Climate
Fort Liard has a borderline subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc), just short of a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb), characterized by extreme variation of temperatures between seasons. Temperatures can be very warm in the summer, and very cold in the winter.
| Climate data for Fort Liard | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 9.5 (49.1) |
15.0 (59.0) |
18.0 (64.4) |
25.0 (77.0) |
32.5 (90.5) |
32.1 (89.8) |
34.5 (94.1) |
34.6 (94.3) |
30.5 (86.9) |
23.0 (73.4) |
12.0 (53.6) |
15.3 (59.5) |
34.6 (94.3) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −18.6 (−1.5) |
−12.4 (9.7) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
8.8 (47.8) |
16.5 (61.7) |
22.0 (71.6) |
23.2 (73.8) |
21.0 (69.8) |
15.4 (59.7) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−16.7 (1.9) |
4.2 (39.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −22.5 (−8.5) |
−17.6 (0.3) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
2.2 (36.0) |
9.9 (49.8) |
15.4 (59.7) |
17.2 (63.0) |
15 (59) |
9.7 (49.5) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−14 (6.8) |
−20.5 (−4.9) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −26.3 (−15.3) |
−22.8 (−9.0) |
−16.1 (3.0) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
3.1 (37.6) |
8.7 (47.7) |
11.1 (52.0) |
9.0 (48.2) |
3.9 (39.0) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−17.5 (0.5) |
−24.1 (−11.4) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −46.7 (−52.1) |
−44 (−47.2) |
−38.3 (−36.9) |
−30.5 (−22.9) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
0.5 (32.9) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−11.7 (10.9) |
−30 (−22.0) |
−43 (−45.4) |
−45 (−49.0) |
−46.7 (−52.1) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 23.5 (0.925) |
19.7 (0.776) |
17.2 (0.677) |
23.0 (0.906) |
42.9 (1.689) |
57.9 (2.28) |
85.8 (3.378) |
59.6 (2.346) |
40.7 (1.602) |
29.4 (1.157) |
25.0 (0.984) |
22.5 (0.886) |
447.2 (17.606) |
| Source: Environment Canada | |||||||||||||
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