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Edmonton vs West Yellowstone

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Bottom line

Edmonton is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average; West Yellowstone is the wetter, with 131 mm more rain a year, and West Yellowstone the sunnier.

Year-round temp About the same within 1°C on the year

Wetter West Yellowstone 131 mm more a year

Sunnier West Yellowstone 7 pp less cloud

Winter nights About the same winter lows close to each other

How the seasons compare

The differences between Edmonton and West Yellowstone, in everyday terms.

Summers

West Yellowstone has much hotter summers

Edmonton: Mild
West Yellowstone: Warm

Winters

Winters are similar

Edmonton: Bitterly cold
West Yellowstone: Bitterly cold

Rain & snow

West Yellowstone is wetter

Edmonton: Fairly dry
West Yellowstone: Moderate rainfall

Sky

West Yellowstone is sunnier

Edmonton: Often cloudy
West Yellowstone: Partly cloudy

Month-by-month charts

Temperature

Edmonton is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average.

Precipitation

West Yellowstone is the wetter — about 131 mm more across the year.

Clear skies

West Yellowstone has the clearer skies — the higher line.

Exact monthly numbers

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Avg high (°C) West Yellowstone 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
West Yellowstone	-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
West Yellowstone	-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
West Yellowstone	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
West Yellowstone	-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
West Yellowstone	-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
West Yellowstone	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
West Yellowstone	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
West Yellowstone	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
West Yellowstone	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
West Yellowstone	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Difference	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Edmonton	27	15	24	14	5	0
West Yellowstone	—	—	—	—	—	—
Difference	—	—	—	—	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Edmonton	0	0	1	10	24	19
West Yellowstone	—	—	—	—	—	—
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
West Yellowstone	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
West Yellowstone	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
West Yellowstone	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
West Yellowstone	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
West Yellowstone	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
West Yellowstone	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 → · West Yellowstone 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.

West Yellowstone

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 22 years of daily observations at West Yellowstone, a weather station, about 1 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

How we build these numbers →

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