Weather in Thompson-Nicola Regional District

Calculated from weather data of Kamloops Airport (CYKA) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	1.4	-1.9	3.5	-1.5	3.6	0.9
February	2.0	5.4	3.3	4.2	2.5	3.9
March	10.6	11.5	10.4	11.8	12.5	10.1
April	15.9		15.9	14.5	18.1	15.5
May	23.5		26.5	19.1	22.6	22.3
June	26.6		27.8	24.8	30.3	23.6
July	31.0		32.1	31.8	33.2	28.5
August	30.3		31.1	32.8	28.6	29.1
September	23.8		24.3	26.0	23.0	26.1
October	14.5		15.8	19.1	14.1	12.5
November	5.8		7.5	0.8	7.4	6.9
December	0.9		4.7	-5.2	-4.6	3.5
Average	14.4	5.6	17.0	15.7	16.1	15.3

6th 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	-5.7	-6	-1	-6	-2	-5
February	-6.3	-2	-3	-4	-6	-3
March	-1.4	0	-2	2	0	-2
April	3.2		3	2	3	2
May	9.2		11	8	8	9
June	12.5		13	12	14	12
July	15.1		15	16	17	14
August	14.6		15	17	15	14
September	10.5		10	11	11	12
October	4.0		5	6	5	4
November	-1.5		0	-5	1	0
December	-5.9		0	-11	-10	-2
Average	3.7	-3.3	5.6	4.5	4.7	4.6

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	66	55	51	29
25 °C or warmer	0	113	84	94	74
20 °C or warmer	0	145	149	139	147
0 °C or colder	44	93	109	100	111

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	12.6	16	13	9	14	16
February	14.8	15	25	2	13	12
March	5.7	6	4	9	1	2
April	5.7		3	7	1	3
May	7.6		9	9	7	11
June	7.4		8	13	2	16
July	3.7		1	3	0	9
August	4.0		6	1	6	3
September	6.6		7	3	8	3
October	6.0		5	1	7	12
November	11.0		11	19	5	5
December	13.4		9	29	18	10
Average	8.2	11.7	7.9	7.9	6.2	8.4

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	14.6	16	14	12	14	18
February	12.8	13	16	13	11	13
March	13.1	14	10	15	15	15
April	13.9		15	14	13	13
May	11.3		10	14	11	12
June	11.6		11	13	11	12
July	9.5		10	10	8	9
August	9.6		9	8	11	10
September	10.6		11	10	11	10
October	12.3		14	11	14	10
November	14.3		12	14	16	16
December	13.3		16	10	15	14
Average	12.3	13.8	12.0	12.0	12.3	12.4

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

Prevailing wind direction

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

Thompson-Nicola Regional District weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Thompson-Nicola Regional District?

The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 31 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Thompson-Nicola Regional District?

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

Which month is the wettest in Thompson-Nicola Regional District?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in February with a probability of around 14.9 %.

Which month is the driest in Thompson-Nicola Regional District?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in July. The probability is about 3.8 %.