▁through ▁town , ▁with ▁wind ▁spe eds ▁aver aging ▁around ▁. ▁Fort ▁St . ▁John ▁uses ▁Mountain ▁Standard ▁Time ▁all ▁year ▁( same ▁as ▁Pacific ▁Day light ▁Time ▁in ▁summer ), ▁and ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁nor ther ly ▁latitude ▁experiences ▁short ▁day light ▁hours ▁in ▁winter ▁and ▁long ▁day light ▁hours ▁in ▁summer . ▁ ▁Fort ▁St . ▁John ▁is ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁Rock y ▁Mountains , ▁and ▁thus ▁has ▁a ▁climate ▁much ▁more ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁pra i ries ▁than ▁the ▁British ▁Columbia ▁interior ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁mountains . ▁The ▁fro st - free ▁period ▁is ▁much ▁longer ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁mountains ▁than ▁west , ▁and ▁thus ▁the ▁Peace ▁River ▁area ▁including ▁Fort ▁St . ▁John ▁can ▁grow ▁cro ps ▁that ▁cannot ▁be ▁grown ▁in ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁province ▁such ▁as ▁whe at ▁and ▁can ola . ▁ ▁Fort ▁St . ▁John ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁sun ni est ▁places ▁in ▁the ▁province , ▁especially ▁in ▁the ▁winter ▁and ▁spring . ▁The ▁city ▁holds ▁British ▁Columbia ' s ▁record ▁for ▁most ▁sun sh ine ▁ever ▁recorded ▁in ▁March ▁( 2 4 7 . 4 ▁hours ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ), ▁May ▁( 3 7 3 . 5 ▁hours ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ), ▁and ▁November ▁( 1 4 1 . 3 ▁hours ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ). ▁ ▁The ▁highest ▁temperature ▁ever ▁recorded ▁in ▁Fort ▁St . ▁John ▁was ▁ ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁The ▁col dest ▁temperature ▁ever