Calgary climate

Name: Calgary
Address: Prairies / Foothills, Canada

Canada · Prairies / Foothills · 51.045° N, 114.072° W

Köppen Dfbhumid continental (semi-arid edge)Continental

Chinook winds cause dramatic midwinter thaws that can swing temperatures 20C in hours.

Big seasonal swing: properly cold winters, warm summers, usually far from an ocean.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C

Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm

Rain Snowfall

Warmest month

August, 74°F / 23°C

Coldest month

February, 6°F / -15°C

Annual swing

68°F / 38°C

Wettest month

June

Driest month

January

Rain per year

13.4" / 341 mm

Snow per year

39.7" / 1007 mm

Elevation

3448 ft / 1051 m

Time zone

America/Edmonton

2019-2023 averages from Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 reanalysis). Imperial / metric.
Month	High °F/°C	Low °F/°C	Rain in/mm	Snow in/mm	Humidity	Wind mph/km/h	Cloud
January	30 / -1	12 / -11	0.05 / 1	2.5 / 64	68%	7.4 / 11.9	66%
February	26 / -4	6 / -15	0.02 / 1	6.8 / 173	65%	6.9 / 11.1	69%
March	40 / 4	17 / -8	0.05 / 1	4.9 / 125	61%	6.8 / 10.9	61%
April	50 / 10	27 / -3	0.29 / 7	5.7 / 144	54%	7.1 / 11.4	64%
May	61 / 16	38 / 3	2.12 / 54	1.7 / 43	58%	6.8 / 10.9	63%
June	69 / 20	47 / 8	4.58 / 116	0.0 / 0	64%	6.8 / 10.9	59%
July	74 / 23	52 / 11	2.37 / 60	0.0 / 0	69%	5.7 / 9.2	46%
August	74 / 23	51 / 11	2.01 / 51	0.0 / 0	64%	6.0 / 9.7	48%
September	66 / 19	44 / 7	1.03 / 26	1.2 / 29	62%	6.5 / 10.5	52%
October	51 / 10	31 / -1	0.74 / 19	4.5 / 114	65%	7.0 / 11.3	59%
November	37 / 3	19 / -7	0.09 / 2	6.1 / 155	67%	7.4 / 11.9	66%
December	27 / -3	10 / -12	0.06 / 2	6.3 / 161	71%	6.8 / 10.9	65%

Could you have placed Calgary from those graphs alone?

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