Weather in Alberta

Calculated from weather data of Red Deer Regional Airport (CYQF) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	-5.0	-10.8	-4.3	-4.9	-4.9	-8.4
February	-6.3	-2.3	-3.0	-3.9	-10.5	-1.0
March	0.6	-1.0	-3.2	3.5	7.7	-2.3
April	9.5	11.9	11.0	8.4	12.9	6.5
May	18.4	15.9	23.5	16.8	16.5	16.6
June	21.4	19.6	23.3	19.5	24.3	20.5
July	24.0	27.0	22.8	23.6	25.6	22.3
August	24.4	25.1	24.3	25.8	24.3	24.0
September	18.7		19.8	22.8	20.8	19.5
October	11.2		11.1	16.3	12.4	7.2
November	1.2		5.4	-4.7	6.0	0.7
December	-5.8		1.5	-10.1	-11.1	-2.6
Average	9.9	11.0	11.2	10.6	10.6	8.8

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	-16.9	-19	-12	-14	-13	-18
February	-17.3	-13	-14	-13	-21	-12
March	-12.7	-11	-16	-7	-6	-14
April	-4.6	-1	-3	-3	-5	-5
May	4.2	4	7	3	3	3
June	8.1	6	9	9	10	9
July	10.3	12	10	11	11	10
August	8.9	9	9	11	9	9
September	4.3		5	5	5	5
October	-3.3		-2	0	-3	-3
November	-10.7		-7	-14	-7	-9
December	-15.7		-9	-21	-20	-12
Average	-3.2	-2.4	-2.2	-3.8	-3.0	-4.9

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
30 °C or warmer	8	3	2	8	1
25 °C or warmer	37	50	38	44	18
20 °C or warmer	78	123	107	103	93
0 °C or colder	108	187	176	198	190

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	19.1	29	12	15	16	23
February	28.0	23	29	31	23	21
March	21.5	41	31	18	6	26
April	15.0	15	16	27	6	16
May	10.0	20	2	10	12	16
June	13.1	14	19	18	9	10
July	6.2	3	9	9	1	8
August	6.3	10	9	3	8	3
September	10.5		7	2	5	6
October	12.1		19	4	4	21
November	19.2		5	34	2	13
December	15.9		4	25	18	8
Average	14.2	19.3	13.8	15.8	8.7	13.7

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (km/h)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	11.9	11	11	15	13	11
February	12.6	12	12	15	13	12
March	12.9	13	10	16	15	14
April	15.4	18	14	18	15	16
May	16.1	19	14	15	16	18
June	15.1	16	15	17	14	14
July	11.5	12	11	10	10	13
August	12.2	14	12	12	12	13
September	13.7		14	13	14	14
October	14.8		15	12	15	15
November	12.2		11	15	14	12
December	11.2		10	13	12	11
Average	13.5	14.5	12.6	14.2	13.4	13.6

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	E	W	W	SW	SW
February	NW	S	NW	W	SW
March	SE	SE	NW	SW	N
April	NW	S	NW	NW	W
May	NW	SE	NW	SW	W
June	NW	NW	N	W	NW
July	W	NW	S	SE	W
August	S	W	W	W	SW
September		S	NW	SW	W
October		W	SW	SW	W
November		SW	NW	SW	W
December		S	NW	W	SW

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Alberta weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Alberta?

The warmest month is August with an average temperature of 24 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Alberta?

The coldest month is February with an average daytime temperature of -6 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Alberta?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in February with a probability of around 28.1 %.

Which month is the driest in Alberta?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in July. The probability is about 6.2 %.