Medicine Hat climate

Name: Medicine Hat
Address: Prairies (southeast Alberta), Canada

Canada · Prairies (southeast Alberta) · 50.041° N, 110.676° W

Köppen BSkcold semi-arid steppeArid

Sunniest, driest corner of the prairies: parched short-grass steppe with hot summers, brutal cold snaps.

Dry — evaporation outpaces what little rain arrives.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C

Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm

Rain Snowfall

Warmest month

July, 82°F / 28°C

Coldest month

February, 9°F / -13°C

Annual swing

73°F / 40°C

Wettest month

June

Driest month

January

Rain per year

9.9" / 252 mm

Snow per year

33.8" / 859 mm

Elevation

2195 ft / 669 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	33 / 1	17 / -8	0.11 / 3	2.9 / 73	68%	8.1 / 13.0	66%
February	27 / -3	9 / -13	0.07 / 2	5.7 / 146	64%	7.6 / 12.2	67%
March	41 / 5	19 / -7	0.08 / 2	4.4 / 113	65%	7.5 / 12.1	56%
April	53 / 12	30 / -1	0.33 / 8	3.8 / 96	53%	7.6 / 12.2	63%
May	65 / 19	42 / 6	1.96 / 50	1.1 / 28	56%	6.9 / 11.1	60%
June	75 / 24	53 / 12	3.11 / 79	0.0 / 0	58%	7.1 / 11.4	52%
July	82 / 28	58 / 14	1.10 / 28	0.0 / 0	56%	6.4 / 10.3	36%
August	81 / 27	57 / 14	0.84 / 21	0.0 / 0	51%	6.3 / 10.1	41%
September	72 / 22	50 / 10	1.04 / 26	1.7 / 42	54%	7.1 / 11.4	47%
October	54 / 12	35 / 2	0.78 / 20	2.3 / 59	61%	7.7 / 12.4	55%
November	39 / 4	23 / -5	0.42 / 11	6.9 / 176	70%	8.6 / 13.8	65%
December	31 / -1	15 / -10	0.09 / 2	5.0 / 127	71%	7.6 / 12.2	62%

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