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Place in British Columbia, Canada
Muncho Lake
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Coordinates: 58°56′17″N 125°46′03″W / 58.93806°N 125.76750°W / 58.93806; -125.76750
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia

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. The community consists almost entirely of travel and tourism-related businesses such as lodging, game outfitting, restaurants, gas stations and fishing outfitting.

Climate

Climate data for Muncho Lake (1981-2010): 836m
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
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 days 10.1 8.1 6.5 6.4 13.3 16.2 20.7 17.3 16.0 13.5 11.4 8.8 148.3
Average rainy days 0.31 0.12 0.15 2.6 12.6 16.2 20.7 17.3 15.6 8.4 0.96 0.21 95.2
Average snowy days 9.9 8.0 6.3 4.4 1.2 0.12 0 0.15 0.81 6.2 10.8 8.5 56.2
Source: Environment Canada

See also

References

  1. "Muncho Lake (locality)". BC Geographical Names.
  2. Environment Canada1981–2010, accessed 21 October 2017


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