Weather in British Columbia

Calculated from weather data of Kelowna International Airport (CYLW) between 2021 and 2025.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
January	1.0	1.9	-1.7	2.2	-1.7	2.7
February	2.1	0.5	5.7	3.5	4.4	2.5
March	9.8	11.4	11.0	9.5	10.8	11.4
April	15.1		16.1	14.6	13.5	17.3
May	22.1	22.3	20.6	25.6	18.1	21.6
June	25.1		23.3	27.1	23.6	29.1
July	30.8		32.8	31.5	30.8	33.7
August	29.7		29.8	30.0	32.0	28.6
September	23.1		25.3	23.1	25.1	22.1
October	13.9		15.3	14.9	18.5	13.0
November	5.7		6.4	6.7	0.9	7.2
December	1.3		3.7	4.2	-4.2	-2.1
Average	14.4	9.2	15.8	16.1	15.1	15.7

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
January	-5.4	-4	-6	-3	-5	-3
February	-6.2	-7	-2	-4	-5	-5
March	-2.3	1	-2	-3	0	-2
April	1.8		3	2	1	2
May	7.1	7	7	9	6	5
June	10.3		9	11	11	12
July	13.0		15	12	13	15
August	12.3		13	13	14	13
September	8.6		9	9	8	8
October	2.6		4	4	4	3
November	-2.9		1	-1	-5	0
December	-4.1		-1	-1	-9	-10
Average	2.8	-1.1	4.0	4.0	3.1	3.2

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
30 °C or warmer	1	48	49	51	52
25 °C or warmer	9	79	107	72	87
20 °C or warmer	18	129	141	138	129
0 °C or colder	60	92	111	120	126

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
January	15.3	14	25	15	14	15
February	19.0	27	29	35	7	10
March	9.5	24	7	10	14	1
April	8.1		8	10	8	3
May	8.1	14	11	10	8	4
June	9.4		16	6	24	3
July	3.2		7	1	4	1
August	3.3		9	3	1	6
September	4.6		3	6	3	6
October	7.2		10	2	5	11
November	15.3		25	10	28	15
December	17.8		22	21	26	24
Average	10.1	19.3	13.9	10.1	11.2	7.4

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (km/h)

Month	Average	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
January	7.5	7	7	6	10	6
February	9.5	10	7	10	10	9
March	9.3	10	9	10	10	9
April	11.4		13	11	14	11
May	10.3	8	13	10	12	13
June	10.1		12	10	10	10
July	9.6		9	11	9	11
August	9.0		9	11	9	10
September	9.1		10	10	9	9
October	8.4		8	9	8	7
November	7.9		8	7	8	7
December	7.8		7	6	12	10
Average	9.2	8.7	9.2	9.4	10.0	9.4

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
January	S	SE	N	S	NE
February	N	W	SE	NE	N
March	SW	NW	NW	W	SW
April		SW	SW	W	NW
May	SW	SW	SW	SW	W
June		SW	W	NW	W
July		W	W	NW	NW
August		W	NW	SW	W
September		SW	W	W	W
October		S	NW	W	W
November		S	S	N	S
December		S	SE	N	N

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

British Columbia weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in British Columbia?

The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 31 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in British Columbia?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of 1 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in British Columbia?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in February with a probability of around 19.0 %.

Which month is the driest in British Columbia?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in July. The probability is about 3.3 %.