Weather in Regional District of East Kootenay

Calculated from weather data of Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (CYXC) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	-2.0	-4.2	-1.3	-3.7	0.1	-1.0
February	-1.7	2.1	0.7	2.0	-1.0	3.2
March	7.3	8.0	5.5	8.9	10.0	6.7
April	11.9		11.6	9.9	13.9	12.1
May	19.6		23.1	15.3	18.6	17.6
June	23.6		25.6	21.3	27.8	21.6
July	29.3		29.5	29.6	32.7	27.6
August	28.9		29.1	31.0	26.0	29.6
September	21.4		21.3	23.8	20.6	24.0
October	11.7		12.9	15.9	12.4	11.0
November	2.6		2.7	-3.7	5.2	4.9
December	-3.6		0.1	-6.0	-5.9	-1.3
Average	11.4	2.1	13.5	12.9	13.6	13.0

91st 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	-10.8	-11	-8	-10	-7	-8
February	-10.3	-5	-8	-9	-10	-7
March	-4.2	-4	-6	-2	-3	-4
April	-1.8		1	-2	0	-1
May	6.1		9	4	5	6
June	9.6		11	9	12	9
July	12.7		13	13	15	11
August	12.2		13	13	12	12
September	7.1		8	8	7	8
October	0.1		2	2	1	0
November	-5.5		-4	-9	-2	-3
December	-9.5		-6	-12	-12	-7
Average	0.1	-7.3	2.0	0.8	1.5	1.3

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	32	40	49	24
25 °C or warmer	0	85	67	74	66
20 °C or warmer	0	136	112	111	116
0 °C or colder	73	154	148	154	159

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	23.6	20	20	17	30	38
February	21.3	33	17	13	8	8
March	13.7	20	7	7	4	16
April	12.2		12	6	11	10
May	9.4		9	15	8	12
June	8.3		12	15	5	7
July	3.2		1	6	0	2
August	3.3		8	3	7	2
September	6.5		8	6	4	3
October	7.9		7	7	9	13
November	16.7		16	27	13	13
December	31.1		23	50	39	14
Average	13.5	24.4	11.0	12.4	10.4	10.6

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	6.2	6	5	7	7	7
February	8.5	8	11	10	10	9
March	10.4	9	10	12	12	12
April	11.3		12	12	12	10
May	10.0		10	12	10	11
June	10.7		11	10	11	10
July	10.7		11	10	10	11
August	10.0		10	10	10	11
September	9.6		10	8	10	10
October	9.3		7	9	11	10
November	8.4		6	7	11	11
December	7.0		5	7	8	7
Average	9.3	7.5	9.0	9.7	10.3	10.0

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

Prevailing wind direction

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

Regional District of East Kootenay weather Q&A

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

The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 29 °C over the past years.

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

The coldest month is December with an average daytime temperature of -2 °C in the past few years.

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

Chance of precipitation is the highest in December with a probability of around 31.1 %.

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

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