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Kelowna is home to 100,000 people and the
Central Okanagan Regional District (greater Kelowna) has
a population of approximately 150,000. Kelowna is well
known for its hot, dry summers and temperate winters.
The average daytime high during July and August is 27.4°
C (81.3° F) at Kelowna Airport, and considerably warmer
in the centre of Kelowna and many surrounding areas, averaging
around 31°C (87.8° F). Summer nights are cool
and refreshing with average morning low temperatures averaging
10° C (50° F) even in the warmest months. The
average daytime high during December and January is -0.3°
C (31.5° F) with an average low of -7.7° C (18.1°
F), at Kelowna Airport. Again, the temperatures in the
centre of Kelowna are somewhat milder in the winter. Kelowna
receives over 2,000 hours of sunshine annually and just
over 11 inches of rain. Total annual precipitation is
366.4 mm. (14.4 in.) This consists of 280.7 mm. (11 in.)
of rain and 105.5 cm. (41.5 inches) of snow. This results
in a semiarid climate with ponderosa pine, sagebrush and
even cactus growing in some un-irrigated areas. The climate
is like many parts of the American West and Southwest,
but with the influence of Lake Okanagan, which stretches
approximately 130 Km (81miles) through the Okanagan Valley.
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