Weather in Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine

Calculated from weather data of Terrace Airport (CYXT) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	-1.9	-2.7	2.3	0.2	0.7	-3.1
February	0.5	1.9	0.5	3.1	-1.5	2.9
March	6.1	7.7	5.5	7.7	4.5	6.0
April	11.3	11.4	10.3	9.5	12.0	11.5
May	17.9		21.1	14.5	15.0	18.3
June	19.9		22.6	20.5	21.6	17.3
July	22.9		24.6	23.1	23.8	20.3
August	22.8		24.6	24.8	22.0	17.5
September	17.0		16.5	18.6	14.6	17.5
October	9.8		10.3	12.1	8.4	9.1
November	3.6		4.9	0.5	4.7	2.7
December	-1.1		2.2	-6.7	-7.5	2.9
Average	10.2	4.8	12.2	11.3	10.1	10.3

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	-4.5	-5	-1	-4	-2	-6
February	-5.4	-4	-3	-2	-5	-1
March	-2.5	-1	-3	1	-1	-2
April	1.6	2	2	0	2	2
May	6.7		8	5	6	7
June	9.7		10	10	11	9
July	12.5		13	13	13	12
August	12.7		13	14	13	12
September	9.3		9	10	9	10
October	3.9		5	7	3	4
November	0.1		2	-3	1	0
December	-4.0		-1	-9	-10	0
Average	3.0	-2.0	4.4	3.7	3.2	3.9

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	4	10	8	2
25 °C or warmer	0	48	31	25	4
20 °C or warmer	0	87	68	59	40
0 °C or colder	57	82	93	90	92

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	50.5	51	52	52	55	61
February	36.0	27	55	41	53	27
March	30.1	24	30	38	39	29
April	26.5	31	38	23	26	23
May	20.2		10	35	24	18
June	23.8		14	24	29	32
July	19.2		16	24	22	26
August	21.6		14	23	25	47
September	31.9		30	21	61	33
October	31.8		26	31	42	25
November	44.5		46	34	62	49
December	43.5		60	27	37	56
Average	30.5	32.6	31.1	30.3	37.5	34.1

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	18.0	20	14	15	19	19
February	18.5	20	15	16	21	16
March	16.5	14	18	13	19	20
April	15.5	15	14	15	16	16
May	13.4		12	13	12	15
June	13.1		13	13	11	13
July	12.7		11	12	11	15
August	14.5		13	13	14	17
September	13.4		11	12	15	12
October	13.6		13	15	19	13
November	14.8		13	15	16	15
December	16.0		12	17	23	15
Average	15.1	17.0	13.1	13.7	15.7	15.5

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

Prevailing wind direction

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

Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine?

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

What is the coldest month in Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine?

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

Which month is the wettest in Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in January with a probability of around 50.5 %.

Which month is the driest in Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in July. The probability is about 19.2 %.