Photo: Urban Walnut · CC BY-SA 3.0Hudson's Hope sits near the bottom of Canadian towns for July heat
Nights in January average −16.7°C. Its January nights bite harder than in 80% of Canadian towns. The year swings widely: the coldest month’s nights and the warmest month’s afternoons are 38°C apart. From June to August, highs of 20–22°C make it easy to spend the day outdoors.
Every figure here comes from Fort St. John, 77 km east; ECCC has no normals closer to Hudson's Hope, so they describe the wider area.
A year in Hudson's Hope at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Hudson's Hope’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia beside it.
What a year in Hudson's Hope feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
About 185 frosts and 65 warm days a year
From September to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. Some 37 nights a year drop under −20°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 464 mm of rain and snow a year
July is the wettest month and April the driest. Some 86 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 206 cm of snow a year
Snow falls from September to May, most of all in November (about 38 cm). 9th snowiest of 253 towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Hudson's Hope
86% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
The count adds up, day by day, how far the mean temperature falls short of 18°C. In heating terms, homes need more heating than 93% of Canadian towns.
Living with Hudson's Hope’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
On average the last spring frost comes around 12 May and the first autumn frost around 16 September: about 127 frost-free days between.
Warm afternoons without cold nights, 17–27°C and 8°C or more, mark Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →Count on some 70 days a year when the wind makes it feel below −20.
The air feels heavier than 30 on the humidex for about 3 days a year.
Ice storms, floods and heat waves are risks, not averages: they are on Hudson's Hope’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Fort St. John
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Fort St. John are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 77 km east |
| Station altitude | 695 m |
| Completeness | at least 25 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −44.6°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 33.5°C |
| Average wind | 14.0 km/h on average, most often from the south-west |
| Next-nearest location | Mackenzie, 114 km |
How Hudson's Hope 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 Hudson's Hope’s own would show the same figures). Hudson's Hope has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 105–112 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson's Hope Fort St. John | 21.7°C | −16.7°C | 464 mm |
| Electoral Area D, Peace River 105 km · Dawson Creek | 22.5°C 0.8°C warmer | −19.4°C 2.7°C colder | 421 mm |
| Mackenzie 110 km · Mackenzie | 22.4°C 0.7°C warmer | −13.5°C 3.2°C milder | 609 mm |
Hudson's Hope 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 | −8.6°C | −16.7°C | −12.7°C | 28 mm | 34 cm |
| February | −5.4°C | −14.0°C | −9.7°C | 21 mm | 26 cm |
| March | −0.5°C | −9.8°C | −5.2°C | 27 mm | 30 cm |
| April | 9.1°C | −1.5°C | 3.8°C | 21 mm | 15 cm |
| May | 16.0°C | 4.2°C | 10.1°C | 34 mm | 7 cm |
| June | 19.7°C | 8.7°C | 14.2°C | 75 mm | under 1 cm |
| July | 21.7°C | 10.7°C | 16.3°C | 77 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 20.8°C | 9.3°C | 15.0°C | 48 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 15.7°C | 5.1°C | 10.4°C | 42 mm | 5 cm |
| October | 7.7°C | −0.7°C | 3.5°C | 33 mm | 22 cm |
| November | −2.4°C | −9.7°C | −6.1°C | 35 mm | 38 cm |
| December | −6.9°C | −14.6°C | −10.8°C | 24 mm | 29 cm |
| Year | 7.2°C | −2.4°C | 2.4°C | 464 mm | 206 cm |
The most changeable month: December, give or take 4.9°C; the steadiest, June
Each bar spans a month’s coldest and warmest readings over thirty years; January’s run from −43.6°C in 1996 to 12.9°C in 2003.
Where Hudson's Hope’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, Fort St. John, 1991–2020.
- Comparisons: the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ across Canada, each on its nearest normals location, without the city totals or the reserves.
- 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 Hudson's Hope’s climate
How warm does Hudson's Hope get in summer?
Highs reach 21.7°C on an average July day; no month is warmer.
How cold does Hudson's Hope get in winter?
Deep winter means January, when nights average −16.7°C.
How much rain and snow does Hudson's Hope get?
About 464 mm a year, rain and melted snow together. July is the wettest month (77 mm) and April the driest (21 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Expect snow on the ground, at least 1 cm, for about 152 days a year.
Are these figures for Hudson's Hope itself?
No. The nearest normals are those of Fort St. John, a long way from Hudson's Hope.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Hudson's Hope →
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).