Hardly any Canadian towns collect more precipitation than Skowkale: 1,734 mm a year
Expect July afternoons of about 24.9°C. By frosts alone, it ranks gentler than 98% of Canadian towns. From frozen January to warm July, readings climb 24°C. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or snow or more, come about 161 times a year.
ECCC publishes no normals for Skowkale itself; the figures are those of Agassiz, 18 km north-east.
A year in Skowkale at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Skowkale’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia beside it.
What a year in Skowkale feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
35 frost days and 106 days above 20°C a year
Frost comes from November to March, most of all in January (about 10 nights). About 11 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
1,734 mm of precipitation in a typical year
The most falls in November, the least in July. 7th wettest of 256 towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 52 cm in a normal year
The snow season runs November to March; January brings the most, about 18 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Skowkale
88% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: November to March.
Each day the mean sits under 18°C adds its shortfall; a year’s total is its heating degree days. In heating terms, homes need less heating than 98% of Canadian towns.
Living with Skowkale’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Mild days and mild nights together (17–27°C by day, 8°C or more at night) belong to May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Humid summer days, the humidex above 30, number about 34 a year.
Averages smooth over blizzards, ice storms, floods and heat waves; Skowkale’s hazards page covers the risks.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Agassiz
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Agassiz are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 18 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 19 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −13.9°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 37.3°C |
| Average wind | 6.6 km/h on average, most often from the north-east |
| Next-nearest location | Abbotsford, 33 km |
How Skowkale 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
Places around Skowkale whose figures come from another normals location. Skowkale has no close neighbour with figures; the nearest is 13 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skowkale Agassiz | 24.9°C | 0.8°C | 1,734 mm |
| Cultus Lake 13 km · Abbotsford | 24.4°C 0.5°C cooler | 0.6°C about the same | 1,505 mm |
Skowkale 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 | 6.1°C | 0.8°C | 3.5°C | 250 mm | 18 cm |
| February | 8.6°C | 2.0°C | 5.3°C | 137 mm | 5 cm |
| March | 11.3°C | 3.3°C | 7.3°C | 152 mm | 7 cm |
| April | 15.0°C | 5.8°C | 10.4°C | 123 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 19.3°C | 9.2°C | 14.2°C | 90 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 21.2°C | 11.5°C | 16.4°C | 91 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 24.9°C | 13.1°C | 19.0°C | 55 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25.0°C | 13.0°C | 19.0°C | 69 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 21.6°C | 10.8°C | 16.2°C | 98 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 15.1°C | 7.4°C | 11.2°C | 185 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 9.0°C | 3.6°C | 6.4°C | 268 mm | 7 cm |
| December | 5.8°C | 1.1°C | 3.5°C | 217 mm | 14 cm |
| Year | 15.2°C | 6.8°C | 11.0°C | 1,734 mm | 52 cm |
January strays furthest from its normal year to year, by 2.0°C; August the least
The thirty-year records stretch furthest in March: a low of −9.3°C in 2007 and a high of 25.8°C in 2019.
Where Skowkale’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s normals for Agassiz, 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
- Comparisons: the 2,500-plus towns and neighbourhoods of Canada, each read from its closest normals location; whole cities and reserves aren’t counted.
- Not on this page: a sunshine figure (ECCC published none for 1991–2020) and any lapse-rate correction for height, as the town has no elevation here.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Skowkale’s climate
How warm does Skowkale get in summer?
In August, the warmest month, the typical high is 25.0°C.
How cold does Skowkale get in winter?
Midwinter means January, when a typical night reaches 0.8°C.
How much rain and snow does Skowkale get?
About 1,734 mm a year, rain and melted snow together. November is the wettest month (268 mm) and July the driest (55 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
About 11 days a year have 1 cm of snow or more on the ground.
Are these figures for Skowkale itself?
They come from Agassiz, which ECCC uses as the nearest normals location for Skowkale.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Skowkale →
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).