Hardly any Canadian towns see hotter July days than Electoral Area F, Okanagan-Similkameen
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near −3.2°C. Precipitation peaks in June and eases off in February. Counting rain and snow together, it is drier than almost every Canadian town. Expect about 109 frosty starts a year, days when the air falls to freezing.
The nearest ECCC normals location to Electoral Area F, Okanagan-Similkameen is Penticton, 10 km south, and every figure on this page is its.
A year in Electoral Area F, Okanagan-Similkameen at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Electoral Area F, Okanagan-Similkameen’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, Okanagan-Similkameen feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
About 109 frosts and 133 warm days a year
Frost comes from October to April, most of all in December (about 21 nights). Some 29 days a year climb past 30°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
Rain and melted snow: about 344 mm a year
Some 75 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 62 cm of snow a year
Snow falls from November to March, most of all in December (about 20 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Electoral Area F, Okanagan-Similkameen
92% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Heating degree days total each day’s gap between its mean temperature and 18°C. In heating terms, homes need less heating than 93% of Canadian towns.
Living with Electoral Area F, Okanagan-Similkameen’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Frost usually lets go around 30 April and returns near 8 October, about 160 days apart.
The outdoor season by the averages is Jun and Sep, with highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Wind chill falls below −20 on about 4 days a year: cover skin and dress in layers.
A humidex above 30 marks about 38 days in a normal year.
Extremes don’t show in averages: floods, wildfire smoke and ice storms are on Electoral Area F, Okanagan-Similkameen’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Penticton
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Penticton are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 10 km south |
| Station altitude | 344 m |
| Completeness | at least 25 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −21.6°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 38.6°C |
| Average wind | 11.5 km/h on average, most often from the north |
| Next-nearest location | Kelowna, 50 km |
How Electoral Area F, Okanagan-Similkameen 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Electoral Area F, Okanagan-Similkameen’s would only repeat its figures. The nearest places to Electoral Area F, Okanagan-Similkameen with figures are 27–38 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area F, Okanagan-Similkameen Penticton | 29.2°C | −3.2°C | 344 mm |
| Peachland 27 km · Kelowna | 28.5°C 0.7°C cooler | −5.9°C 2.7°C colder | 344 mm |
| Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen 37 km · Osoyoos | 31.6°C 2.4°C warmer | −3.8°C 0.6°C colder | 344 mm |
Electoral Area F, Okanagan-Similkameen weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1.6°C | −3.2°C | −0.8°C | 28 mm | 19 cm |
| February | 4.6°C | −3.1°C | 0.8°C | 19 mm | 9 cm |
| March | 10.2°C | −0.6°C | 4.9°C | 23 mm | 5 cm |
| April | 15.7°C | 2.4°C | 9.1°C | 26 mm | 1 cm |
| May | 21.4°C | 7.1°C | 14.3°C | 38 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 24.6°C | 10.6°C | 17.6°C | 44 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 29.2°C | 13.5°C | 21.4°C | 28 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 28.4°C | 12.8°C | 20.6°C | 27 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 22.6°C | 8.5°C | 15.6°C | 25 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 14.3°C | 3.5°C | 8.9°C | 29 mm | under 1 cm |
| November | 6.7°C | 0.0°C | 3.4°C | 28 mm | 8 cm |
| December | 2.1°C | −2.8°C | −0.4°C | 30 mm | 20 cm |
| Year | 15.1°C | 4.1°C | 9.6°C | 344 mm | 62 cm |
From −4.2°C to 33.8°C: May’s coldest and warmest days since 1991
The month to count on least is February: one year in three its average strays more than 2.4°C from 0.8°C. August moves least, typically by 0.9°C.
Where Electoral Area F, Okanagan-Similkameen’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at Penticton (the closest location with all twelve months of temperatures).
- Comparisons: every place of 2,500+ in Canada but the city hubs and the reserves, each on its nearest ECCC location.
- Not on this page: sunshine, absent from every 1991–2020 location, and an altitude correction, for want of the town’s own elevation.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Electoral Area F, Okanagan-Similkameen’s climate
How warm does Electoral Area F, Okanagan-Similkameen get in summer?
Midsummer means July, with afternoons near 29.2°C on a typical day.
How cold does Electoral Area F, Okanagan-Similkameen get in winter?
A typical January night falls to −3.2°C, the year’s low point.
How much rain and snow does Electoral Area F, Okanagan-Similkameen get?
Rain and snow add up to about 344 mm of water a year; June brings the most (44 mm), February the least (19 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
About 25 days a year count as snow-covered, with 1 cm or more.
Are these figures for Electoral Area F, Okanagan-Similkameen itself?
Not as such: Penticton is the nearest normals location, and Electoral Area F, Okanagan-Similkameen has none.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Electoral Area F, Okanagan-Similkameen →
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