Weather in Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District

Calculated from weather data of Prince Rupert Airport (CYPR) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	5.6	4.7	7.2	5.5	6.0	3.2
February	4.8	6.4	4.7	6.5	3.7	5.5
March	7.5	8.5	7.2	8.0	6.0	7.0
April	10.2		9.5	9.0	10.9	9.8
May	13.4		14.6	11.5	12.0	15.0
June	15.1		15.5	15.0	16.6	14.1
July	16.9		17.1	16.8	16.6	16.5
August	17.4		18.5	18.3	17.1	16.1
September	15.7		15.5	16.6	13.9	16.3
October	11.4		12.5	13.6	7.7	10.8
November	7.3		9.0	5.4	5.5	6.7
December	5.0		7.7	1.1	0.5	7.5
Average	10.4	6.5	11.6	10.9	9.7	10.7

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	1.1	1	3	1	2	-1
February	-1.5	0	1	2	-1	2
March	1.1	1	0	3	2	0
April	3.4		3	2	3	4
May	7.0		8	6	7	7
June	9.6		9	10	11	9
July	11.7		12	12	12	11
August	11.9		12	13	12	13
September	9.9		10	10	10	11
October	5.7		6	8	2	6
November	3.2		5	0	3	3
December	0.7		3	-4	-5	3
Average	4.8	0.6	6.0	5.4	4.6	5.5

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	0	0	0	0
25 °C or warmer	0	0	0	2	2
20 °C or warmer	0	11	7	12	10
0 °C or colder	37	34	47	49	42

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	38.5	41	56	46	27	31
February	35.0	28	59	54	39	26
March	29.8	25	29	44	46	27
April	27.7		41	30	24	21
May	22.1		22	35	24	15
June	21.6		15	21	25	29
July	17.5		19	24	7	27
August	18.9		14	22	20	37
September	27.0		32	35	42	26
October	28.2		30	37	27	24
November	36.4		49	33	34	43
December	34.9		55	33	24	38
Average	26.6	30.9	33.2	33.2	27.3	27.8

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	13.5	12	14	15	16	14
February	13.2	10	17	15	15	15
March	12.9	12	12	14	14	14
April	12.8		14	13	11	12
May	10.2		10	11	10	10
June	9.8		10	9	9	11
July	8.6		7	9	8	9
August	9.7		8	9	10	12
September	10.3		11	11	13	9
October	12.2		13	14	14	9
November	13.9		14	13	17	16
December	14.0		18	10	11	17
Average	11.5	11.4	11.9	11.5	11.9	11.8

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

Prevailing wind direction

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

Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District?

The warmest month is August with an average temperature of 17 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District?

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

Which month is the wettest in Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in January with a probability of around 38.5 %.

Which month is the driest in Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in July. The probability is about 17.5 %.