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Homes in Penticton
Penticton's 17,360 occupied homes are a mix: 40% detached houses, 41% apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes and 15% semi-detached and row houses.
The 1980s and 1990s built 31% of today's homes, more than any other period we count. 46% are older than that and 24% newer. 63% of homes are lived in by their owners.
In nearby Kelowna, 44 km away, 32% of homes were built in 1980 or earlier, so Penticton's windows are on the whole older. Nationally, Penticton's homes are older than those in 57% of the 167 Canadian cities we have census figures for.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population. Period of construction and tenure come from the 25% sample; counts are randomly rounded.
Condos and apartments
41% of homes are in buildings of two or more units. Balcony and patio doors suit bypass or bifold panels rather than hinged ones, which need floor space to swing. Check what your condo corporation allows to show from outside before you order: most rules are about the colour seen through the glass.
Out-of-square openings
With 46% of homes built in 1980 or earlier, many openings have had decades to settle. Measure each one's width at the top, middle and bottom, and both diagonals. If the diagonals differ by more than about 6 mm, add a mounting frame in the designer, or choose an outside mount so the shutter covers the uneven edges.
Penticton weather and your shutters
At Penticton (5 km away), July averages a high of 29.2 °C and January a low of −3.2 °C. Average highs reach 29 °C in July and average lows sit at or below freezing from November to March.
About 29 days a year top 30 °C, 109 days drop to 0 °C or below and 344 mm of precipitation falls, spread fairly evenly through the year.
That's more 30 °C days than in 99% of the 160 Canadian cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 16 h 17 min on the longest day to 8 h 9 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 64° above the horizon in June and 17° in December.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020, Penticton. Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.6 °C | −3.2 °C | 28.1 mm |
| Feb | 4.6 °C | −3.1 °C | 19.3 mm |
| Mar | 10.2 °C | −0.6 °C | 22.7 mm |
| Apr | 15.7 °C | 2.4 °C | 25.6 mm |
| May | 21.4 °C | 7.1 °C | 38.2 mm |
| Jun | 24.6 °C | 10.6 °C | 43.8 mm |
| Jul | 29.2 °C | 13.5 °C | 28.3 mm |
| Aug | 28.4 °C | 12.8 °C | 27 mm |
| Sep | 22.6 °C | 8.5 °C | 24.5 mm |
| Oct | 14.3 °C | 3.5 °C | 28.9 mm |
| Nov | 6.7 °C | 0 °C | 28.1 mm |
| Dec | 2.1 °C | −2.8 °C | 29.6 mm |
Months of hard sun
With 29 days a year above 30 °C, sun on the window is the main thing shutters do here. Closed louvers stop direct sun before it reaches the room; angled up, they still let light bounce off the ceiling. On south and west windows, white and light finishes stay cooler and show fading less than dark stains; keep stains for windows out of the afternoon sun.
Fitting them in Penticton
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
More about shutters in Penticton
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Penticton’s own figures.
Price your windows
Choose Canada in the designer, enter millimetres or inches, and we reply with your quote in Canadian dollars.