Okanagan Centre is a neighbourhood and formal ward within

Lake Country Lake Country is a district municipality with a population of approximately 15,000 in the Okanagan Valley region of British Columbia, Canada. It is a part of the Central Okanagan Regional District, and of the Kelowna metropolitan area. The city ...

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. It is on the east shore of

Okanagan Lake Okanagan Lake ( oka, kɬúsx̌nítkw) is a lake in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, Canada. The lake is long, between wide, and has a surface area of 348 km2 (135 sq. mi.). Hydrography Okanagan Lake is called a fjord lake as i ...

to the north of

Kelowna Kelowna ( ) is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. It serves as the head office of the Regional District of Central Okanagan. The name Kelowna derives from the Okanagan word ''ki� ...

and just northwest of Winfield, another wards of the District of Lake Country.

History

Okanagan Centre was originally designated as a "post office, steamer landing and settlement" in 1930, then revised in 1951 to "post office and steamer landing", and it was designated a "community" in 1983. Okanagan Centre was incorporated to the

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in 1995.

Climate

Okanagan Centre has an inland

oceanic climate An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate, is the humid temperate climate sub-type in Köppen classification ''Cfb'', typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of continents, generally featuring cool summers and mild winters ( ...

(Cfb) or a marginal

continental climate Continental climates often have a significant annual variation in temperature (warm summers and cold winters). They tend to occur in the middle latitudes (40 to 55 north), within large landmasses where prevailing winds blow overland bringing som ...

(Dfb) depending on the isotherm. The waters of Okanagan Lake help to moderate winter temperatures, meaning that the area has more in common with more southerly Penticton in terms of climate.

Images

File:Overlooking the Lake by Okanagan Centre on a Late Winter Morning.png, Overlooking the Lake by Okanagan Centre on a Late Winter Morning

References

{{Central Okanagan Neighbourhoods in Lake Country Populated places on Okanagan Lake