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Edmonton vs Big Sky
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Edmonton is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average; Big Sky is the wetter, with 131 mm more rain a year, and Big Sky the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Edmonton and Big Sky, in everyday terms.
Summers
Big Sky has much hotter summers
Edmonton: Mild
Big Sky: Warm
Winters
Winters are similar
Edmonton: Bitterly cold
Big Sky: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Big Sky is wetter
Edmonton: Fairly dry
Big Sky: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Big Sky is sunnier
Edmonton: Often cloudy
Big Sky: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Edmonton is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Big Sky is the wetter — about 131 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Big Sky has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°C) Big Sky runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | -6 | -3 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 0 | -5 |
| Big Sky | -2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 28 | 27 | 20 | 11 | 3 | -3 |
| Difference | +4 | +3 | +4 | -1 | -2 | — | +4 | +4 | +3 | +1 | +3 | +2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | -6 | -3 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 21 |
| Big Sky | -2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 21 |
| Difference | +4 | +3 | +4 | -1 | -2 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 24 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 0 | -5 |
| Big Sky | 28 | 27 | 20 | 11 | 3 | -3 |
| Difference | +4 | +4 | +3 | +1 | +3 | +2 |
Avg low (°C) Edmonton runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | -17 | -14 | -10 | -2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 3 | -2 | -9 | -16 |
| Big Sky | -16 | -16 | -11 | -6 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -2 | -6 | -11 | -16 |
| Difference | +1 | -1 | -1 | -4 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -2 | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | -17 | -14 | -10 | -2 | 3 | 7 |
| Big Sky | -16 | -16 | -11 | -6 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | +1 | -1 | -1 | -4 | -5 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 10 | 8 | 3 | -2 | -9 | -16 |
| Big Sky | 4 | 2 | -2 | -6 | -11 | -16 |
| Difference | -6 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -2 | -1 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 28 | 15 | 25 | 32 | 51 | 78 | 95 | 58 | 38 | 24 | 26 | 20 |
| Big Sky | 62 | 60 | 55 | 62 | 63 | 50 | 27 | 27 | 33 | 48 | 63 | 70 |
| Difference | +34 | +44 | +30 | +30 | +12 | -28 | -68 | -30 | -5 | +24 | +37 | +50 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 28 | 15 | 25 | 32 | 51 | 78 |
| Big Sky | 62 | 60 | 55 | 62 | 63 | 50 |
| Difference | +34 | +44 | +30 | +30 | +12 | -28 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 95 | 58 | 38 | 24 | 26 | 20 |
| Big Sky | 27 | 27 | 33 | 48 | 63 | 70 |
| Difference | -68 | -30 | -5 | +24 | +37 | +50 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 27 | 15 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 19 |
| Big Sky | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 27 | 15 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 0 |
| Big Sky | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 19 |
| Big Sky | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Edmonton runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 69 | 68 | 70 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 59 | 59 | 63 | 69 | 73 | 70 |
| Big Sky | 67 | 67 | 71 | 71 | 68 | 58 | 41 | 42 | 46 | 58 | 67 | 68 |
| Difference | -2 | -1 | +1 | +2 | +1 | -10 | -18 | -18 | -17 | -10 | -5 | -2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 69 | 68 | 70 | 69 | 67 | 67 |
| Big Sky | 67 | 67 | 71 | 71 | 68 | 58 |
| Difference | -2 | -1 | +1 | +2 | +1 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 59 | 59 | 63 | 69 | 73 | 70 |
| Big Sky | 41 | 42 | 46 | 58 | 67 | 68 |
| Difference | -18 | -18 | -17 | -10 | -5 | -2 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 92 | 89 | 79 | 68 | 65 | 68 | 69 | 68 | 70 | 76 | 85 | 89 |
| Big Sky | 99 | 99 | 95 | 83 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 49 | 54 | 68 | 87 | 98 |
| Difference | +7 | +10 | +17 | +15 | +8 | -1 | -14 | -19 | -15 | -8 | +2 | +9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 92 | 89 | 79 | 68 | 65 | 68 |
| Big Sky | 99 | 99 | 95 | 83 | 73 | 67 |
| Difference | +7 | +10 | +17 | +15 | +8 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 69 | 68 | 70 | 76 | 85 | 89 |
| Big Sky | 55 | 49 | 54 | 68 | 87 | 98 |
| Difference | -14 | -19 | -15 | -8 | +2 | +9 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Edmonton trends → · Big Sky trends →
Methodology & sources
Edmonton
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at Edmonton Woodbend, a weather station, about 24 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.
Big Sky
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 22 years of daily observations at West Yellowstone, a weather station, about 73 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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