Weather in Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako

Calculated from weather data of Smithers Airport (CYYD) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	-3.8	-4.1	0.3	-3.6	-1.4	-5.2
February	-2.6	-1.8	-1.7	2.0	-3.1	2.2
March	5.2	6.7	3.7	7.5	5.7	4.4
April	10.5		10.0	8.3	12.8	10.5
May	18.1		22.1	14.0	16.0	18.1
June	20.4		23.1	20.6	22.3	18.0
July	22.9		25.1	22.8	24.1	20.3
August	23.3		24.8	25.1	23.1	18.6
September	17.0		18.1	19.1	15.5	17.3
October	9.1		9.9	12.6	7.9	7.0
November	1.7		3.5	-3.7	3.1	1.6
December	-4.4		0.5	-9.0	-10.3	0.6
Average	9.0	0.9	11.8	10.5	9.8	9.5

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	-9.9	-10	-5	-9	-6	-11
February	-11.6	-9	-8	-6	-11	-7
March	-6.5	-5	-8	-2	-3	-6
April	-2.6		-1	-3	-1	-2
May	4.2		5	3	3	4
June	7.2		7	7	8	7
July	9.8		10	10	11	10
August	9.2		10	10	9	9
September	5.3		4	5	6	6
October	0.4		0	3	0	0
November	-4.5		-1	-8	-3	-4
December	-10.8		-4	-16	-17	-4
Average	-2.9	-8.0	0.7	0.1	-1.7	0.2

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	5	9	0
25 °C or warmer	0	52	30	31	4
20 °C or warmer	0	101	70	62	41
0 °C or colder	83	159	155	167	167

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	28.0	31	24	30	27	40
February	23.3	21	38	28	31	11
March	13.7	13	11	10	17	17
April	12.2		22	16	6	9
May	12.1		3	18	18	12
June	11.7		5	16	11	15
July	13.4		8	23	14	19
August	11.0		4	13	11	27
September	15.1		11	7	22	21
October	16.5		22	17	10	12
November	27.5		23	22	34	31
December	22.3		29	10	27	26
Average	16.8	20.9	15.1	17.2	17.6	19.1

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	7.6	7	7	8	10	9
February	7.5	7	8	7	10	8
March	8.7	8	8	9	9	8
April	9.4		9	9	10	9
May	8.1		8	8	7	9
June	7.5		8	7	6	8
July	6.8		7	7	7	7
August	7.1		7	7	9	7
September	7.2		8	6	9	6
October	7.5		7	8	8	5
November	7.5		7	9	9	8
December	7.2		8	7	6	8
Average	7.7	7.5	7.6	7.7	8.2	7.6

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

Prevailing wind direction

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

Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako?

The warmest month is August with an average temperature of 23 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako?

The coldest month is December with an average daytime temperature of -4 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in January with a probability of around 28.1 %.

Which month is the driest in Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in August. The probability is about 11.1 %.