Photo: The Cosmonaut · CC BY-SA 2.5 caFrost comes to Electoral Area H, Fraser-Fort George more often than to 88% of Canadian towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 24.6°C. Winter and summer sit 35°C apart. Rain and snow together come to more here than on 71% of Canadian towns. Have the furnace checked before October to April, the months that average under 10°C.
Far-off figures: ECCC’s closest normals for Electoral Area H, Fraser-Fort George come from Blue River, 116 km south-east, so take them as the area’s climate.
A year in Electoral Area H, Fraser-Fort George at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Electoral Area H, 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 H, Fraser-Fort George feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
About 193 frosts and 88 warm days a year
From September to May frost is routine, and in December it comes on almost every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 13 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 1,040 mm a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 158 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Heating a home in Electoral Area H, Fraser-Fort George
86% 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.
Living with Electoral Area H, Fraser-Fort George’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
The frost-free stretch runs from about 31 May to about 11 September, some 102 days in a normal year.
The outdoor season by the averages is Jul, with highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Count on some 9 days a year when the wind makes it feel below −20.
On some 16 days a year the humidex climbs past 30.
Ice storms, floods and heat waves are risks, not averages: they are on Electoral Area H, Fraser-Fort George’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Blue River
ECCC builds the Blue River normals from 2 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.
| Distance from the town | 116 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 690 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | No location within 100 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −44.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 36.6°C |
| Average wind | 2.4 km/h on average, most often from the north |
| Next-nearest location | Jasper, 133 km |
How Electoral Area H, 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 H, Fraser-Fort George’s own would show the same figures). The nearest places to Electoral Area H, Fraser-Fort George with figures are 132–156 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area H, Fraser-Fort George Blue River | 24.6°C | −10.6°C | 1,040 mm |
| Jasper 132 km · Jasper | 23.4°C 1.2°C cooler | −14.4°C 3.8°C colder | 376 mm |
| Electoral Area F, Cariboo 147 km · Williams Lake | 22.7°C 1.9°C cooler | −10.9°C about the same | 463 mm |
| Electoral Area C, Cariboo 156 km · Quesnel | 24.5°C about the same | −10.8°C about the same | 510 mm |
Electoral Area H, Fraser-Fort George weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and precipitation by month, 1991–2020.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −3.4°C | −10.6°C | −7.0°C | 109 mm |
| February | 0.5°C | −9.3°C | −4.4°C | 55 mm |
| March | 5.8°C | −5.3°C | 0.3°C | 69 mm |
| April | 11.7°C | −1.9°C | 4.9°C | 61 mm |
| May | 18.2°C | 2.7°C | 10.5°C | 71 mm |
| June | 21.1°C | 6.9°C | 14.0°C | 103 mm |
| July | 24.6°C | 8.8°C | 16.8°C | 96 mm |
| August | 24.3°C | 7.7°C | 16.1°C | 74 mm |
| September | 18.4°C | 4.3°C | 11.4°C | 78 mm |
| October | 9.1°C | 0.1°C | 4.6°C | 111 mm |
| November | 1.3°C | −4.1°C | −1.4°C | 120 mm |
| December | −3.4°C | −9.8°C | −6.6°C | 93 mm |
| Year | 10.7°C | −0.9°C | 4.9°C | 1,040 mm |
The most changeable month: February, give or take 3.5°C; the steadiest, August
Over 1991–2020, January saw both −44.0°C (1996) and 10.1°C (2008), the widest span of any month.
Where Electoral Area H, Fraser-Fort George’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at Blue River, the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals.
- Comparisons: a pool of Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, read alike; whole cities and reserves stay out of it.
- Not on this page: a snowfall figure (none within 100 km), sunshine (none for 1991–2020) and 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 H, Fraser-Fort George’s climate
How warm does Electoral Area H, Fraser-Fort George get in summer?
A normal July afternoon tops out at about 24.6°C, the year’s high point.
How cold does Electoral Area H, Fraser-Fort George get in winter?
Deep winter means January, when nights average −10.6°C.
How much rain and snow does Electoral Area H, Fraser-Fort George get?
Count on roughly 1,040 mm a year, heaviest in November (120 mm) and lightest in February (55 mm).
Are these figures for Electoral Area H, Fraser-Fort George itself?
No. The nearest normals are those of Blue River, a long way from Electoral Area H, Fraser-Fort George.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Electoral Area H, 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).