Photo: Shawn from Airdrie, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine sits near the bottom of Canadian towns for July heat
In January the night’s low is typically −5.3°C. Its yearly rain and snow top those of 93% of Canadian towns. From frozen January to warm July, readings climb 27°C. Windshields need scraping on about 118 mornings a year, the days the air reaches 0°C or below.
Borrowed figures: Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine has no normals station, so these come from Terrace, 10 km south.
A year in Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine’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 (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
About 118 frosts and 55 warm days a year
Frost comes from October to April, most of all in December (about 26 nights). About 4 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 1,338 mm of rain and snow a year
November is the wettest month and June the driest. About 161 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
328 cm of snow in a typical year
Snow falls from October to April, most of all in January (about 92 cm). 2nd snowiest of 252 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 Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine
84% 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. Homes here need less heating than 66% of Canadian towns.
Living with Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
About 174 days a year pass without frost, from an average last frost of 25 April to a first of 17 October.
Mild days and mild nights together (17–27°C by day, 8°C or more at night) belong to Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →Plan for about 12 days a year with a wind chill below −20.
Roughly 7 days a year feel hotter than 30 once humidity is counted.
Bad-weather days, from blizzards to floods, get their own page for Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine: the hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Terrace
Terrace is a composite: ECCC joins 2 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 10 km south |
| Station altitude | 217 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −24.6°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 37.3°C |
| Average wind | 13.2 km/h on average, most often from the south |
| Next-nearest location | Smithers, 97 km |
How Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine 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 (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine’s would only repeat its figures. No closer places have figures: these lie 96–114 km from Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine Terrace | 21.5°C | −5.3°C | 1,338 mm |
| Smithers 96 km · Smithers | 21.8°C about the same | −10.9°C 5.6°C colder | 506 mm |
| Prince Rupert 114 km · Holland Rock | 14.5°C 7.0°C cooler | 2.2°C 7.5°C milder | 2,143 mm |
Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine 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 | −1.4°C | −5.3°C | −3.3°C | 178 mm | 92 cm |
| February | 1.6°C | −3.5°C | −1.0°C | 103 mm | 47 cm |
| March | 5.6°C | −1.3°C | 2.1°C | 90 mm | 35 cm |
| April | 11.0°C | 1.8°C | 6.4°C | 66 mm | 5 cm |
| May | 16.4°C | 5.8°C | 11.2°C | 55 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 19.1°C | 9.3°C | 14.3°C | 52 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 21.5°C | 11.7°C | 16.6°C | 59 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 21.4°C | 11.6°C | 16.5°C | 67 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 16.1°C | 8.3°C | 12.2°C | 119 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 9.1°C | 3.6°C | 6.4°C | 183 mm | 5 cm |
| November | 3.0°C | −0.7°C | 1.2°C | 190 mm | 55 cm |
| December | −0.4°C | −3.9°C | −2.1°C | 178 mm | 90 cm |
| Year | 10.3°C | 3.1°C | 6.7°C | 1,338 mm | 328 cm |
The month with the widest range: March, −19.4°C to 20.8°C
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high over 1991–2020; January is the month whose average wanders most from year to year (±2.9°C around −3.3°C), October the one that wanders least (±0.8°C).
Where Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Terrace: the nearest of its locations with every month’s temperatures.
- 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 (no 1991–2020 normals exist for it) and any altitude adjustment, since there is no elevation for the town itself.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine’s climate
How warm does Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine get in summer?
The warmest month is July, when afternoons average 21.5°C.
How cold does Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine get in winter?
At its coldest, in January, the normal low is −5.3°C.
How much rain and snow does Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine get?
Count on roughly 1,338 mm a year, heaviest in November (190 mm) and lightest in June (52 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Snow covers the ground, 1 cm or more, on about 90 days a year.
Are these figures for Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine itself?
Only indirectly: the readings are made at Terrace, outside Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine →
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