Env. Canada, the European and the American model agree on a high near 8° in Quesnel today. Tomorrow: partly cloudy, around 6°, with a 20% chance of rain.
Quesnel swings 35°C across the year, from 25°C highs in July to -10°C lows in January, and June is usually the wettest month in a year that brings about 540 mm of precipitation.
Warmest month
July
25°C average high
Coldest month
January
-10°C average low
Wettest month
June
540 mm a year
Below freezing
6 months
January, February, March, April, November and December
Comfortable
4 months
May, July, August and September
Residents
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The weather map: all three models at once
Env. Canada, European, American side by side around Quesnel and nearby towns.Live rain radar →
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Quesnel hourly forecast: next 14 hours
consensus of the three models
Rain in the next 24 hours, model by model
each model's own hourly precipitation, side by side
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Quesnel 10-day forecast, out to 14 days
where the models agree, and where they split
Today
Cloudy
8°0°
models agree
Tomorrow
Partly cloudy
6°-3°
±2°
Mon
Cloudy
7°-3°
±4°
Tue
Cloudy
4°-3°
±4°
Wed
Partly cloudy
2°-3°
models agree
Thu
Clear
1°-6°
models agree
Fri
Light drizzle
2°-7°
±6°
Sat
Mostly clear
2°-8°
±4°
Sun
Light drizzle
5°-3°
±6°
Mon
Cloudy
7°1°
±5°
Tue
Cloudy
8°0°
±3°
Wed
Cloudy
9°2°
models agree
Thu
Light drizzle
12°4°
±3°
Quesnel, British Columbia is at its warmest in Jul (average highs near 25°C) and coldest in Jan (lows around -10°C), with roughly 540 mm of precipitation across the year. Below, compare what Env. Canada, European, American forecast for Quesnel right now, and see exactly where they disagree.
average daytime high and overnight low across a typical year (1991-2020)
Jan
-3°
-10°
Feb
1°
-8°
Mar
7°
-6°
Apr
12°
-1°
May
18°
4°
Jun
21°
8°
Jul
25°
11°
Aug
23°
10°
Sep
19°
7°
Oct
11°
2°
Nov
3°
-3°
Dec
-2°
-7°
Source: 1991-2020 averages, ERA5 for this place adjusted with NASA POWER.
How Quesnel's weather has changed since 1995
30 years of daily data, 1995-2024, shown as change
+0.8°C
Around Quesnel, the difference between 1995-2004 and 2015-2024 is +0.8°C, within the normal swing from year to year.
1995each stripe is one year2024
cooler than averagearound averagewarmer than average
Days above 30°C
4 more days a year
2015-2024 against 1995-2004. Within the normal year-to-year swing
Frost nights
7 fewer nights a year
2015-2024 against 1995-2004, below 0°C. Within the normal year-to-year swing
Average wind
−2%
2015-2024 against 1995-2004. Within the normal year-to-year swing
Bars: each year against the area's 30-year average. Dashed lines: the average of the first and the last ten years.
See the numbers year by year
Year
Temp vs average
Days >30°C vs avg
Frost nights vs avg
Wind vs avg
1995
−0.1°C
−4
+4
−2%
1996
−2.9°C
−4
+12
+3%
1997
±0.0°C
−4
+6
+3%
1998
+1.1°C
+1
−13
−2%
1999
−0.1°C
−5
+7
+3%
2000
−1.0°C
−6
+2
−2%
2001
−0.5°C
−3
+10
+3%
2002
−0.3°C
−3
+4
−2%
2003
+0.3°C
−2
−5
+3%
2004
+0.5°C
+8
−0
−2%
2005
+0.4°C
−7
−14
+3%
2006
+0.8°C
+2
+5
+3%
2007
−0.6°C
−5
+10
−2%
2008
−1.1°C
−1
+9
+3%
2009
−1.3°C
+3
+22
+3%
2010
+0.5°C
−4
−6
+3%
2011
−1.0°C
−7
+3
+3%
2012
+0.1°C
+3
+5
+3%
2013
+0.7°C
+1
−1
−8%
2014
−0.3°C
+4
−8
−2%
2015
+1.3°C
−1
−11
−2%
2016
+1.1°C
−6
−24
−2%
2017
−0.3°C
+4
−0
−2%
2018
+0.4°C
+4
+6
−2%
2019
−0.6°C
−6
+5
−2%
2020
−0.7°C
−4
+4
−2%
2021
+0.2°C
+7
+4
+3%
2022
+0.3°C
+9
−5
−2%
2023
+2.0°C
+4
−15
+3%
2024
+1.0°C
+9
−5
−2%
Source: NASA POWER daily data from the MERRA-2 reanalysis, 1995-2024. Each value describes a grid square of about 50 km around Quesnel, not a weather station, and a square that takes in sea or a large lake runs milder than the city itself. That is why this section shows change against the square's own 30-year average rather than counts you could compare with a local station. Rain and snow are left out because their long-term record in this dataset is not consistent over time. "Within the normal year-to-year swing" means the change is smaller than the usual differences between single years.
Which forecast is most accurate in Quesnel?
CheckWeather Score, graded against the weather that actually happened
Provider
CheckWeather-score
Temp
Wind
Rain
Run by
European ★ Best
94
/100rank #1
96±0.2°C
97±1.6 km/h
8994% hit
ECMWF - European Centre for Medium-Range Weather ForecastsReading, United Kingdom
American
81
/100rank #2
72±1.6°C
95±2.6 km/h
8290% hit
NOAA / NCEP (United States)College Park, Maryland, USA
EC
Env. Canada
78
/100rank #3
86±0.8°C
94±2.9 km/h
5877% hit
Environment and Climate Change CanadaDorval, Québec, Canada
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Where the models disagree
temperature and rain, judged separately
Day
Temperature
Rain
Today
models agree8° to 8°
±10%0% to 10% chance
Tomorrow
±2°5° to 7°
±9%11% to 20% chance
Mon
±4°6° to 10°
±5%0% to 5% chance
Tue
±4°2° to 6°
±16%19% to 35% chance
Wed
±1°2° to 3°
±18%19% to 37% chance
The models often agree on temperature and still split on rain, and rain is usually what decides whether a plan survives. A wide rain range means the shower is genuinely uncertain, not that the forecast is wrong.
Sunrise and sunset in Quesnel
today, local time
Sunrise
07:53
Sunset
17:54
Daylight
10h 1m
Common questions
What's the weather in Quesnel today?
Saturday, October 24: Env. Canada, the European and the American model agree on a high near 8° in Quesnel today. Tomorrow: partly cloudy, around 6°, with a 20% chance of rain. The forecast on this page refreshes live.
Will it rain in Quesnel today or tomorrow?
The models split on rain in Quesnel on Sunday, October 25: Env. Canada 14%, European 20%, American 11%. When they disagree like this, treat any single app's answer with caution. On Saturday, October 24 the highest chance of rain from any model is 10%. The hourly strip and the model-by-model rain panel above update live.
Which forecast is most accurate for Quesnel?
Over the last 30 days, the European model has been the most accurate for Quesnel (CheckWeather Score 94/100), ahead of the American at 81. We grade every model against the recorded weather. See the CA accuracy scoreboard for the full method.
What is the warmest month in Quesnel?
July is typically the warmest month in Quesnel, with average highs around 25°C.
How cold does Quesnel get?
The coldest month in Quesnel is January, when overnight lows average about -10°C.
How much rain does Quesnel get?
Quesnel sees roughly 540 mm of precipitation a year, with June usually the wettest month.
Is Quesnel getting warmer?
Not clearly. In NASA's reanalysis for the area around Quesnel, the difference between 1995-2004 and 2015-2024 is 0.8°C, within the normal swing from year to year.
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