Provinceton is among the wettest of Canadian towns: 1,649 mm of rain and snow a year
Expect July afternoons of about 25.0°C. The wettest month is January; the driest is August. In January, nights here are milder than in 95% of Canadian towns. The furnace earns its keep from November to April, the months that average under 10°C.
Borrowed figures: Provinceton has no normals station, so these come from Pitt Meadows, 9.1 km north.
A year in Provinceton at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Provinceton’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia beside it.
What a year in Provinceton feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
About 60 frosts and 107 warm days a year
The frost season runs October to April, peaking in December at about 15 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
1,649 mm of precipitation in a typical year
10th wettest of 255 towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia. About 148 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
56 cm of snow in a typical year
Expect snow from November to March, with about 22 cm in January, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
ECCC’s Pitt Meadows normals leave snowfall out; the figures here come from Abbotsford, 29 km away.
Heating a home in Provinceton
88% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: November to April.
Heating degree days total each day’s gap between its mean temperature and 18°C. In heating terms, homes need less heating than 96% of Canadian towns.
Living with Provinceton’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Frost usually lets go around 11 April and returns near 30 October, about 201 days apart.
The outdoor season by the averages is Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep, with highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →On some 26 days a year the humidex climbs past 30.
Ice storms, floods and heat waves are risks, not averages: they are on Provinceton’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Pitt Meadows
Pitt Meadows is one of the 450 places where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 9.1 km north |
| Station altitude | 5 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | Abbotsford, 29 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −16.3°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 37.6°C |
| Average wind | 4.8 km/h on average, most often from the east |
| Next-nearest location | Abbotsford, 29 km |
How Provinceton compares
Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in British Columbia.
Nearby towns’ climate
Places around Provinceton whose figures come from another normals location. The nearest places to Provinceton with figures are 20–29 km away.
Provinceton 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 | 6.8°C | 0.5°C | 3.6°C | 252 mm | 22 cm |
| February | 8.8°C | 0.4°C | 4.6°C | 134 mm | 7 cm |
| March | 11.3°C | 2.3°C | 6.8°C | 173 mm | 5 cm |
| April | 14.9°C | 4.5°C | 9.7°C | 105 mm | 1 cm |
| May | 19.0°C | 7.9°C | 13.5°C | 95 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 21.3°C | 10.8°C | 16.1°C | 69 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.0°C | 12.6°C | 18.8°C | 48 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25.1°C | 12.4°C | 18.8°C | 36 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 21.5°C | 9.8°C | 15.7°C | 94 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 15.0°C | 5.9°C | 10.5°C | 180 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 9.6°C | 2.4°C | 6.0°C | 249 mm | 7 cm |
| December | 6.1°C | 0.1°C | 3.1°C | 214 mm | 14 cm |
| Year | 15.4°C | 5.8°C | 10.6°C | 1,649 mm | 56 cm |
The month with the widest range: September, 0.9°C to 34.4°C
Two years in three, February’s average falls within 1.7°C of its normal of 4.6°C; October keeps to within 1.0°C.
Where Provinceton’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at Pitt Meadows (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: 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: 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 Provinceton’s climate
How warm does Provinceton get in summer?
Afternoons average 25.1°C in August, the warmest time of year.
How cold does Provinceton get in winter?
Of all twelve months, December has the coldest nights, about 0.1°C.
How much rain and snow does Provinceton get?
Count on roughly 1,649 mm a year, heaviest in January (252 mm) and lightest in August (36 mm).
Are these figures for Provinceton itself?
Not directly: Provinceton has no ECCC normals of its own, and Pitt Meadows stands in for it.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Provinceton →
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).