Photo: Sam Beebe · CC BY 2.0Terrace sits near the bottom of Canadian towns for July heat
January mornings start at about −5.3°C. November is the wettest month, June the driest. It is a wet place: more rain and snow fall here than on 93% of Canadian towns. An umbrella or a shovel earns its place on about 161 days a year with 1 mm or more.
Figures: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals at Terrace (5.6 km south).
A year in Terrace at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Terrace’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia beside it.
What a year in Terrace feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
Frost on 118 days, 20°C on 55
Frosts fall from October to April; December has the most, about 26. Some 4 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
About 1,338 mm of rain and snow a year
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 328 cm in a normal year
The snow season runs October to April; January brings the most, about 92 cm. 2nd snowiest of 252 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 Terrace
84% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
The total grows by a degree for every degree a day’s mean sits under 18°C. In heating terms, homes need less heating than 66% of Canadian towns.
Living with Terrace’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Wait until about 25 April to plant out; frost tends to come back around 17 October, about 174 days later.
Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →The wind chill passes −20 on about 12 days in a normal year.
On some 7 days a year the humidex climbs past 30.
Ice storms, floods and heat waves are risks, not averages: they are on Terrace’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Terrace
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Terrace are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 5.6 km south |
| Station altitude | 217 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −24.6°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 37.3°C |
| Average wind | 13.2 km/h on average, most often from the south |
| Next-nearest location | Smithers, 98 km |
How Terrace 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Terrace’s would only repeat its figures. Terrace has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 97–113 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terrace | 21.5°C | −5.3°C | 1,338 mm |
| Smithers 97 km · Smithers | 21.8°C about the same | −10.9°C 5.6°C colder | 506 mm |
| Prince Rupert 113 km · Holland Rock | 14.5°C 7.0°C cooler | 2.2°C 7.5°C milder | 2,143 mm |
Terrace weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1.4°C | −5.3°C | −3.3°C | 178 mm | 92 cm |
| February | 1.6°C | −3.5°C | −1.0°C | 103 mm | 47 cm |
| March | 5.6°C | −1.3°C | 2.1°C | 90 mm | 35 cm |
| April | 11.0°C | 1.8°C | 6.4°C | 66 mm | 5 cm |
| May | 16.4°C | 5.8°C | 11.2°C | 55 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 19.1°C | 9.3°C | 14.3°C | 52 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 21.5°C | 11.7°C | 16.6°C | 59 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 21.4°C | 11.6°C | 16.5°C | 67 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 16.1°C | 8.3°C | 12.2°C | 119 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 9.1°C | 3.6°C | 6.4°C | 183 mm | 5 cm |
| November | 3.0°C | −0.7°C | 1.2°C | 190 mm | 55 cm |
| December | −0.4°C | −3.9°C | −2.1°C | 178 mm | 90 cm |
| Year | 10.3°C | 3.1°C | 6.7°C | 1,338 mm | 328 cm |
January strays furthest from its normal year to year, by 2.9°C; October the least
March has the widest record range, −19.4°C in 2003 to 20.8°C in 2016; the tick on each bar is the month’s normal.
Where Terrace’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at Terrace, the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals.
- 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, 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 Terrace’s climate
How warm does Terrace get in summer?
The warmest month is July, when afternoons average 21.5°C.
How cold does Terrace get in winter?
In January, the coldest month, the typical low is −5.3°C.
How much rain and snow does Terrace get?
Count on roughly 1,338 mm a year, heaviest in November (190 mm) and lightest in June (52 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Snow covers the ground, 1 cm or more, on about 90 days a year.
Are these figures for Terrace itself?
Yes, from ECCC’s station within Terrace’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Terrace →
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).