Climate & Weather

Kelowna and the Central Okanagan is known for its hot summers and mild winters. The temperature is best described as being of the mild continental type. The summers are warm with hot days but cool and sometimes cold nights. Winters, occasionally cold, are much milder than areas north and east of the Valley. In Kelowna and the Central Okanagan, mean maximum temperatures vary from about 0 degrees C in January to 27.9 degrees C in July. Thus about one third of mid-summer are tropical in nature (maximum temperature greater than 30 degrees C) and thaws occur at valley bottom on about half of the days in January.

The Okanagan is characterized by cool humid air and cloudy skies in winter, and by dry air with bright skies in summer. The mean annual hours of bright sunshine in Kelowna and the Central Okanagan are just under 2000 hours.

Major Centre Climate Comparison

Kelowna	354 m 1161 ft	107.2 mm 4.2 in	318.6 mm 12.5 in.	140	39.0C 102.0F	-36C -33F	9C 48F
Vancouver	3 m9 ft	185.4 mm 7.2 in	1112.6 mm 43.7 in	216	33.3C 87.1F	-17.8C -19.4F	9.8C 52.3F
Calgary	1084 m 3555 ft	248.4 mm 9.7 in	423.8 mm 16.6 in	112	36.1C 94.4F	-45.0C -41.2F	3.4C 18.1F
Winnipeg	239 m 783 ft	284.5 mm 11.1 in	525.5 mm 20.6 in	121	40.6C 106.2F	-47.7C -43.7F	2.2C 11.7F
Toronto	173 m 567 ft	278.8 mm 10.9 in	761.5 mm 29.9 in	149	40.6C 106.2F	-32.8C -30.1F	7.3C 38.9F
Montreal	36 m 118 ft	325.5 mm 12.8 in	946.2 mm 37.1 in	157	36.1C 94.4F	-37.8C -34.7F	6.2C 33.1F

Source: Environment Canada’s Kelowna Weather Office

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