Edmonton weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Edmonton is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 84/100), with June and July close behind. Edmonton averages about 2,549 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 55 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,549
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 84/100
- Rain / year
- 521 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.6 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 6 (high)
- Population
- 1.1M
- Elevation
- 715 m
When is the best time to visit Edmonton?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Edmonton is August, then June and July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 22 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Edmonton?
Edmonton gets a lot of sun: around 2,549 hours a year. 84 Sunshine Score points separate August (84) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #8 of 242 destinations in Canada for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,024 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around June, carries about 47% of the annual 521 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -6° / 21°F | -14° / 7°F | 22 mm | 0 |
| February | 0 | -5° / 23°F | -14° / 7°F | 18 mm | 1 |
| March | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -9° / 16°F | 27 mm | 3 |
| April | 14 | 10° / 50°F | -2° / 28°F | 40 mm | 3 |
| May | 62 | 17° / 63°F | 4° / 39°F | 64 mm | 5 |
| June | 78 | 20° / 68°F | 9° / 48°F | 85 mm | 5 |
| July | 76 | 24° / 75°F | 12° / 54°F | 95 mm | 6 |
| August | 84 | 23° / 73°F | 10° / 50°F | 55 mm | 5 |
| September | 65 | 17° / 63°F | 5° / 41°F | 41 mm | 3 |
| October | 0 | 8° / 46°F | -2° / 28°F | 29 mm | 1 |
| November | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -8° / 18°F | 26 mm | 0 |
| December | 0 | -6° / 21°F | -13° / 9°F | 19 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Calgary Canada · 245 km · best in Jul · 2,396 h sun/yr
- Fort McMurray Canada · 401 km · best in Aug · 2,171 h sun/yr
- Grande Prairie Canada · 402 km · best in Aug · 2,366 h sun/yr
- Saskatoon Canada · 480 km · best in Aug · 2,625 h sun/yr
- Kelowna Canada · 547 km · best in Aug · 2,222 h sun/yr
- Kalispell United States · 558 km · best in Jul · 2,199 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Whitecourt Canada · 172 km · 2,294 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Bonnyville Canada · 217 km · 2,294 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Lloydminster Canada · 233 km · 2,535 h sun/yr · best in Aug
Head-to-head
How Edmonton compares month by month: Edmonton vs Calgary · Edmonton vs Saskatoon · Edmonton vs Grande Prairie · Edmonton vs Fort McMurray · all comparisons
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