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Fort McMurray, Alberta climate

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental

Fort McMurray has a strongly seasonal subarctic climate (Warm-summer humid continental, Köppen Dfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 24°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −21°C at night. Precipitation totals about 415 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — July alone averages 80 mm while February barely receives 15 mm. At latitude 57°N, day length swings from 6.5 hours in midwinter to 17.5 hours at midsummer.

☀️ Summers

Mild

Highs near 24°C in July.

❄️ Winters

Bitterly cold

Lows near −21°C in January.

🌧️ Rain

Fairly dry

About 415 mm of rain a year.

Wettest in July

⛅ Sky & trend

Often cloudy

Cloudy skies much of the year.

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Hours of sunshine per day

Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)

Fort McMurray climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	−11	−6	0	10	17	22	24	23	16	8	−3	−9
Avg temp (°C)	−16	−13	−6	3	10	15	18	16	10	3	−7	−14
Avg low (°C)	−21	−19	−13	−4	3	8	11	9	4	−2	−12	−19
Precipitation (mm)	20	15	19	16	30	71	80	56	41	28	19	19

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	−11	−6	0	10	17	22
Avg temp (°C)	−16	−13	−6	3	10	15
Avg low (°C)	−21	−19	−13	−4	3	8
Precipitation (mm)	20	15	19	16	30	71

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	24	23	16	8	−3	−9
Avg temp (°C)	18	16	10	3	−7	−14
Avg low (°C)	11	9	4	−2	−12	−19
Precipitation (mm)	80	56	41	28	19	19

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	65	67	65	65	65	71	67	66	67	70	72	68
Relative humidity (%)	99	99	94	77	69	72	73	73	77	84	92	98
Wind speed (m/s)	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.3

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	65	67	65	65	65	71
Relative humidity (%)	99	99	94	77	69	72
Wind speed (m/s)	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.1

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	67	66	67	70	72	68
Relative humidity (%)	73	73	77	84	92	98
Wind speed (m/s)	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.3

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Fort Mcmurray CS, a weather station, about 13 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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