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Tetsa River
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Country Canada
Provins British Columbia

Tetsa River is a river in northeastern British Columbia, Canada. It heads in the Northern Rocky Mountains Provincial Park, and flows northeast and then east into the Muskwa River. In the area around Tetsa River grows mainly pine forests. The area around Tetsa River is almost uninhabited, with less than two inhabitants per square kilometre. Highway 97 / Alaska Highway runs through this place.

The neighbourhood is part of the boreal climate zones. Annual average temperature is -0.8 °C. The warmest month is July, with an average temperature of 13.5 °C, and the coldest is January, -15.9 °C.

Climate

Climate data for Tetsa River
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16.0
(60.8)
14.5
(58.1)
15.0
(59.0)
22.0
(71.6)
28.0
(82.4)
29.0
(84.2)
31.0
(87.8)
30.5
(86.9)
25.5
(77.9)
26.0
(78.8)
14.5
(58.1)
18.0
(64.4)
31.0
(87.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −10.9
(12.4)
−6.7
(19.9)
−1.0
(30.2)
7.2
(45.0)
12.9
(55.2)
17.7
(63.9)
19.4
(66.9)
18.3
(64.9)
12.7
(54.9)
5.3
(41.5)
−6.6
(20.1)
−8.5
(16.7)
5.0
(41.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) −15.9
(3.4)
−12.9
(8.8)
−7.8
(18.0)
0.8
(33.4)
6.6
(43.9)
11.5
(52.7)
13.5
(56.3)
12.1
(53.8)
6.8
(44.2)
0.0
(32.0)
−11.3
(11.7)
−13.3
(8.1)
−0.8
(30.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −20.8
(−5.4)
−19.1
(−2.4)
−14.5
(5.9)
−5.6
(21.9)
0.3
(32.5)
5.3
(41.5)
7.6
(45.7)
5.8
(42.4)
1.0
(33.8)
−5.3
(22.5)
−15.9
(3.4)
−18.1
(−0.6)
−6.6
(20.1)
Record low °C (°F) −41.0
(−41.8)
−41.0
(−41.8)
−37.0
(−34.6)
−28.0
(−18.4)
−16.5
(2.3)
−2.0
(28.4)
0.0
(32.0)
−6.0
(21.2)
−11.0
(12.2)
−30.0
(−22.0)
−45.0
(−49.0)
−39.0
(−38.2)
−45.0
(−49.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 24.9
(0.98)
21.2
(0.83)
29.9
(1.18)
30.7
(1.21)
82.0
(3.23)
116.0
(4.57)
150.7
(5.93)
106.9
(4.21)
61.0
(2.40)
40.3
(1.59)
26.1
(1.03)
17.9
(0.70)
707.7
(27.86)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 0.1
(0.00)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
4.3
(0.17)
60.9
(2.40)
115.5
(4.55)
150.7
(5.93)
104.9
(4.13)
51.7
(2.04)
4.8
(0.19)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
493.0
(19.41)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 24.9
(9.8)
21.2
(8.3)
29.9
(11.8)
26.3
(10.4)
21.0
(8.3)
0.5
(0.2)
0.0
(0.0)
2.0
(0.8)
9.3
(3.7)
35.5
(14.0)
26.1
(10.3)
17.9
(7.0)
214.7
(84.5)
Average precipitation days 7.3 6.6 7.1 6.8 13.1 16 19.6 14.6 11.7 8.0 7.7 5.8 124.2
Average rainy days 0.04 0 0 1.5 10.8 16.0 19.6 14.4 10.3 2.2 0.04 0 74.9
Average snowy days 7.2 6.6 7.1 5.7 3.4 0.14 0 0.36 2.0 6.4 7.7 5.8 52.3
Source: Environment Canada
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