Kamloops in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Kamloops sees average daytime highs around 12°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 103 mm of precipitation over about 25 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the driest season of the year.

Over the season highs climb from about 3°C in early March to 19°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Kamloops's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Kamloops's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 12°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 1°C
Precipitation: 103 mm; 25 wet days
Avg wind: 6 km/h
Travel score: 3.1; 2nd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Kamloops in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 3°C in early March to 19°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Kamloops reaches about 12°C and drops to 1°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Kamloops

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 58 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Kamloops weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-2° / -8°	41	10.5	10.6	8.3	0.0
Feb	1° / -7°	25	7.1	7.1	9.7	0.0
Mar	6° / -4°	30	8.7	6.4	11.5	0.6
Apr	12° / 0°	30	7.4	2.2	13.5	3.1
May	17° / 5°	43	9.2	0.5	15.2	5.6
Jun	21° / 8°	47	9.2	0	16.2	6.3
Jul	25° / 11°	34	6.1	0	15.8	7.6
Aug	24° / 11°	23	5.3	0	14.3	7.7
Sep	19° / 7°	35	7	0	12.4	6.4
Oct	10° / 2°	45	10.1	1.8	10.4	2.4
Nov	2° / -3°	56	12.2	8.8	8.7	0.0
Dec	-2° / -7°	46	11.2	11.9	7.8	0.0

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Kamloops gets around 103 mm of rain and snow over 25 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Spring

Winds average 6 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 min in early March to 15 h 54 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 4.9 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Kamloops?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.1

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

0.5

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kamloops.

What to pack for Kamloops in Spring

From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In spring, Kamloops sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer, a heavy coat and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 25 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatsun protectionrain gear

UV index in Kamloops in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kamloops peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	1	3	4	6	6	8	6	4	3	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	4	Moderate
May	6	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	6	High
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Kamloops in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Kamloops is worst in August — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 22.6× the cleanest month (January, 1 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Kamloops's WHO annual average of 7 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	1	2	2	2	2	3	16	28	3	12	12	2
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	1	Good
Feb	2	Good
Mar	2	Good
Apr	2	Good
May	2	Good
Jun	3	Good
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	28	Moderate
Sep	3	Good
Oct	12	Good
Nov	12	Good
Dec	2	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Kamloops?

Kamloops sits at 50.7°N, 120.3°W, 414 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Brocklehurst, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Kamloops

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Kamloops.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kamloops has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 540 m around an average of 513 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,144 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,925 m.

The land around Kamloops is covered by grassland (35%), artificial surfaces (30%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

540 m

grassland 35%

16 km

1,144 m

grassland 54%

80 km

1,925 m

trees 70%

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Spring weather nearby: Brocklehurst 8.0 km · Salmon Arm 74 km · Vernon 86 km · Lake Country 98 km · West Kelowna 104 km · Kelowna 105 km · Rutland 108 km · Okanagan Mission 112 km

Canada travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 83% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $55,698; 2025
Happiness: 6.7 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 97%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 2; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 5.3; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Kamloops (50.6665°, -120.3192°, elevation 414 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.