Weather in Alberta

Calculated from weather data of Red Deer Regional Airport (CYQF) between 2019 and 2023.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019
January	-5.6	-4.3	-4.9	-4.9	-8.4	-4.9
February	-7.7	-3.0	-3.9	-10.5	-1.0	-15.0
March	0.9	-3.2	3.5	7.7	-2.3	0.5
April	9.2	11.0	8.4	12.9	6.5	11.0
May	18.8	23.5	16.8	16.5	16.6	15.6
June	21.6	23.3	19.5	24.3	20.5	19.6
July	23.6	22.8	23.6	25.6	22.3	21.5
August	24.3	24.3	25.8	24.3	24.0	22.1
September	18.7	19.8	22.8	20.8	19.5	17.1
October	11.2	11.1	16.3	12.4	7.2	9.3
November	0.5		-4.7	6.0	0.7	0.6
December	-6.8		-10.1	-11.1	-2.6	-5.9
Average	9.9	12.7	10.6	10.6	8.8	8.0

227th highest temperature of Canada

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019
January	-15.5	-12	-14	-13	-18	-13
February	-18.7	-14	-13	-21	-12	-25
March	-12.7	-16	-7	-6	-14	-13
April	-4.3	-3	-3	-5	-5	-3
May	4.3	7	3	3	3	3
June	8.4	9	9	10	9	7
July	10.1	10	11	11	10	9
August	8.9	9	11	9	9	9
September	4.3	5	5	5	5	5
October	-3.3	-2	0	-3	-3	-5
November	-10.2		-14	-7	-9	-9
December	-16.7		-21	-20	-12	-15
Average	-3.2	-1.4	-3.8	-3.0	-4.9	-4.1

225th lowest temperature of Canada

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019
30 °C or warmer	3	2	8	1	0
25 °C or warmer	50	38	44	18	17
20 °C or warmer	123	107	103	93	73
0 °C or colder	127	176	198	190	201

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019
January	17.3	12	15	16	23	18
February	29.0	29	31	23	21	58
March	17.9	31	18	6	26	8
April	15.1	16	27	6	16	9
May	8.3	2	10	12	16	10
June	12.9	19	18	9	10	12
July	6.6	9	9	1	8	13
August	5.7	9	3	8	3	7
September	10.5	7	2	5	6	15
October	12.1	19	4	4	21	11
November	21.6		34	2	13	32
December	18.2		25	18	8	21
Average	13.7	15.1	15.8	8.7	13.7	16.5

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	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019
January	12.1	11	15	13	11	12
February	12.7	12	15	13	12	12
March	12.8	10	16	15	14	11
April	15.1	14	18	15	16	14
May	15.7	14	15	16	18	15
June	15.0	15	17	14	14	15
July	11.4	11	10	10	13	12
August	12.0	12	12	12	13	13
September	13.7	14	13	14	14	13
October	14.8	15	12	15	15	17
November	12.5		15	14	12	11
December	11.3		13	12	11	7
Average	13.4	12.9	14.2	13.4	13.6	13.0

306th highest wind speed of Canada

Prevailing wind direction

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

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019
January	W	W	SW	SW	SW
February	S	NW	W	SW	NW
March	SE	NW	SW	N	S
April	S	NW	NW	W	NW
May	SE	NW	SW	W	SE
June	NW	N	W	NW	NW
July	NW	S	SE	W	W
August	W	W	W	SW	W
September	S	NW	SW	W	NW
October	W	SW	SW	W	W
November		NW	SW	W	W
December		NW	W	SW	S

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 29.0 %.

Which month is the driest in Alberta?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in August. The probability is about 5.7 %.