Our changing climate
Cranbrook's average temperature has risen 1.7°C over the past century, and more change is coming.
What to expect by 2050
Under a high-emissions scenario:
- Up to 2.2°C warmer on average
- 24 more days a year above 25°C
- Wetter winters and drier summers
- More extreme heat and heavy rain
Read the Cranbrook climate profilePDF from Columbia Basin Climate Source.
Why it matters
Less snowpack and earlier melt mean lower summer flows in Joseph and Gold Creeks, the City’s water supply, and less recharge for the aquifer. Flood risk is also rising.
What the City is doing
- Signed the BC Climate Action Charter (2008) and joined Partners for Climate Protection (2017)
- Updated its Community Climate Action Plan (2021) and adopted a Corporate Climate Action Plan (2022)
- Runs energy and water conservation programs
- Monitors four creeks in real time for flow, temperature and water quality
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