Lumby has some of the warmest summer afternoons among Canadian towns
Deep winter brings January lows near −6.4°C. Winters are mild: January nights here are milder than in 89% of Canadian towns. June is the wettest month, March the driest. Comfortable outdoor weather, highs of 22–24°C, belongs to June and September.
No ECCC station in Lumby has 1991–2020 normals; the page reads Vernon, 24 km west, instead.
A year in Lumby at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Lumby’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia beside it.
What a year in Lumby feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
About 135 frosts and 123 warm days a year
Frost comes from October to April; in January almost every night freezes. About 29 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 447 mm of rain and snow a year
About 97 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 93 cm of snow a year
From November to March snow is likely; December is the peak, at about 31 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Heating a home in Lumby
91% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
ECCC sums, over the year, how many degrees each day’s average falls short of 18°C. By this count, homes here need less heating than 86% of Canadian towns.
Living with Lumby’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 Jun and Sep.
Parks & trails →Roughly 6 days a year feel colder than −20 in the wind.
Summer brings about 37 days when the humidex passes 30.
For the weather that does damage, from ice storms to floods, see Lumby’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Vernon
Vernon is a composite: ECCC joins 4 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 24 km west |
| Station altitude | 427 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −30.5°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 39.5°C |
| Average wind | 6.0 km/h on average, most often from the east |
| Next-nearest location | Kelowna, 43 km |
How Lumby 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
Places around Lumby whose figures come from another normals location. Distances here run 37–44 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Lumby.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lumby Vernon | 28.4°C | −6.4°C | 447 mm |
| Enderby 37 km · Salmon Arm | 28.3°C about the same | −5.6°C 0.8°C milder | 654 mm |
| Lake Country 38 km · Kelowna | 28.5°C about the same | −5.9°C 0.5°C milder | 447 mm |
Lumby 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 | −0.5°C | −6.4°C | −3.5°C | 37 mm | 28 cm |
| February | 2.8°C | −5.0°C | −1.1°C | 25 mm | 9 cm |
| March | 9.0°C | −1.2°C | 3.9°C | 25 mm | 6 cm |
| April | 15.1°C | 2.3°C | 8.7°C | 26 mm | under 1 cm |
| May | 20.9°C | 6.8°C | 13.9°C | 45 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 23.8°C | 10.2°C | 17.0°C | 55 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 28.4°C | 12.7°C | 20.6°C | 37 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 27.9°C | 12.1°C | 20.0°C | 30 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 21.7°C | 8.2°C | 15.0°C | 34 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 12.4°C | 2.9°C | 7.6°C | 41 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 4.5°C | −1.8°C | 1.4°C | 49 mm | 18 cm |
| December | −0.2°C | −5.8°C | −3.0°C | 44 mm | 31 cm |
| Year | 13.8°C | 2.9°C | 8.4°C | 447 mm | 93 cm |
February: −28.0°C at its coldest, 13.8°C at its warmest
From one year to the next, January’s average typically shifts by 2.8°C around its normal of −3.5°C, the widest of any month, while April’s shifts by 1.2°C.
Where Lumby’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 normals from ECCC for Vernon, its nearest location with complete 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 Lumby’s climate
How warm does Lumby get in summer?
The warmest month is July, when afternoons average 28.4°C.
How cold does Lumby get in winter?
Expect nights around −6.4°C in January; no month is colder.
How much rain and snow does Lumby get?
Rain and snow add up to about 447 mm of water a year; June brings the most (55 mm), March the least (25 mm).
Are these figures for Lumby itself?
They are borrowed from Vernon, the nearest place to Lumby where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Lumby →
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).