City of Kimberley Census Division 1 Regional
District of East Kootenay
Census Sub-Division 0098 |
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Location |
South-eastern corner of British Columbia, just north of US border; Rocky
Mountains to the east, Purcell Mountains to the west; City is located on
Mark Creek & St. Mary River benches. |
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Elevation: |
- Kimberley 1110
m 3663 ft. Airport 939 m 3082 ft.
- Lois Creek
1220 m 4000 ft. Marysville 914 m 3000 ft.
- Meadowbrook
1065 m 3500 ft. Ski Resort 1829 m 6000 ft.
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Latitude |
- -49°
42' N; Longitude -116° 00' W.
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Climate
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- Average annual precipitation 660.0 mm
* Average annual rainfall 317.0 mm *
- Average annual snowfall 342.0 cm *
- Average January mean temperature -8.6
(C) * Average July mean temperature 17.4 (C) *
- Average frost free days 126 * Average
annual hours of sunshine 2151.6
- Winds in the Kimberley/ Cranbrook area are predominantly from the
south and southwest in summer and winter. During the winter the
northerly winds become more frequent than
and slightly less frequent than southerly winds.
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Contact |
Kimberley Chamber of
Commerce
111 Gerry Sorensen Way, V1A 3E9 Kimberley, BC, Canada
Phone: 250.427.3666
Fax: 250.427.5378
Email:
info@kimberleychamber.ca |
