Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainElectoral Area F, North Okanagan has some of the warmest summer afternoons among Canadian towns
The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at −5.6°C on average. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 34°C. In January, nights here are milder than in 93% of Canadian towns. The heating season runs October to April: each of those months averages under 10°C.
ECCC publishes no normals for Electoral Area F, North Okanagan itself; the figures are those of Salmon Arm, 9.9 km north-west.
A year in Electoral Area F, North Okanagan at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Electoral Area F, North Okanagan’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 F, North Okanagan feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
127 frost days and 125 days above 20°C a year
Frost comes from October to April, most of all in December (about 27 nights). Heat of 30°C or more comes on about 26 days a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 654 mm of rain and snow a year
November is the wettest month and August the driest. About 121 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 203 cm of snow a year
The snow season runs November to March; December brings the most, about 71 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Electoral Area F, North Okanagan
91% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Think of it as a year’s worth of daily shortfalls below 18°C, added up. Homes here need less heating than 88% of Canadian towns.
Living with Electoral Area F, North Okanagan’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
A normal year gives the garden about 160 frost-free days, roughly 28 April to 6 October.
Plan time outside for Jun: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.
Parks & trails →A wind chill below −20 is part of about 5 days a year here.
The air feels heavier than 30 on the humidex for about 46 days a year.
Severe weather is a separate story from the averages: see Electoral Area F, North Okanagan’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Salmon Arm
ECCC builds the Salmon Arm normals from 2 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.
| Distance from the town | 9.9 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 527 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −27.8°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 39.9°C |
| Average wind | 4.3 km/h on average, most often from the south |
| Next-nearest location | Vernon, 45 km |
How Electoral Area F, North Okanagan 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
Places around Electoral Area F, North Okanagan whose figures come from another normals location. No closer place has figures: this one lies 24 km from Electoral Area F, North Okanagan.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area F, North Okanagan Salmon Arm | 28.3°C | −5.6°C | 654 mm |
| Armstrong 24 km · Vernon | 28.4°C about the same | −6.4°C 0.8°C colder | 447 mm |
Electoral Area F, North Okanagan weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0.6°C | −5.6°C | −2.6°C | 78 mm | 69 cm |
| February | 3.3°C | −5.1°C | −0.9°C | 37 mm | 22 cm |
| March | 9.3°C | −1.5°C | 3.9°C | 39 mm | 12 cm |
| April | 15.5°C | 2.3°C | 8.9°C | 41 mm | 1 cm |
| May | 21.1°C | 7.0°C | 14.1°C | 53 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 24.1°C | 10.5°C | 17.3°C | 64 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 28.3°C | 12.8°C | 20.6°C | 43 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 27.6°C | 11.7°C | 19.7°C | 35 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 21.4°C | 7.5°C | 14.5°C | 41 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 12.8°C | 2.6°C | 7.7°C | 61 mm | under 1 cm |
| November | 5.5°C | −1.2°C | 2.2°C | 83 mm | 28 cm |
| December | 0.9°C | −4.9°C | −2.1°C | 78 mm | 71 cm |
| Year | 14.2°C | 3.0°C | 8.6°C | 654 mm | 203 cm |
The most changeable month: February, give or take 2.9°C; the steadiest, August
Over 1991–2020, November saw both −25.7°C (2006) and 17.8°C (2016), the widest span of any month.
Where Electoral Area F, North Okanagan’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, Salmon Arm, 1991–2020.
- Comparisons: a pool of Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, read alike; whole cities and reserves stay out of it.
- 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 F, North Okanagan’s climate
How warm does Electoral Area F, North Okanagan get in summer?
Summer peaks in July: a typical afternoon reaches 28.3°C.
How cold does Electoral Area F, North Okanagan get in winter?
Midwinter means January, when a typical night reaches −5.6°C.
How much rain and snow does Electoral Area F, North Okanagan get?
Precipitation totals 654 mm a year, with November the wettest month (83 mm) and August the driest (35 mm).
Are these figures for Electoral Area F, North Okanagan itself?
Not directly: Electoral Area F, North Okanagan has no ECCC normals of its own, and Salmon Arm stands in for it.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Electoral Area F, North Okanagan →
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