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Red Deer, Alberta climate
Dfb Warm-summer humid continental
Red Deer has a strongly seasonal cold-temperate climate (Warm-summer humid continental, Köppen Dfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 73°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 0°F at night. Precipitation totals about 19 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — June alone averages 3.8 inches while February barely receives 0.45 inches. Winters bring significant snowfall (53 inches of snow per year on average). At latitude 52°N, day length swings from 7.5 hours in midwinter to 16.5 hours at midsummer.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation split into rain and snow · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Red Deer climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 22 | 27 | 35 | 50 | 62 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 51 | 34 | 24 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 11 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 49 | 56 | 61 | 59 | 51 | 39 | 24 | 13 |
| Avg low (°F) | 0 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 37 | 45 | 49 | 46 | 37 | 26 | 13 | 2 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| Snowfall (in) | 8.1 | 5.7 | 9.2 | 6.6 | 3.9 | 0.0 | — | 0.2 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 8.0 | 6.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 22 | 27 | 35 | 50 | 62 | 68 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 11 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 49 | 56 |
| Avg low (°F) | 0 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 37 | 45 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.8 |
| Snowfall (in) | 8.1 | 5.7 | 9.2 | 6.6 | 3.9 | 0.0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 73 | 72 | 65 | 51 | 34 | 24 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 61 | 59 | 51 | 39 | 24 | 13 |
| Avg low (°F) | 49 | 46 | 37 | 26 | 13 | 2 |
| Precipitation (in) | 3.5 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| Snowfall (in) | — | 0.2 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 8.0 | 6.9 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 70 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 68 | 67 | 57 | 59 | 62 | 69 | 73 | 71 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 87 | 82 | 73 | 65 | 63 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 67 | 72 | 80 | 84 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 70 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 68 | 67 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 87 | 82 | 73 | 65 | 63 | 67 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 5.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 57 | 59 | 62 | 69 | 73 | 71 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 67 | 66 | 67 | 72 | 80 | 84 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.2 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 23 years of daily observations at Red Deer A, a weather station, about 11 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.