Kamloops, #1 on this list · Photo: Kiyoteru Awaji (CC BY 4.0)

British Columbia · 2026

Driest towns in British Columbia

Kamloops tops the list in British Columbia, at 273 mm. Second place goes to Electoral Area L (Grasslands), Thompson-Nicola, at 273 mm, and third to Electoral Area P (Rivers and the Peaks), Thompson-Nicola, at 273 mm. Port Alberni, in the middle of the list, comes in at 1,152 mm. Bottom of the list: Tofino, with 3,111 mm. On the national list, Kamloops is #2 of 2,589. The national top 100 holds 14 places from British Columbia.

Rain and snow a year (total precipitation), 1991–2020 normals How grades work

#1

Kamloops

British Columbia · 108,793 people

273 mm Precipitation a year

Overall C·#2,020 of 2,556

Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk A⁻·lowest: cost of living D

#2

Electoral Area L (Grasslands), Thompson-Nicola

British Columbia · 3,543 people

273 mm Precipitation a year

Overall D⁻·#2,516 of 2,556

Strongest: walkability C⁺, jobs & income C⁺·lowest: hazard risk D⁻

#3

Electoral Area P (Rivers and the Peaks), Thompson-Nicola

British Columbia · 4,540 people

273 mm Precipitation a year

Overall D⁻·#2,538 of 2,556

Strongest: schools B⁻, jobs & income C⁺·lowest: hazard risk D⁻

Photos: Kamloops, Kiyoteru Awaji (CC BY 4.0) · Electoral Area L (Grasslands), Thompson-Nicola, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson S… (Public domain) · Electoral Area P (Rivers and the Peaks), Thompson-Nicola, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson S… (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons.

Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking Canadian towns against each other only, run #73 of 10 November 2026. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.

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).