Hardly any Canadian towns see fresher July days than Electoral Area F, Fraser-Fort George
On a normal January night the air cools to about −11.7°C. The year swings widely: the coldest month’s nights and the warmest month’s afternoons are 34°C apart. Frosty nights outnumber those of 73% of Canadian towns. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or snow or more, come about 116 times a year.
Electoral Area F, Fraser-Fort George has no ECCC normals station of its own: every figure here comes from Prince George, 14 km south-west.
A year in Electoral Area F, Fraser-Fort George at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Electoral Area F, 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 F, 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
Frost comes from September to May; in December almost every night freezes. On about 17 nights a year the air falls below −20°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
Rain and melted snow: about 590 mm a year
June is the wettest month and March the driest.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
204 cm of snow in a typical year
The snow season runs October to May; January brings the most, about 53 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Electoral Area F, Fraser-Fort George
84% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Think of it as a year’s worth of daily shortfalls below 18°C, added up. A house here needs more heating than 64% of Canadian towns.
Living with Electoral Area F, Fraser-Fort George’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
A normal year gives the garden about 107 frost-free days, roughly 22 May to 7 September.
The comfortable months for a day outside, highs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more: Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →Count on some 27 days a year when the wind makes it feel below −20.
Humid summer days, the humidex above 30, number about 5 a year.
For the weather that does damage, from ice storms to floods, see Electoral Area F, Fraser-Fort George’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Prince George
Prince George is a composite: ECCC joins 3 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 14 km south-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, 105 km |
How Electoral Area F, 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
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Electoral Area F, Fraser-Fort George’s own would show the same figures). The one place listed is 102 km from Electoral Area F, Fraser-Fort George, the nearest with figures.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area F, Fraser-Fort George Prince George | 22.6°C | −11.7°C | 590 mm |
| Electoral Area B, Cariboo 102 km · Quesnel | 24.5°C 1.9°C warmer | −10.8°C 0.9°C milder | 510 mm |
Electoral Area F, 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 |
From year to year, February moves by 4.4°C, more than any month, and July least
The thirty-year records stretch furthest in January: a low of −46.1°C in 1991 and a high of 11.3°C in 2003.
Where Electoral Area F, Fraser-Fort George’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at Prince George, the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals.
- 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 (no 1991–2020 normals exist for it) and any altitude adjustment, since there is no elevation for the town itself.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Electoral Area F, Fraser-Fort George’s climate
How warm does Electoral Area F, Fraser-Fort George get in summer?
The year’s warmest days come in July, with highs averaging 22.6°C.
How cold does Electoral Area F, Fraser-Fort George get in winter?
Deep winter means January, when nights average −11.7°C.
How much rain and snow does Electoral Area F, 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?
There is 1 cm of snow or more on the ground on roughly 120 days a year.
Are these figures for Electoral Area F, Fraser-Fort George itself?
No, they come from Prince George; ECCC keeps no 1991–2020 normals in Electoral Area F, Fraser-Fort George itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Electoral Area F, Fraser-Fort George →
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