Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainElectoral Area G, Fraser Valley has some of the mildest winter nights among Canadian towns
High summer brings afternoon highs near 24.4°C. Precipitation is plentiful here, more than falls on 96% of Canadian towns. Expect the most rain and snow in November and the least in July. The heating season runs November to March: each of those months averages under 10°C.
Electoral Area G, Fraser Valley has no ECCC normals station of its own: every figure here comes from Abbotsford, 19 km south-west.
A year in Electoral Area G, Fraser Valley at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Electoral Area G, 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 G, Fraser Valley feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
Frost on 49 days, 20°C on 103
Frost comes from November to April, most of all in January (about 12 nights). About 9 days a year top 30°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
1,505 mm of precipitation in a typical year
Some 149 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 56 cm of snow a year
Snow falls from November to March, most of all in January (about 22 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Electoral Area G, Fraser Valley
88% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: November to March.
Each day the mean sits under 18°C adds its shortfall; a year’s total is its heating degree days. In heating terms, homes need less heating than 97% of Canadian towns.
Living with Electoral Area G, Fraser Valley’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
From about 3 April to 7 November the garden is usually clear of frost, some 218 days.
For long days outdoors, May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Thirty-year normals hide the storms and the extremes: the hazards page has Electoral Area G, Fraser Valley’s risks.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Abbotsford
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Abbotsford are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 19 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 59 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −16.4°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 38.0°C |
| Average wind | 9.0 km/h on average, most often from the south-west |
| Next-nearest location | Agassiz, 34 km |
How Electoral Area G, Fraser Valley compares
Against the 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, each read from its own normals location; the dots are the other locations those towns use in British Columbia.
Nearby towns’ climate
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Electoral Area G, Fraser Valley’s own would show the same figures). No closer places have figures: these lie 19–28 km from Electoral Area G, Fraser Valley.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area G, Fraser Valley Abbotsford | 24.4°C | 0.6°C | 1,505 mm |
| Chilliwack 19 km · Agassiz | 24.9°C 0.5°C warmer | 0.8°C about the same | 1,734 mm |
| Maple Ridge 28 km · Pitt Meadows | 25.0°C 0.6°C warmer | 0.5°C about the same | 1,649 mm |
Electoral Area G, 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 | 6.7°C | 0.6°C | 3.7°C | 226 mm | 22 cm |
| February | 8.9°C | 1.3°C | 5.1°C | 117 mm | 7 cm |
| March | 11.4°C | 2.9°C | 7.2°C | 146 mm | 5 cm |
| April | 14.8°C | 5.2°C | 10.0°C | 114 mm | 1 cm |
| May | 18.8°C | 8.4°C | 13.6°C | 94 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 21.0°C | 10.9°C | 16.0°C | 70 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 24.4°C | 12.7°C | 18.5°C | 39 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24.8°C | 12.6°C | 18.7°C | 47 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 21.4°C | 9.9°C | 15.7°C | 78 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 15.0°C | 6.4°C | 10.7°C | 144 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 9.5°C | 2.7°C | 6.2°C | 233 mm | 7 cm |
| December | 6.3°C | 0.6°C | 3.5°C | 197 mm | 14 cm |
| Year | 15.2°C | 6.2°C | 10.7°C | 1,505 mm | 56 cm |
January strays furthest from its normal year to year, by 1.9°C; August the least
The thirty-year records stretch furthest in January: a low of −16.4°C in 1993 and a high of 18.1°C in 2005.
Where Electoral Area G, Fraser Valley’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at Abbotsford, the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals.
- Comparisons: Canada’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (no city totals, no reserves), each through its own nearest location.
- 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 G, Fraser Valley’s climate
How warm does Electoral Area G, Fraser Valley get in summer?
Highs reach 24.8°C on an average August day; no month is warmer.
How cold does Electoral Area G, Fraser Valley get in winter?
January nights average 0.6°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does Electoral Area G, Fraser Valley get?
1,505 mm a year counting snow as water. The wettest month is November (233 mm); the driest, July (39 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
On about 11 days a year the ground keeps at least 1 cm of snow.
Are these figures for Electoral Area G, Fraser Valley itself?
They are borrowed from Abbotsford, the nearest place to Electoral Area G, Fraser Valley 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 G, Fraser Valley →
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).