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Prince George, British Columbia climate
Dfb Warm-summer humid continental
Prince George has a seasonal cold-temperate climate (Warm-summer humid continental, Köppen Dfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 24°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −10°C at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 586 mm. Snowfall is heavy (159 cm of snow per year on average). At latitude 54°N, day length swings from 7.2 hours in midwinter to 16.8 hours at midsummer.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation split into rain and snow · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Prince George climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 3 | −2 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −6 | −4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 5 | −1 | −5 |
| Avg low (°C) | −10 | −8 | −5 | −1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | −4 | −9 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 57 | 35 | 31 | 35 | 46 | 62 | 59 | 46 | 53 | 62 | 53 | 47 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 45 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 6 | 22 | 39 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 21 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −6 | −4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 |
| Avg low (°C) | −10 | −8 | −5 | −1 | 4 | 8 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 57 | 35 | 31 | 35 | 46 | 62 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 45 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 0 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 24 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 3 | −2 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 17 | 16 | 12 | 5 | −1 | −5 |
| Avg low (°C) | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | −4 | −9 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 59 | 46 | 53 | 62 | 53 | 47 |
| Snowfall (cm) | — | — | 0 | 6 | 22 | 39 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 73 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 72 | 65 | 64 | 67 | 74 | 76 | 75 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 99 | 98 | 94 | 83 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 67 | 74 | 85 | 95 | 98 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 73 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 72 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 99 | 98 | 94 | 83 | 74 | 73 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 65 | 64 | 67 | 74 | 76 | 75 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 70 | 67 | 74 | 85 | 95 | 98 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Prince George Stp, a weather station, about 4 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.