Kelowna Weather

Kelowna and the Central Okanagan are 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.
Source: Environment Canada’s Kelowna Weather Office