Statistics
Elevation 1736 ft or 530 meters
Population approximately 1200
Climate
Four distinct seasons characterize Balfour’s climate.
Average minimum and maximum temperatures vary from -5C to 5C (12F to 41F) in winter to 15C to 27C (59F to 80F) in summer.
Rainfall averages around 25 mm (.98 in) per month March through October.
Snowfall occurs November through March, with December and January averaging 70 cm (27.5 in) each.
Average Mean Temperatures:
Winter: Lows -4.9 c (23F) Highs 0.6 c (33F)
Summer: Lows 11.1 c (51F) Highs 26.6 c (79F)
Temperatures shown below are regional averages.
MONTH AVE. TEMP PRECIP. SUNSHINE SNOWFALL
Jan -3.3 c (26F) 74.4 mm (2.9in) 42.7 hrs 67.9 cm (26in)
Feb -0.7 c (30F) 57.4 mm (2.2in) 71.7 hrs 37.1 cm(15in)
Mar 3.6 c (38F) 59.5 mm (2.3in) 123.4 hrs 16.2 cm (6.3in)
Apr 8.3 c (46F) 50.1 mm (1.9in) 174.4 hrs 2.5 cm (1.0in)
May 13.0 c (55F) 60.9 mm (2.4in) 227.5 hrs 0.2 cm (.8in)
Jun 16.9 c (62F) 64.3 mm (2.5in) 241.1 hrs ******
Jul 19.9 c (67F) 43.9 mm (1.7in) 305.0 hrs ******
Aug 19.8 c (67F) 42.0 mm (1.6in) 271.3 hrs ******
Sep 14.3 c (57F) 43.7 mm (1.7in) 191.6 hrs ******
Oct 7.8 c (46F) 51.6 mm (2.0in) 124.0 hrs 1.6 cm (.63in)
Nov 1.9 c (35F) 88.4 mm (3.4in) 54.0 hrs 31.8 cm (12in)
Dec -2.4 c (27F) 93.1 mm (3.7in) 33.4 hrs 67.4 cm (26in)