The Climate and Weather of Penticton, British Columbia

Penticton's Climate

For many people, the towns of the Okanagan Valley offer the best weather in Canada. Winters are cold, but are shorter and much less severe than most other Canadian cities. Summers are hot and sunny.

Penticton and the Okanagan Valley are surrounded by the Rocky Mountains. The mountains block Penticton from Arctic winds. They also prevent mild maritime air reaching Penticton in summer, resulting in much high temperatures than encountered in Vancouver.

Penticton's high summer temperatures are more pleasant than Ontario's, because the Okanagan Valley's summer humidities are lower than Ontario's. Penticton's afternoon humidity in summer is around 35 percent. Toronto's is around 55 percent.

Snow depths of greater than 1 cm are seen on about 35 days each year in Penticton compared with about 65 days in Toronto.

Penticton, British Columbia

Month	Av. Daily Maximum Temp. (OC)	Av. Daily Minimum Temp. (OC)	Av. hours Sunshine (per day)	Av. Days with Rainfall	Av. Days with Snowfall	Av. Depth of Snow on Ground (cm)	Average Windspeed (km per hr)
Jan.	1	-4	1.3	5	9	5	14
Feb.	4	-3	2.8	6	5	2	13
Mar.	10	-1	4.6	8	2	0	11
Apr.	16	2	6.5	9	0	0	10
May	21	7	7.6	11	0	0	9
Jun.	24	10	8.2	10	0	0	9
Jul.	28	13	9.5	8	0	0	9
Aug.	28	13	8.9	7	0	0	9
Sep.	22	8	7.1	7	0	0	9
Oct.	14	3	4.6	8	0	0	11
Nov.	6	0	1.8	9	3	0	15
Dec.	1	-4	1.2	5	9	3	16