Hardly any Canadian towns collect more precipitation than Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley: 1,734 mm a year
January mornings start at about 0.8°C. Temperatures cover 24°C across the year, low to high. Frosty nights are scarcer than in 98% of Canadian towns. The heating season runs November to March: each of those months averages under 10°C.
Borrowed figures: Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley has no normals station, so these come from Agassiz, 15 km east.
A year in Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley’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 C, Fraser Valley feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
35 frost days and 106 days above 20°C a year
The frost season runs November to March, peaking in January at about 10 nights. Some 11 days a year climb past 30°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 1,734 mm of rain and snow a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. 7th wettest of 256 towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia. Some 161 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 52 cm of snow a year
From November to March snow is likely; January is the peak, at about 18 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley
88% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: November to March.
The count adds up, day by day, how far the mean temperature falls short of 18°C. Homes here need less heating than 98% of Canadian towns.
Living with Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
The outdoor season by the averages is May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep, with highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →The humidex tops 30 on about 34 days a year: muggy days to plan around.
Bad-weather days, from blizzards to floods, get their own page for Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley: the hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Agassiz
Agassiz is a composite: ECCC joins 2 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 15 km east |
| Station altitude | 19 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −13.9°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 37.3°C |
| Average wind | 6.6 km/h on average, most often from the north-east |
| Next-nearest location | Abbotsford, 38 km |
How Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley’s would only repeat its figures. The nearest place to Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley with figures is 20 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley Agassiz | 24.9°C | 0.8°C | 1,734 mm |
| Electoral Area F, Fraser Valley 20 km · Abbotsford | 24.4°C 0.5°C cooler | 0.6°C about the same | 1,505 mm |
Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.1°C | 0.8°C | 3.5°C | 250 mm | 18 cm |
| February | 8.6°C | 2.0°C | 5.3°C | 137 mm | 5 cm |
| March | 11.3°C | 3.3°C | 7.3°C | 152 mm | 7 cm |
| April | 15.0°C | 5.8°C | 10.4°C | 123 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 19.3°C | 9.2°C | 14.2°C | 90 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 21.2°C | 11.5°C | 16.4°C | 91 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 24.9°C | 13.1°C | 19.0°C | 55 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25.0°C | 13.0°C | 19.0°C | 69 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 21.6°C | 10.8°C | 16.2°C | 98 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 15.1°C | 7.4°C | 11.2°C | 185 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 9.0°C | 3.6°C | 6.4°C | 268 mm | 7 cm |
| December | 5.8°C | 1.1°C | 3.5°C | 217 mm | 14 cm |
| Year | 15.2°C | 6.8°C | 11.0°C | 1,734 mm | 52 cm |
The month with the widest range: March, −9.3°C to 25.8°C
Two years in three, January’s average falls within 2.0°C of its normal of 3.5°C; August keeps to within 0.9°C.
Where Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Agassiz: 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: sunshine, not in ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals, and the effect of the town’s height, for which there is no figure.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley’s climate
How warm does Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley get in summer?
The year’s warmest days come in August, with highs averaging 25.0°C.
How cold does Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley get in winter?
In January, the coldest month, the typical low is 0.8°C.
How much rain and snow does Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley get?
1,734 mm a year counting snow as water. The wettest month is November (268 mm); the driest, July (55 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Snow lies on the ground for about 11 days in a normal year.
Are these figures for Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley itself?
No: Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley has no normals location, so the figures come from Agassiz, the nearest with 1991–2020 normals.
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