Annual mean 8°C · wettest around January · prevailing wind SE
Warmest
15.8 °C
Coldest
2.7 °C
Wettest
63%
Windiest
7.4 m/s
Prevailing
SE
5.3 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Prince Rupert over the whole year is 8°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 15°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about 2°C. Prince Rupert has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 34% in July, the driest month, to 53% in January, the wettest. Winds in Prince Rupert are highest in January, averaging 6.8 m/s (24 km/h), and lightest in July, at 3.1 m/s (11 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE. The clearest skies in Prince Rupert come in February, when the sky is typically 48% covered; July is the cloudiest month, at 57%.
Month by month Prince Rupert climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
5°C
4°C
-2°C
53%
55%
6.8 m/s
0
0
3
February
4°C
2°C
-3°C
51%
48%
6.4 m/s
0
0
3
March
6°C
4°C
-0°C
46%
50%
5.6 m/s
0
0
9
April
8°C
6°C
3°C
44%
50%
4.8 m/s
0
0
25
May
11°C
9°C
7°C
39%
51%
4.1 m/s
4
0
52
June
13°C
11°C
10°C
39%
56%
3.6 m/s
13
0
71
July
15°C
13°C
13°C
34%
57%
3.1 m/s
39
0
84
August
15°C
13°C
14°C
39%
55%
3.4 m/s
41
0
81
September
14°C
11°C
11°C
43%
56%
3.9 m/s
17
0
73
October
10°C
8°C
6°C
45%
51%
5.2 m/s
2
0
42
November
7°C
6°C
1°C
53%
56%
6.7 m/s
0
0
11
December
4°C
3°C
-2°C
50%
53%
6.8 m/s
0
0
3
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Prince Rupert weather by season
Year round, Prince Rupert has days of about 4°C at their warmest in February, its coolest month, and 15°C in August, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 2°C to 13°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 8°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around January and least likely around July. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Prince Rupert weather in winterDecember to February
High 4°CLow 3°CRain 51%
Winter in Prince Rupert has typical daily highs of about 4°C and lows of about 3°C, with a 51% chance of rain on a given day.
Prince Rupert weather in springMarch to May
High 8°CLow 6°CRain 43%
Spring in Prince Rupert has typical daily highs of about 8°C and lows of about 6°C, with a 43% chance of rain on a given day.
Prince Rupert weather in summerJune to August
High 15°CLow 12°CRain 38%
Summer in Prince Rupert has typical daily highs of about 15°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 38% chance of rain on a given day.
Prince Rupert weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 10°CLow 8°CRain 47%
Autumn in Prince Rupert has typical daily highs of about 10°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 47% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Prince Rupert?
Prince Rupert has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 34% in July, the driest month, to 53% in January, the wettest.
What time of year is Prince Rupert windiest?
Winds in Prince Rupert are highest in January, averaging 6.8 m/s (24 km/h), and lightest in July, at 3.1 m/s (11 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE.
What is the average temperature in Prince Rupert year round?
The average temperature in Prince Rupert over the whole year is 8°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 15°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about 2°C.