Muncho Lake, British Columbia

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Muncho Lake
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Muncho Lake
Location of Muncho Lake in British Columbia
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Muncho Lake
Muncho Lake (Canada)
Coordinates: 58°56′17″N125°46′03″W / 58.93806°N 125.76750°W / 58.93806; -125.76750
CountryCanada
Province British Columbia
Regional district Northern Rockies Regional Municipality
Elevation
[1]
848 m (2,782 ft)
Time zone UTC-07:00 (Mountain Standard Time)
Postal codes
Area codes 250 [3]

Muncho Lake is a highway services community in northern British Columbia, Canada, located at Mile 462 on Highway 97, the Alaska Highway, within Muncho Lake Provincial Park and on the south end of the lake of the same name. [4] The community consists almost entirely of travel and tourism-related businesses such as lodging, game outfitting, restaurants, gas stations and fishing outfitting.

Contents

Climate

Climate data for Muncho Lake (1981-2010): 836m
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)10.5
(50.9)
15.0
(59.0)
15.0
(59.0)
23.9
(75.0)
34.0
(93.2)
32.5
(90.5)
34.0
(93.2)
32.8
(91.0)
30.5
(86.9)
25.5
(77.9)
13.3
(55.9)
13.0
(55.4)
34.0
(93.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)−8.9
(16.0)
−5.5
(22.1)
−0.3
(31.5)
7.9
(46.2)
14.0
(57.2)
18.9
(66.0)
20.5
(68.9)
19.1
(66.4)
13.5
(56.3)
6.1
(43.0)
−4.1
(24.6)
−6.4
(20.5)
6.2
(43.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)−14.1
(6.6)
−11.5
(11.3)
−6.9
(19.6)
1.5
(34.7)
7.2
(45.0)
12.1
(53.8)
14.1
(57.4)
12.7
(54.9)
7.9
(46.2)
1.4
(34.5)
−8.6
(16.5)
−11.2
(11.8)
0.4
(32.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)−19.2
(−2.6)
−17.5
(0.5)
−13.4
(7.9)
−5.0
(23.0)
0.4
(32.7)
5.3
(41.5)
7.6
(45.7)
6.2
(43.2)
2.2
(36.0)
−3.3
(26.1)
−13.1
(8.4)
−16.0
(3.2)
−5.5
(22.1)
Record low °C (°F)−50.4
(−58.7)
−45.0
(−49.0)
−40.0
(−40.0)
−29.0
(−20.2)
−18.0
(−0.4)
−3.5
(25.7)
−0.6
(30.9)
−5.0
(23.0)
−12.8
(9.0)
−32.5
(−26.5)
−40.0
(−40.0)
−48.0
(−54.4)
−50.4
(−58.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)38.4
(1.51)
25.9
(1.02)
19.0
(0.75)
17.4
(0.69)
43.8
(1.72)
63.3
(2.49)
92.1
(3.63)
71.4
(2.81)
45.0
(1.77)
36.6
(1.44)
31.5
(1.24)
28.0
(1.10)
512.3
(20.17)
Average rainfall mm (inches)0.5
(0.02)
0.3
(0.01)
0.3
(0.01)
5.4
(0.21)
37.8
(1.49)
62.8
(2.47)
92.1
(3.63)
71.0
(2.80)
43.1
(1.70)
17.6
(0.69)
2.1
(0.08)
0.4
(0.02)
333.3
(13.12)
Average snowfall cm (inches)38.0
(15.0)
25.6
(10.1)
18.6
(7.3)
12.0
(4.7)
6.0
(2.4)
0.5
(0.2)
0
(0)
0.4
(0.2)
1.9
(0.7)
18.9
(7.4)
29.4
(11.6)
27.6
(10.9)
179.0
(70.5)
Average precipitation days10.18.16.56.413.316.220.717.316.013.511.48.8148.3
Average rainy days0.310.120.152.612.616.220.717.315.68.40.960.2195.2
Average snowy days9.98.06.34.41.20.1200.150.816.210.88.556.2
Source: Environment Canada [5]

See also

References

  1. https://elevation.maplogs.com/poi/muncho_lake_bc_v0c_canada.250593.html
  2. https://www.canadapostcode.com/location/british-columbia/northern-rockies/muncho-lake/
  3. https://areacodes.net/british-columbia/muncho-lake
  4. "Muncho Lake (locality)". BC Geographical Names .
  5. Environment Canada1981–2010, accessed 21 October 2017