Photo: Darren Kirby · CC BY-SA 3.0Midwinter lows in Revelstoke stay above those of 92% of Canadian towns
High summer brings afternoon highs near 26.5°C. Rain and snow together come to less here than on 68% of Canadian towns. The year swings widely: the coldest month’s nights and the warmest month’s afternoons are 32°C apart. About 121 days a year bring 1 mm of precipitation or more.
Figures: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals at Revelstoke (2.9 km south-east).
A year in Revelstoke at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Revelstoke’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia beside it.
What a year in Revelstoke feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
Frost on 128 days, 20°C on 102
Frost comes from October to April, most of all in December (about 27 nights). Some 19 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
654 mm of precipitation in a typical year
November is the wettest month and August the driest.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Precipitation and snowfall: Salmon Arm, 80 km away (Revelstoke records no complete year of either).
About 203 cm of snow a year
Snow falls from November to March, most of all in December (about 71 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Heating a home in Revelstoke
90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
ECCC sums, over the year, how many degrees each day’s average falls short of 18°C. In heating terms, homes need less heating than 75% of Canadian towns.
Living with Revelstoke’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Plan time outside for Jun, Jul and Aug: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.
Parks & trails →Wind chill falls below −20 on about 6 days a year: cover skin and dress in layers.
About 23 days a year turn sultry, with the humidex past 30.
The normals describe a typical year, not its worst days; the hazards page covers Revelstoke’s.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Revelstoke
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Revelstoke are 3 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 2.9 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 445 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Precipitation from | Salmon Arm, 80 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −26.5°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 40.1°C |
| Average wind | 6.1 km/h on average, most often from the north |
| Next-nearest location | Salmon Arm, 80 km |
How Revelstoke 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
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Revelstoke’s own would show the same figures). The one place listed is 50 km from Revelstoke, the nearest with figures.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revelstoke | 26.5°C | −5.7°C | 654 mm |
| Electoral Area E, Columbia-Shuswap 50 km · Salmon Arm | 28.3°C 1.8°C warmer | −5.6°C about the same | 654 mm |
Revelstoke 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 | −0.8°C | −5.7°C | −3.3°C | 78 mm | 69 cm |
| February | 1.5°C | −5.6°C | −2.1°C | 37 mm | 22 cm |
| March | 6.3°C | −2.2°C | 2.1°C | 39 mm | 12 cm |
| April | 13.4°C | 1.3°C | 7.4°C | 41 mm | 1 cm |
| May | 19.9°C | 6.0°C | 13.0°C | 53 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 22.6°C | 10.0°C | 16.3°C | 64 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 26.5°C | 12.2°C | 19.4°C | 43 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25.5°C | 11.6°C | 18.6°C | 35 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 19.2°C | 7.9°C | 13.6°C | 41 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 10.5°C | 3.1°C | 6.8°C | 61 mm | under 1 cm |
| November | 3.8°C | −0.8°C | 1.5°C | 83 mm | 28 cm |
| December | −0.5°C | −4.8°C | −2.7°C | 78 mm | 71 cm |
| Year | 12.3°C | 2.8°C | 7.6°C | 654 mm | 203 cm |
February varies most from one year to the next (2.4°C), October least
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high since 1991. March spans the most, from −17.7°C (2009) to 21.2°C (2016).
Where Revelstoke’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at Revelstoke (the closest location with all twelve months of temperatures).
- Other locations: precipitation and snowfall come from the nearest location that publishes all twelve months of them, as named above.
- Comparisons: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
- 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 Revelstoke’s climate
How warm does Revelstoke get in summer?
At its warmest, in July, the normal high is 26.5°C.
How cold does Revelstoke get in winter?
The year’s coldest nights belong to January, at about −5.7°C.
How much rain and snow does Revelstoke get?
November is the wettest month at 83 mm and August the driest at 35 mm, for 654 mm over the year.
Are these figures for Revelstoke itself?
Yes: ECCC’s normals station is inside Revelstoke itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Revelstoke →
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).