Weather in Peace River Regional District

Calculated from weather data of Dawson Creek Airport (CYDQ) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	-5.0	-11.4	-4.9	-4.6	-2.1	-10.9
February	-5.1	0.1	-3.1	-2.7	-10.6	-1.1
March	1.1	3.6	-2.3	4.7	4.2	-2.3
April	8.6		10.8	6.0	10.5	8.5
May	18.4		23.6	13.5	17.3	17.1
June	21.6		23.8	21.1	24.1	19.3
July	23.3		25.1	24.5	24.8	22.1
August	23.5		25.0	26.6	23.6	22.1
September	17.7		20.3	22.1	17.5	17.8
October	10.0		11.3	15.3	8.3	7.0
November	0.2		4.2	-3.7	3.3	-1.9
December	-4.1		2.7	-10.1	-12.0	-2.5
Average	7.8	-3.6	11.7	10.4	9.3	8.0

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	-15.8	-18	-12	-15	-11	-20
February	-16.1	-13	-12	-12	-21	-11
March	-11.4	-9	-15	-6	-7	-14
April	-3.1		-1	-4	-3	-4
May	4.5		6	2	4	4
June	8.6		9	8	10	9
July	10.5		10	12	11	11
August	9.7		10	11	10	10
September	4.9		6	6	6	6
October	-1.4		0	2	-1	-3
November	-9.0		-4	-11	-7	-10
December	-14.5		-8	-22	-20	-10
Average	-4.3	-14.9	-1.0	-2.2	-3.6	-4.8

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	7	8	17	0
25 °C or warmer	0	61	40	31	12
20 °C or warmer	1	124	108	81	61
0 °C or colder	81	169	150	178	182

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	23.3	25	18	37	18	20
February	23.0	15	39	35	19	10
March	18.1	12	32	17	11	21
April	13.6		18	31	8	5
May	12.3		8	27	9	16
June	9.3		7	14	6	12
July	7.5		11	5	4	11
August	5.5		5	4	7	7
September	5.9		4	5	8	4
October	9.3		12	8	7	17
November	21.3		10	37	13	19
December	16.9		10	44	24	11
Average	13.4	17.1	13.9	20.4	10.2	12.3

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	12.1	11	11	14	16	11
February	12.8	11	14	14	14	15
March	12.1	14	10	14	16	15
April	14.8		15	15	15	17
May	14.2		12	16	14	14
June	14.6		13	13	14	16
July	13.2		11	14	14	14
August	14.2		13	15	16	14
September	14.3		15	15	17	15
October	15.0		13	16	16	15
November	12.2		12	13	15	12
December	11.8		11	14	12	11
Average	13.4	11.9	12.4	14.6	14.9	14.4

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	W	W	W	W
February	NW	W	W	W	W
March	W	NW	W	W	NW
April		SW	NW	W	W
May		W	W	W	NW
June		W	W	W	W
July		W	W	W	W
August		W	W	W	SW
September		SW	W	W	W
October		W	W	SW	W
November		W	NW	SW	SW
December		SW	NW	W	W

Prevailing wind direction

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

Peace River Regional District weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Peace River Regional District?

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

What is the coldest month in Peace River Regional District?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of -5 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Peace River Regional District?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in January with a probability of around 23.3 %.

Which month is the driest in Peace River Regional District?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in August. The probability is about 5.5 %.