Fort St. John, British Columbia
Geography and climate

Fort St. John, British Columbia

Section Title: Geography and climate
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Climate data for Fort St. John Airport, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1910–present

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year

Record high humidex	12.7	12.4	17.3	27.4	31.5	34.3	37.4	34.5	32.6	25.4	16.2	11.2	37.4

Record high °C (°F)	12.9 (55.2)	15.0 (59.0)	18.0 (64.4)	28.5 (83.3)	32.2 (90.0)	31.7 (89.1)	38.3 (100.9)	33.6 (92.5)	32.2 (90.0)	26.7 (80.1)	18.3 (64.9)	15.0 (59.0)	38.3 (100.9)

Average high °C (°F)	−8.7 (16.3)	−5.1 (22.8)	0.1 (32.2)	9.1 (48.4)	15.5 (59.9)	19.6 (67.3)	21.7 (71.1)	20.5 (68.9)	15.2 (59.4)	7.7 (45.9)	−2.9 (26.8)	−7.4 (18.7)	7.1 (44.8)

Daily mean °C (°F)	−12.8 (9.0)	−9.6 (14.7)	−4.6 (23.7)	3.9 (39.0)	9.8 (49.6)	14.1 (57.4)	16.2 (61.2)	14.9 (58.8)	10.1 (50.2)	3.6 (38.5)	−6.6 (20.1)	−11.4 (11.5)	2.3 (36.1)

Average low °C (°F)	−16.9 (1.6)	−14.0 (6.8)	−9.2 (15.4)	−1.3 (29.7)	4.0 (39.2)	8.6 (47.5)	10.7 (51.3)	9.2 (48.6)	4.9 (40.8)	−0.6 (30.9)	−10.2 (13.6)	−15.3 (4.5)	−2.5 (27.5)

Record low °C (°F)	−53.9 (−65.0)	−50.0 (−58.0)	−37.8 (−36.0)	−31.1 (−24.0)	−13.1 (8.4)	−5.6 (21.9)	−4.4 (24.1)	−2.9 (26.8)	−12.8 (9.0)	−25.0 (−13.0)	−39.2 (−38.6)	−50.6 (−59.1)	−53.9 (−65.0)

Record low wind chill	−59.5	−59.3	−48.7	−37.8	−19.9	−6.2	0.0	−7.8	−18.4	−35.3	−58.3	−53.9	−59.5

Average precipitation mm (inches)	25.4 (1.00)	19.0 (0.75)	23.7 (0.93)	20.0 (0.79)	37.9 (1.49)	65.6 (2.58)	75.2 (2.96)	51.2 (2.02)	44.7 (1.76)	30.8 (1.21)	29.2 (1.15)	22.0 (0.87)	444.7 (17.51)

Average rainfall mm (inches)	0.4 (0.02)	0.4 (0.02)	0.7 (0.03)	9.7 (0.38)	31.9 (1.26)	65.6 (2.58)	75.2 (2.96)	51.1 (2.01)	40.0 (1.57)	13.3 (0.52)	3.4 (0.13)	0.7 (0.03)	292.4 (11.51)

Average snowfall cm (inches)	32.7 (12.9)	25.3 (10.0)	28.7 (11.3)	12.7 (5.0)	6.4 (2.5)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.1 (0.0)	4.8 (1.9)	19.6 (7.7)	32.5 (12.8)	26.8 (10.6)	189.6 (74.6)

Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm)	10.6	8.4	9.0	6.9	8.8	11.1	12.9	10.4	10.4	9.6	11.1	9.5	118.5

Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm)	0.6	0.4	0.7	3.8	7.9	11.1	12.9	10.4	10.0	5.5	2.1	0.6	66.0

Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm)	10.8	9.0	8.8	4.0	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	5.4	10.3	9.5	60.3

Average relative humidity (%) (at {{{time day}}})	68.5	62.9	53.8	42.6	41.1	45.7	49.3	50.6	52.4	57.9	72.3	71.5	55.7

Mean monthly sunshine hours	74.3	106.4	175.0	223.4	267.7	266.5	287.4	260.0	177.7	134.7	70.5	51.8	2,095.4

Percent possible sunshine	31.5	39.4	47.8	52.5	52.9	50.6	54.5	55.5	46.3	41.6	28.4	23.8	43.7

Source: Environment Canada

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The highest temperature recorded in Fort St. John was 38.3 °C in July.

final_sentence: The highest temperature recorded in Fort St. John was 38.3 °C in July.