Photo: Original uploader was Fawcett5 at en.wikipedia Later version(s) were uploaded by Peteforsyth at en.wikipedia . · Public domainPenticton sits near the top of Canadian towns for July heat
On a normal January night the air cools to about −3.2°C. Precipitation is light here, less than falls on almost every Canadian town. Expect the most rain and snow in June and the least in February. Ice scrapers and block heaters earn their keep on roughly 109 days a year at 0°C or below.
Read at Penticton, 2.7 km south-west: ECCC’s normals for 1991–2020.
A year in Penticton at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Penticton’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia beside it.
What a year in Penticton feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
Frost on 109 days, 20°C on 133
Frosts fall from October to April; December has the most, about 21. Heat of 30°C or more comes on about 29 days a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
344 mm of precipitation in a typical year
About 75 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 62 cm in a normal 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
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’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Tender plants are usually safe from around 30 April until frost returns near 8 October: about 160 days.
The comfortable months for a day outside, highs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more: Jun and Sep.
Parks & trails →Expect around 4 days a year when the wind chill sinks below −20.
Plan shade and water for about 38 days a year above 30 on the humidex.
Thirty-year normals hide the storms and the extremes: the hazards page has Penticton’s risks.
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 | 2.7 km south-west |
| 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 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’s own would show the same figures). No closer places have figures: these lie 29–37 km from Penticton.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penticton | 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 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 | 1.6°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
From one year to the next, February’s average typically shifts by 2.4°C around its normal of 0.8°C, the widest of any month, while August’s shifts by 0.9°C.
Where Penticton’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals for Penticton, the nearest location with a full year of 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, 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 Penticton’s climate
How warm does Penticton get in summer?
Highs reach 29.2°C on an average July day; no month is warmer.
How cold does Penticton get in winter?
Expect nights around −3.2°C in January; no month is colder.
How much rain and snow does Penticton get?
The yearly total is about 344 mm. June gets 44 mm, the most of any month; February gets 19 mm, the least.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Expect snow on the ground, at least 1 cm, for about 25 days a year.
Are these figures for Penticton itself?
Close to it: they are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Penticton, just outside Penticton’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Penticton →
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