Penticton 1 sits near the top of Canadian towns for July heat
January mornings start at about −3.2°C. June is the wettest month, February the driest. By precipitation alone, it ranks drier than almost every Canadian town. About 75 days a year bring 1 mm of precipitation or more.
Measured at Penticton, 3.1 km east: ECCC’s normals for 1991–2020.
A year in Penticton 1 at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Penticton 1’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia beside it.
What a year in Penticton 1 feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
109 frost days and 133 days above 20°C a year
Frosts fall from October to April; December has the most, about 21. 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
Rain and melted snow: about 344 mm a year
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
62 cm of snow in a typical year
From November to March snow is likely; December is the peak, at about 20 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Penticton 1
92% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Degree days add up how far each day’s mean temperature falls below 18°C over a year. Homes here need less heating than 93% of Canadian towns.
Living with Penticton 1’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Tender plants are usually safe from around 30 April until frost returns near 8 October: about 160 days.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in Jun and Sep.
Parks & trails →About 4 days a year bring a wind chill under −20, when bare skin chills fast.
A humidex above 30 marks about 38 days in a normal year.
Ice storms, floods and heat waves are risks, not averages: they are on Penticton 1’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Penticton
Penticton is a composite: ECCC joins 2 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 3.1 km east |
| 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 | Osoyoos, 51 km |
How Penticton 1 compares
Placed among 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+, each on its nearest normals location; each dot is another location used in British Columbia.
Nearby towns’ climate
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Penticton 1’s own would show the same figures). No closer places have figures: these lie 29–35 km from Penticton 1.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penticton 1 | 29.2°C | −3.2°C | 344 mm |
| Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen 29 km · Osoyoos | 31.6°C 2.4°C warmer | −3.8°C 0.6°C colder | 344 mm |
| Peachland 35 km · Kelowna | 28.5°C 0.7°C cooler | −5.9°C 2.7°C colder | 344 mm |
Penticton 1 weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature, rain and snow (as water) and snowfall by month, 1991–2020.
| 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 |
A February here can run warm or cold, its average moving by about 2.4°C; the steadiest month is August
May has the widest record range, −4.2°C in 2013 to 33.8°C in 2006; the tick on each bar is the month’s normal.
Where Penticton 1’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 normals from ECCC for Penticton, its nearest location with complete temperatures.
- Comparisons: Canada’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (no city totals, no reserves), each through its own nearest location.
- Not on this page: sunshine, which none of ECCC’s 450 locations publishes for 1991–2020, and the town’s own height above sea level, so no figure is adjusted for altitude.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Penticton 1’s climate
How warm does Penticton 1 get in summer?
On a normal day in July the thermometer climbs to 29.2°C, the warmest of the year.
How cold does Penticton 1 get in winter?
In January, the coldest month, the typical low is −3.2°C.
How much rain and snow does Penticton 1 get?
Some 344 mm falls in a year. Most of it comes in June (44 mm), the least in February (19 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
On about 25 days a year the ground keeps at least 1 cm of snow.
Are these figures for Penticton 1 itself?
Yes, from ECCC’s station within Penticton 1’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Penticton 1 →
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).