Climate in Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George sits near the bottom of Canadian towns for July heat

Nights in January average −11.7°C. The year swings widely: the coldest month’s nights and the warmest month’s afternoons are 34°C apart. Frost is common: about 184 nights a year drop below freezing, more than in 73% of Canadian towns. Expect about 184 frosty starts a year, days when the air falls to freezing.

July afternoons: cooler than 95% of Canadian towns

January nights: milder than 61% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year: drier than 68% of Canadian towns

ECCC publishes no normals for Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George itself; the figures are those of Prince George, 20 km north-east.

July high

22.6°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−11.7°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

590 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Snowfall a year

204 cm

Typical Canadian town 141 cm

Frost days

184

a year at 0°C or below

Frost-free days

107

22 May to 7 Sep

A year in Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George at a glance

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

Jan−4°C−12°CColdest nightsSnowiest

Feb−1°C−10°C

Mar5°C−6°C

Apr11°C−1°C

May17°C3°CLast frost ~22 May

Jun20°C7°CWettest

Jul23°C9°CWarmest

Aug22°C8°C

Sep17°C4°CFirst frost ~7 Sep

Oct9°C−1°C

Nov now1°C−6°C

Dec−3°C−10°C

What stands out about Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George’s climate

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

Cooler than 95% of Canadian townsJuly afternoons average 22.6°C, the warmest of the year.A narrower year than 81% of Canadian townsFrom January nights to July afternoons, the year spans 34.3°C.Snowier than 73% of Canadian townsAbout 204 cm of snow falls in a year, most of it in January.

A normal year

What a year in Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George feels like

Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.

Winter

−3°C / −11°C

121 mm, with 126 cm of snow

Spring

11°C / −1°C

112 mm, with 33 cm of snow

Summer

22°C / 8°C

180 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season

Autumn

9°C / −1°C

178 mm, with 45 cm of snow

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11°C−1°C

17°C3°C

20°C7°C

23°C9°C

22°C8°C

17°C4°C

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1°C−6°C

−3°C−10°C

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Best months to be outsideJulAugHighs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more

Frost & warm days

184 frost days and 75 days above 20°C a year

Frost comes from September to May; in December almost every night freezes. Some 17 nights a year drop under −20°C.

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

22 May 7 Sep

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

184

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

More frosts than 73% of Canadian towns

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

590 mm of precipitation in a typical year

June is the wettest month and March the driest. About 116 days a year bring 1 mm or more.

590 mm

Rain and snow a year

Drier than 68% of Canadian towns

432 mm

Of it as rain alone (73%)

68 mm

June, the wettest month

29 mm

March, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

68 mm

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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

67 mm

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Snow

About 204 cm of snow a year

Snow falls from October to May, most of all in January (about 53 cm).

204 cm

Snowfall a year

Snowier than 73% of Canadian towns

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

120

Days a year with 1 cm or more on the ground

26 cm

Snow on the ground at the end of February, the deepest month

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

53 cm

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Snow on the ground by month

Centimetres at month’s end

26 cm

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Heating

Heating a home in Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George

84% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.

4,983 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020

1,342 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

The count adds up, day by day, how far the mean temperature falls short of 18°C. Over a year, a home here needs more heating than 64% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George’s climate

Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.

The garden window

About 107 days a year pass without frost, from an average last frost of 22 May to a first of 7 September.

Get outside

For long days outdoors, Jul and Aug bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.

Parks & trails →

Wind chill

Plan for about 27 days a year with a wind chill below −20.

Humidex

Muggy heat with a humidex over 30 arrives on about 5 days a year.

Storms and extremes

Bad-weather days, from blizzards to floods, get their own page for Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George: the hazards page.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

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	20 km north-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, 90 km

Compared with other towns

How Electoral Area C, 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.

July afternoons22.6°C

Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort GeorgeMedian Canadian town

14°C18°C22°C26°C30°C

Cooler than 95% of Canadian towns

January nights−11.7°C

Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort GeorgeMedian Canadian town

−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C−5°C0°C5°C

Milder than 61% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year590 mm

Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort GeorgeMedian Canadian town

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Drier than 68% of Canadian towns

Snowfall a year204 cm

Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort GeorgeMedian Canadian town

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Snowier than 73% of Canadian towns

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

Places around Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George whose figures come from another normals location. Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George has no close neighbour with figures; the nearest is 85 km away.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George Prince George	22.6°C	−11.7°C	590 mm
Electoral Area B, Cariboo 85 km · Quesnel	24.5°C 1.9°C warmer	−10.8°C 0.9°C milder	510 mm

Month by month

Electoral Area C, 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

Year to year

From year to year, February moves by 4.4°C, more than any month, and July least

January has the widest record range, −46.1°C in 1991 to 11.3°C in 2003; the tick on each bar is the month’s normal.

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Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal

Sources

Where Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Prince George: the nearest of its locations with every month’s 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 C, Fraser-Fort George’s climate

How warm does Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George get in summer?

Afternoons average 22.6°C in July, the warmest time of year.

How cold does Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George get in winter?

Winter bottoms out in January, with lows near −11.7°C.

How much rain and snow does Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George get?

About 590 mm a year, rain and melted snow together. June is the wettest month (68 mm) and March the driest (29 mm).

How long does snow stay on the ground?

Count on about 120 days of snow cover a year, 1 cm or deeper.

Are these figures for Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George itself?

They are borrowed from Prince George, the nearest place to Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Electoral Area C, 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).