Electoral Area A, Fraser-Fort George has some of the coolest summers among Canadian towns
In January the night’s low is typically −11.7°C. Frosty nights outnumber those of 73% of Canadian towns. Rain or snow is most frequent in June and least in March. The heating season runs October to April: each of those months averages under 10°C.
ECCC publishes no normals for Electoral Area A, Fraser-Fort George itself; the figures are those of Prince George, 21 km south-east.
A year in Electoral Area A, Fraser-Fort George at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Electoral Area A, Fraser-Fort George’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, Fraser-Fort George feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
184 frost days and 75 days above 20°C a year
The frost season runs September to May, and December freezes nearly every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 17 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
590 mm of precipitation in a typical year
About 116 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 204 cm in a normal year
Snow falls from October to May, most of all in January (about 53 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Electoral Area A, Fraser-Fort George
84% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Measured against 18°C: each day’s shortfall in mean temperature, added over twelve months. A house here needs more heating than 64% of Canadian towns.
Living with Electoral Area A, Fraser-Fort George’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Tender plants are usually safe from around 22 May until frost returns near 7 September: about 107 days.
Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →Winter brings about 27 days with a wind chill below −20.
Muggy heat with a humidex over 30 arrives on about 5 days a year.
Severe weather is a separate story from the averages: see Electoral Area A, Fraser-Fort George’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Prince George
ECCC builds the Prince George normals from 3 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.
| Distance from the town | 21 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 691 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −46.1°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.6°C |
| Average wind | 10.0 km/h on average, most often from the south |
| Next-nearest location | Quesnel, 115 km |
How Electoral Area A, Fraser-Fort George 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
Places around Electoral Area A, Fraser-Fort George whose figures come from another normals location. The nearest places to Electoral Area A, Fraser-Fort George with figures are 103–116 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area A, Fraser-Fort George Prince George | 22.6°C | −11.7°C | 590 mm |
| Fort St. James 103 km · Burns Lake Decker Lake | 22.1°C 0.5°C cooler | −14.8°C 3.1°C colder | 609 mm |
| Electoral Area B, Cariboo 111 km · Quesnel | 24.5°C 1.9°C warmer | −10.8°C 0.9°C milder | 510 mm |
Electoral Area A, Fraser-Fort George 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 | −3.9°C | −11.7°C | −7.8°C | 50 mm | 53 cm |
| February | −0.7°C | −10.0°C | −5.4°C | 31 mm | 26 cm |
| March | 4.8°C | −6.2°C | −0.7°C | 29 mm | 24 cm |
| April | 11.1°C | −1.3°C | 4.9°C | 37 mm | 8 cm |
| May | 17.2°C | 3.3°C | 10.3°C | 45 mm | 2 cm |
| June | 20.2°C | 7.2°C | 13.7°C | 68 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 22.6°C | 9.1°C | 15.9°C | 64 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 22.2°C | 8.0°C | 15.1°C | 47 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 16.9°C | 4.0°C | 10.4°C | 55 mm | 1 cm |
| October | 9.2°C | −0.6°C | 4.4°C | 66 mm | 10 cm |
| November | 1.3°C | −5.5°C | −2.1°C | 57 mm | 35 cm |
| December | −3.0°C | −10.3°C | −6.7°C | 41 mm | 47 cm |
| Year | 9.8°C | −1.2°C | 4.3°C | 590 mm | 204 cm |
In January, anything from −46.1°C to 11.3°C
February is the least predictable month: about two years in three its average lands within 4.4°C of the normal, −5.4°C. July is the steadiest, within 1.0°C.
Where Electoral Area A, Fraser-Fort George’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at Prince George (the closest location with all twelve months of 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, 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 A, Fraser-Fort George’s climate
How warm does Electoral Area A, Fraser-Fort George get in summer?
In July, the warmest month, the typical high is 22.6°C.
How cold does Electoral Area A, Fraser-Fort George get in winter?
Midwinter means January, when a typical night reaches −11.7°C.
How much rain and snow does Electoral Area A, Fraser-Fort George get?
Rain and snow, with snow counted as water, total 590 mm a year; June leads with 68 mm and March trails with 29 mm.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Roughly 120 days a year start with snow cover of 1 cm or more.
Are these figures for Electoral Area A, Fraser-Fort George itself?
They describe Prince George, the nearest normals location, rather than Electoral Area A, Fraser-Fort George itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Electoral Area A, Fraser-Fort George →
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).