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Sorrento, British Columbia

Coordinates: 50°52′38″N 119°28′14″W / 50.87722°N 119.47056°W / 50.87722; -119.47056
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Sorrento
Sorrento and the Trans Canada Highway
Sorrento and the Trans Canada Highway
Sorrento is located in British Columbia
Sorrento
Sorrento
Location of Sorrento in British Columbia
Coordinates: 50°52′38″N 119°28′14″W / 50.87722°N 119.47056°W / 50.87722; -119.47056
Country Canada
Province British Columbia
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
Postal codes
V0E 2W0 & V0E 3W0

Sorrento is an unincorporated settlement located on the south shore of Shuswap Lake in the Southern Interior of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is located on the Trans-Canada Highway, and is approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of the town of Chase and 32 kilometres (20 mi) northwest of the city of Salmon Arm. Sorrento is in the Columbia-Shuswap G electoral region of the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District.

History

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The name of the townsite was changed from Trapper's Landing to Sorrento by resident J.R. Kinghorn, who saw a physical resemblance between Copper Island, which lies across Shuswap Lake, and the Isle of Capri as seen from the city of Sorrento, Italy.[1]

Shuswap Lake and Copper Island as seen from Sorrento

Festivals

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Sorrento hosts the Shuswap Lake Festival of the Arts in July, and the Sorrento Bluegrass Festival in late August.[2][3]

Climate

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Climate data for Sorrento
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 13.5
(56.3)
12.0
(53.6)
16.5
(61.7)
28.9
(84.0)
32.5
(90.5)
33.0
(91.4)
37.0
(98.6)
35.6
(96.1)
29.5
(85.1)
25.0
(77.0)
19.4
(66.9)
10.5
(50.9)
37.0
(98.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −1.9
(28.6)
0.8
(33.4)
6.8
(44.2)
13.3
(55.9)
18.3
(64.9)
22.0
(71.6)
25.3
(77.5)
24.8
(76.6)
17.9
(64.2)
10.5
(50.9)
3.2
(37.8)
−1.2
(29.8)
11.6
(52.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) −4.2
(24.4)
−2.1
(28.2)
2.6
(36.7)
7.6
(45.7)
12.3
(54.1)
16.1
(61.0)
18.9
(66.0)
18.7
(65.7)
13.0
(55.4)
6.9
(44.4)
0.9
(33.6)
−3.3
(26.1)
7.3
(45.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −6.4
(20.5)
−4.9
(23.2)
−1.7
(28.9)
1.8
(35.2)
6.3
(43.3)
10.2
(50.4)
12.5
(54.5)
12.5
(54.5)
8.0
(46.4)
3.3
(37.9)
−1.4
(29.5)
−5.1
(22.8)
2.9
(37.2)
Record low °C (°F) −27.2
(−17.0)
−23.0
(−9.4)
−19.4
(−2.9)
−7.8
(18.0)
−1.1
(30.0)
2.5
(36.5)
4.4
(39.9)
3.5
(38.3)
−1.5
(29.3)
−16.0
(3.2)
−27.0
(−16.6)
−25.5
(−13.9)
−27.2
(−17.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 55.0
(2.17)
46.2
(1.82)
32.9
(1.30)
28.4
(1.12)
45.5
(1.79)
49.0
(1.93)
43.4
(1.71)
39.7
(1.56)
40.5
(1.59)
36.9
(1.45)
59.9
(2.36)
71.4
(2.81)
548.7
(21.60)
Source: Environment Canada[4]

References

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  1. ^ Information originally provided by: British Columbia Place Names, eds. G.P.V and Helen Akrigg, UBC Press, Vancouver, 1997
  2. ^ "SLFA History". Archived from the original on 26 March 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
  3. ^ "BCBW 2002 - 3 Great Acoustic Music Workshops!". www.musicworkshops.ca. Archived from the original on 25 May 2002.
  4. ^ Environment CanadaCanadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 11 July 2009