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Homes in Vernon
Vernon's 19,780 occupied homes are a mix: 48% detached houses, 34% apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes and 18% semi-detached and row houses.
The biggest building period was 1961 to 1980, which accounts for 32% of homes standing today; 27% are from 2001 or later. 66% of homes are lived in by their owners.
In nearby Kelowna, 45 km away, 32% of homes were built in 1980 or earlier, so Vernon's windows are on the whole older. Nationally, Vernon's homes are older than those in 52% 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.
Semis and row houses
18% of homes share a wall with the next one. Their front windows face the street side by side with the neighbours', so many owners pick a louver size and a white or off-white finish that sit well beside the houses on either side. Bay windows on semis usually need a separate panel set for each face.
Vernon weather and your shutters
At Vernon (5 km away), July averages a high of 28.4 °C and January a low of −6.4 °C. Average lows sit at or below freezing from November to March.
About 29 days a year top 30 °C, 135 days drop to 0 °C or below and 447 mm of precipitation falls, spread fairly evenly through the year.
That's more 30 °C days than in 97% of the 160 Canadian cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 16 h 25 min on the longest day to 8 h 2 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 63° above the horizon in June and 16° in December.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020, Vernon. Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | −0.5 °C | −6.4 °C | 37.1 mm |
| Feb | 2.8 °C | −5 °C | 25 mm |
| Mar | 9 °C | −1.2 °C | 24.6 mm |
| Apr | 15.1 °C | 2.3 °C | 25.7 mm |
| May | 20.9 °C | 6.8 °C | 44.7 mm |
| Jun | 23.8 °C | 10.2 °C | 54.7 mm |
| Jul | 28.4 °C | 12.7 °C | 36.8 mm |
| Aug | 27.9 °C | 12.1 °C | 30.3 mm |
| Sep | 21.7 °C | 8.2 °C | 33.5 mm |
| Oct | 12.4 °C | 2.9 °C | 40.8 mm |
| Nov | 4.5 °C | −1.8 °C | 49.3 mm |
| Dec | −0.2 °C | −5.8 °C | 44.1 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.
Cold winters
With 135 days at or below freezing a year, warm room air meets cold glass for months. Shutters closed tight overnight hold that air against the window, so condensation can collect on the sill: tilt the louvers open in the morning, and wipe the sill on windows that often run wet.
Fitting them in Vernon
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 Vernon
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Vernon’s own figures.
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