Warfield has some of the warmest summer afternoons among Canadian towns
Nights in January average −4.0°C. By January nights alone, it runs milder than 93% of Canadian towns. From frozen January to warm July, readings climb 34°C. Plan time outside for June and September, when highs sit at 23–24°C.
Measured at Warfield, 1.0 km north: ECCC’s normals for 1991–2020.
A year in Warfield at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Warfield’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia beside it.
What a year in Warfield feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
Frost on 120 days, 20°C on 125
Frost comes from October to April, most of all in December (about 27 nights). About 38 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
Rain and melted snow: about 759 mm a year
December is the wettest month and August the driest. About 122 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
151 cm of snow in a typical year
From October to April snow is likely; December is the peak, at about 47 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
ECCC’s Warfield normals leave snowfall out; the figures here come from Creston, 90 km away.
Heating a home in Warfield
91% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Warm days count for nothing; each colder day adds how far its mean sits below 18°C. In heating terms, homes need less heating than 88% of Canadian towns.
Living with Warfield’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
The growing season between frosts lasts about 167 days, roughly 28 April to 13 October.
For long days outdoors, Jun and Sep bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Count on some 2 days a year when the wind makes it feel below −20.
Roughly 44 days a year feel hotter than 30 once humidity is counted.
Thirty-year normals hide the storms and the extremes: the hazards page has Warfield’s risks.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Warfield
Warfield is a composite: ECCC joins 2 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 1.0 km north |
| Station altitude | 606 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | Creston, 90 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −25.1°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 41.1°C |
| Average wind | 6.0 km/h on average, most often from the south |
| Next-nearest location | Nelson, 55 km |
How Warfield 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
Places around Warfield whose figures come from another normals location. The nearest place to Warfield with figures is 33 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warfield | 29.3°C | −4.0°C | 759 mm |
| Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay 33 km · Nelson | 28.5°C 0.8°C cooler | −2.9°C 1.1°C milder | 759 mm |
Warfield 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 | 0.4°C | −4.0°C | −1.7°C | 93 mm | 45 cm |
| February | 3.3°C | −3.1°C | 0.2°C | 62 mm | 21 cm |
| March | 9.1°C | −0.4°C | 4.4°C | 61 mm | 12 cm |
| April | 15.1°C | 2.8°C | 9.1°C | 54 mm | 1 cm |
| May | 20.8°C | 7.2°C | 14.0°C | 72 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 23.9°C | 10.3°C | 17.1°C | 68 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 29.3°C | 13.0°C | 21.2°C | 47 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 29.5°C | 12.5°C | 21.1°C | 25 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 23.1°C | 8.7°C | 16.0°C | 32 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13.0°C | 3.5°C | 8.2°C | 62 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 4.6°C | −0.6°C | 2.0°C | 86 mm | 23 cm |
| December | 0.1°C | −3.9°C | −1.7°C | 98 mm | 47 cm |
| Year | 14.4°C | 3.8°C | 9.2°C | 759 mm | 151 cm |
In June, anything from 1.3°C to 41.1°C
Two years in three, February’s average falls within 2.3°C of its normal of 0.2°C; August keeps to within 1.1°C.
Where Warfield’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 normals from ECCC for Warfield, its nearest location with complete temperatures.
- Other locations: precipitation and snowfall come from the nearest location that publishes all twelve months of them, as named above.
- Comparisons: every place of 2,500+ in Canada but the city hubs and the reserves, each on its nearest ECCC location.
- 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 Warfield’s climate
How warm does Warfield get in summer?
Of all twelve months, August has the warmest afternoons, about 29.5°C.
How cold does Warfield get in winter?
January nights average −4.0°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does Warfield get?
Over twelve months, rain and melted snow come to 759 mm; the range runs from 25 mm in August to 98 mm in December.
Are these figures for Warfield itself?
Yes, from ECCC’s station within Warfield’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Warfield →
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).