Photo: Sandy Busche · CC BY 3.0Hardly any Canadian towns see fresher July days than Taylor
The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at −16.7°C on average. Seasons differ by 38°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. By January nights alone, it runs colder than 80% of Canadian towns. Plan time outside from June to August, when highs sit at 20–22°C.
No ECCC station in Taylor has 1991–2020 normals; the page reads Fort St. John, 9.5 km north, instead.
A year in Taylor at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Taylor’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia beside it.
What a year in Taylor feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
Frost on 185 days, 20°C on 65
The frost season runs September to May, and January freezes nearly every night. On about 37 nights a year the air falls below −20°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
464 mm of precipitation in a typical year
July is the wettest month and April the driest. On about 86 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 206 cm in a normal year
From September to May snow is likely; November is the peak, at about 38 cm. 9th snowiest of 253 towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Taylor
86% 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. By this count, homes here need more heating than 93% of Canadian towns.
Living with Taylor’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Tender plants are usually safe from around 12 May until frost returns near 16 September: about 127 days.
The outdoor season by the averages is Jun, Jul and Aug, with highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →On some 70 days a year the wind chill drops past −20; mitts and a scarf earn their place.
Expect around 3 sticky days a year with the humidex above 30.
Extremes don’t show in averages: floods, wildfire smoke and ice storms are on Taylor’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Fort St. John
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Fort St. John are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 9.5 km north |
| Station altitude | 695 m |
| Completeness | at least 25 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −44.6°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 33.5°C |
| Average wind | 14.0 km/h on average, most often from the south-west |
| Next-nearest location | Dawson Creek, 56 km |
How Taylor 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Taylor’s would only repeat its figures. The nearest place to Taylor with figures is 48 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Fort St. John | 21.7°C | −16.7°C | 464 mm |
| Electoral Area D, Peace River 48 km · Dawson Creek | 22.5°C 0.8°C warmer | −19.4°C 2.7°C colder | 421 mm |
Taylor weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −8.6°C | −16.7°C | −12.7°C | 28 mm | 34 cm |
| February | −5.4°C | −14.0°C | −9.7°C | 21 mm | 26 cm |
| March | −0.5°C | −9.8°C | −5.2°C | 27 mm | 30 cm |
| April | 9.1°C | −1.5°C | 3.8°C | 21 mm | 15 cm |
| May | 16.0°C | 4.2°C | 10.1°C | 34 mm | 7 cm |
| June | 19.7°C | 8.7°C | 14.2°C | 75 mm | under 1 cm |
| July | 21.7°C | 10.7°C | 16.3°C | 77 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 20.8°C | 9.3°C | 15.0°C | 48 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 15.7°C | 5.1°C | 10.4°C | 42 mm | 5 cm |
| October | 7.7°C | −0.7°C | 3.5°C | 33 mm | 22 cm |
| November | −2.4°C | −9.7°C | −6.1°C | 35 mm | 38 cm |
| December | −6.9°C | −14.6°C | −10.8°C | 24 mm | 29 cm |
| Year | 7.2°C | −2.4°C | 2.4°C | 464 mm | 206 cm |
From −43.6°C to 12.9°C: January’s coldest and warmest days since 1991
From one year to the next, December’s average typically shifts by 4.9°C around its normal of −10.8°C, the widest of any month, while June’s shifts by 0.9°C.
Where Taylor’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 normals from ECCC for Fort St. John, its nearest location with complete temperatures.
- Comparisons: Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500, each placed by its nearest location (city totals and reserves excluded).
- 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 Taylor’s climate
How warm does Taylor get in summer?
Midsummer means July, with afternoons near 21.7°C on a typical day.
How cold does Taylor get in winter?
The coldest nights come in January, averaging −16.7°C.
How much rain and snow does Taylor get?
July is the wettest month at 77 mm and April the driest at 21 mm, for 464 mm over the year.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
About 152 days a year count as snow-covered, with 1 cm or more.
Are these figures for Taylor itself?
No, they come from Fort St. John; ECCC keeps no 1991–2020 normals in Taylor itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Taylor →
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).