19 mm.
Are these figures for Electoral Area G, East Kootenay itself?
Not really: Banff, the closest location with normals, lies well away from Electoral Area G, East Kootenay.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Electoral Area G, East Kootenay →
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