Weather in Northern Rockies Regional Municipality

Calculated from weather data of Fort Nelson Airport (CYYE) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	-14.5	-17.6	-11.5	-16.9	-11.0	-20.6
February	-10.8	-5.7	-11.1	-11.1	-15.5	-8.9
March	-1.5	1.0	-1.0	0.1	-1.0	-2.3
April	8.5		10.6	4.7	9.1	9.3
May	18.7		23.8	14.8	16.8	16.1
June	22.4		24.6	22.6	25.3	20.1
July	24.3		26.3	24.3	24.5	22.8
August	23.3		26.5	25.8	22.5	20.8
September	17.4		19.6	20.8	17.3	16.3
October	8.2		9.1	11.6	7.9	4.9
November	-8.5		-3.2	-8.4	-9.5	-10.8
December	-14.4		-9.3	-17.1	-21.3	-13.5
Average	5.0	-7.4	9.0	7.1	5.7	5.0

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	-21.2	-25	-17	-22	-19	-26
February	-21.7	-17	-20	-21	-26	-18
March	-14.0	-14	-14	-12	-14	-15
April	-5.9		-2	-7	-5	-4
May	5.1		7	3	4	4
June	9.7		11	10	11	10
July	11.7		13	12	12	13
August	10.3		11	12	10	11
September	3.9		6	5	4	4
October	-3.7		-3	0	-3	-5
November	-15.4		-10	-16	-15	-17
December	-21.1		-17	-26	-28	-19
Average	-7.7	-19.4	-4.9	-5.5	-6.4	-6.7

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
30 °C or warmer	0	11	4	9	2
25 °C or warmer	0	62	32	36	11
20 °C or warmer	0	128	104	82	62
0 °C or colder	90	191	183	204	198

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	34.4	38	25	45	20	43
February	30.5	19	36	39	35	23
March	24.2	16	34	27	28	29
April	15.6		11	19	17	6
May	9.1		3	18	13	15
June	10.2		5	10	5	15
July	9.5		5	8	10	18
August	8.1		6	6	7	13
September	6.0		3	4	8	13
October	10.8		2	10	7	18
November	26.2		19	26	32	33
December	21.2		9	24	20	20
Average	16.7	23.0	11.8	17.7	15.3	19.2

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	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	5.6	5	4	7	6	4
February	7.4	8	6	7	8	9
March	7.8	8	7	7	10	10
April	10.5		10	10	12	11
May	9.9		8	10	9	11
June	9.9		11	9	10	10
July	9.1		8	9	9	10
August	9.0		9	8	10	9
September	8.2		9	8	8	9
October	8.3		7	10	7	9
November	6.4		6	8	6	6
December	5.1		5	7	4	5
Average	8.3	7.0	7.8	8.5	8.4	8.8

Average wind speed

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

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	NW	NW	NW	SW	N
February	NW	NE	N	NW	W
March	N	N	N	NW	NW
April		NW	NW	NW	W
May		SW	NW	NE	NW
June		W	NW	W	NW
July		NW	SW	W	W
August		SW	SW	W	W
September		SW	SW	SW	W
October		SW	W	S	W
November		SW	W	NW	W
December		S	NW	SW	SE

Prevailing wind direction

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

Northern Rockies Regional Municipality weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Northern Rockies Regional Municipality?

The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 24 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Northern Rockies Regional Municipality?

The coldest month is December with an average daytime temperature of -14 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Northern Rockies Regional Municipality?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in January with a probability of around 34.4 %.

Which month is the driest in Northern Rockies Regional Municipality?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in September. The probability is about 6.0 %.