Hardly any Canadian towns collect more precipitation than Harrison Hot Springs: 1,734 mm a year
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near 0.8°C. Some 24°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Only about 35 nights a year bring a frost, fewer than in 98% of Canadian towns. Windshields need scraping on about 35 mornings a year, the days the air reaches 0°C or below.
No ECCC station in Harrison Hot Springs has 1991–2020 normals; the page reads Agassiz, 6.3 km south, instead.
A year in Harrison Hot Springs at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Harrison Hot Springs’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia beside it.
What a year in Harrison Hot Springs feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
Frost on 35 days, 20°C on 106
Frosts fall from November to March; January has the most, about 10. About 11 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
About 1,734 mm of rain and snow a year
November brings the most rain and snow; July, the least. 7th wettest of 256 towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia. About 161 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
52 cm of snow in a typical year
Snow falls from November to March, most of all in January (about 18 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Harrison Hot Springs
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. In heating terms, homes need less heating than 98% of Canadian towns.
Living with Harrison Hot Springs’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Expect around 34 sticky days a year with the humidex above 30.
Thirty-year normals hide the storms and the extremes: the hazards page has Harrison Hot Springs’s risks.
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 | 6.3 km south |
| 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, 51 km |
How Harrison Hot Springs 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 Harrison Hot Springs’s would only repeat its figures. The nearest place to Harrison Hot Springs with figures is 34 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Hot Springs Agassiz | 24.9°C | 0.8°C | 1,734 mm |
| Electoral Area F, Fraser Valley 34 km · Abbotsford | 24.4°C 0.5°C cooler | 0.6°C about the same | 1,505 mm |
Harrison Hot Springs weather by month
Month by month, 1991–2020: the usual high, low and mean, the rain and snow, and the 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 |
March: −9.3°C at its coldest, 25.8°C at its warmest
The month to count on least is January: one year in three its average strays more than 2.0°C from 3.5°C. August moves least, typically by 0.9°C.
Where Harrison Hot Springs’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at Agassiz, the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals.
- Comparisons: every Canadian town and neighbourhood of 2,500 or more, each read from its own nearest location; city totals and reserves are left out.
- 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 Harrison Hot Springs’s climate
How warm does Harrison Hot Springs get in summer?
The warmest month is August, when afternoons average 25.0°C.
How cold does Harrison Hot Springs get in winter?
Winter bottoms out in January, with lows near 0.8°C.
How much rain and snow does Harrison Hot Springs get?
The yearly total is about 1,734 mm. November gets 268 mm, the most of any month; July gets 55 mm, the least.
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 Harrison Hot Springs itself?
No, they come from Agassiz; ECCC keeps no 1991–2020 normals in Harrison Hot Springs itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Harrison Hot Springs →
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).