Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George sits near the bottom of Canadian towns for July heat
Deep winter brings January lows near −11.7°C. About 184 nights a year bring a frost, more than in 73% of Canadian towns. The wettest month is June; the driest is March. Picnics, hikes and garden evenings suit July and August, with highs of 22–23°C.
The nearest ECCC normals location to Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George is Prince George, 6.6 km north-west, and every figure on this page is its.
A year in Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Electoral Area D, 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 D, Fraser-Fort George feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
184 frost days and 75 days above 20°C a year
The frost season runs September to May, and December freezes nearly every night. Some 17 nights a year drop under −20°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 590 mm of rain and snow a year
About 116 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 204 cm of snow a year
From October to May snow is likely; January is the peak, at about 53 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George
84% 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 more heating than 64% of Canadian towns.
Living with Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
On average the last spring frost comes around 22 May and the first autumn frost around 7 September: about 107 frost-free days between.
Plan time outside for Jul and Aug: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.
Parks & trails →Bitter wind chill, under −20, comes on about 27 days a year.
Plan shade and water for about 5 days a year above 30 on the humidex.
Severe weather is a separate story from the averages: see Electoral Area D, 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 | 6.6 km north-west |
| 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 |
How Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George 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
Places around Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George whose figures come from another normals location. Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George has no close neighbour with figures; the nearest is 87 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George Prince George | 22.6°C | −11.7°C | 590 mm |
| Electoral Area B, Cariboo 87 km · Quesnel | 24.5°C 1.9°C warmer | −10.8°C 0.9°C milder | 510 mm |
Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| 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 |
The most changeable month: February, give or take 4.4°C; the steadiest, July
Each bar spans a month’s coldest and warmest readings over thirty years; January’s run from −46.1°C in 1991 to 11.3°C in 2003.
Where Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s normals for Prince George, 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
- 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: sunshine, which none of ECCC’s 450 locations publishes for 1991–2020, and the town’s own height above sea level, so no figure is adjusted for altitude.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George’s climate
How warm does Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George get in summer?
At its warmest, in July, the normal high is 22.6°C.
How cold does Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George get in winter?
The year’s coldest nights belong to January, at about −11.7°C.
How much rain and snow does Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George get?
The year adds up to 590 mm. June is the peak month (68 mm) and March the low one (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 D, Fraser-Fort George itself?
They are borrowed from Prince George, the nearest place to Electoral Area D, 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 D, Fraser-Fort George →
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