Weather in Regional District of Central Kootenay

Calculated from weather data of Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport (CYCG) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	0.6	-1.5	1.8	0.0	1.6	0.9
February	2.3	4.9	2.7	3.2	1.9	4.4
March	8.9	10.0	7.5	9.4	11.0	8.5
April	14.6		13.5	12.3	17.6	15.4
May	22.1		25.1	16.6	22.0	20.3
June	25.7		27.3	23.1	30.3	23.3
July	31.9		32.7	32.0	35.2	29.5
August	30.9		30.1	32.6	28.6	31.3
September	23.1		23.6	25.1	22.3	24.8
October	13.1		13.8	16.8	12.6	12.5
November	4.7		5.0	1.3	5.2	5.0
December	0.7		2.7	-2.0	-1.1	1.8
Average	13.7	4.8	15.6	14.8	15.7	14.8

14th highest temperature of Canada

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	-3.1	-4	-2	-3	-2	-3
February	-5.8	0	-4	-4	-5	-3
March	-1.0	0	-3	0	-1	-1
April	2.1		1	1	2	3
May	7.8		10	6	6	9
June	11.3		12	11	13	13
July	13.4		13	13	16	14
August	12.9		13	14	13	15
September	9.3		9	9	8	11
October	3.5		5	5	4	4
November	0.1		0	-3	1	1
December	-3.4		0	-5	-5	-1
Average	3.5	-2.5	4.6	3.9	4.1	4.9

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	52	53	58	39
25 °C or warmer	0	111	76	92	79
20 °C or warmer	0	139	122	135	129
0 °C or colder	37	101	108	107	96

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	26.5	32	24	17	31	49
February	21.5	26	25	18	16	15
March	18.3	20	21	18	6	16
April	16.8		21	15	9	5
May	11.8		12	25	4	18
June	8.1		12	20	4	8
July	2.9		1	7	0	4
August	3.3		9	2	6	2
September	7.7		11	4	7	5
October	9.2		4	8	17	14
November	22.3		16	23	26	18
December	23.0		24	27	28	17
Average	14.9	25.8	14.4	14.6	11.6	13.7

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	6	9	7	6
February	8.8	8	8	10	10	6
March	9.0	8	9	7	10	10
April	9.4		8	10	9	10
May	9.5		11	9	10	11
June	9.9		9	10	10	11
July	9.2		9	9	10	9
August	8.8		10	9	9	10
September	8.5		9	9	7	9
October	8.2		7	8	8	8
November	7.9		7	9	7	9
December	7.6		6	10	9	6
Average	8.7	7.9	8.3	9.0	8.9	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	NE	S	S	SE	NE
February	W	S	S	S	S
March	N	NW	N	S	NW
April		W	W	NW	NW
May		NW	SW	NW	NW
June		W	NW	NW	SW
July		W	SW	NW	W
August		N	NW	NW	SW
September		NW	NW	SW	W
October		N	N	S	SW
November		S	N	S	S
December		SE	NE	E	SE

Prevailing wind direction

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

Regional District of Central Kootenay weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Regional District of Central Kootenay?

The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 32 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Regional District of Central Kootenay?

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

Which month is the wettest in Regional District of Central Kootenay?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in January with a probability of around 26.5 %.

Which month is the driest in Regional District of Central Kootenay?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in July. The probability is about 2.9 %.