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Monthly climate in Carstairs, Alberta, Canada

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Carstairs features a humid continental climate (Dfb).Temperatures typically range between -11 °C (12 °F) and 17 °C (62 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -40 °C (-39 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (100 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 535 mm (21.1 inches) and receives 99 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Carstairs enjoys an average of 3040 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 7 hours 53 minutes to 16 hours 33 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Carstairs, Alberta, Canada §

The warmest months in Carstairs are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 14 to 17 °C (58 - 62 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -11 to -7 °C (12 - 19 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Carstairs experiences 29 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 180 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Carstairs, Alberta, Canada.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 11°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 14°C
(58°F)
Mean maximum 7°C
(45°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 9°C
(48°F)
Average high -3°C
(27°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)
Daily mean -8°C
(18°F)		 -11°C
(12°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)
Average low -12°C
(10°F)		 -16°C
(3°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -11°C
(12°F)
Mean minimum -31°C
(-24°F)		 -31°C
(-23°F)		 -25°C
(-12°F)		 -13°C
(9°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)		 -17°C
(2°F)		 -25°C
(-13°F)
Minimum -40°C
(-39°F)		 -35°C
(-30°F)		 -32°C
(-25°F)		 -23°C
(-9°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -18°C
(-0°F)		 -22°C
(-8°F)		 -36°C
(-33°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Carstairs, Alberta, Canada §

Carstairs usually has the most precipitation in May, June and July, with an average of 11 rainy days and 82 mm (3.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Carstairs are January, February and December. On average, 21 mm (0.8 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Carstairs, Alberta, Canada.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 9 (0.3) 28 (1.1) 28 (1.1) 37 (1.5) 62 (2.5) 95 (3.8) 87 (3.4) 50 (2.0) 51 (2.0) 31 (1.2) 30 (1.2) 26 (1.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 3 8 6 9 10 13 12 10 10 6 7 5

Monthly sunshine hours in Carstairs, Alberta, Canada §

The sunniest months in Carstairs are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 28 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Carstairs: January, November and December receive an average of 5 hours 4 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Carstairs, Alberta, Canada.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 137 177 254 289 323 349 376 329 251 222 165 163
Mean daily daylight hours 8h 24m 9h 59m 11h 56m 13h 55m 15h 39m 16h 33m 16h 3m 14h 29m 12h 33m 10h 35m 8h 49m 7h 53m

Solar UV radiation in Carstairs, Alberta, Canada §

Carstairs experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 8 - 8, which corresponds to the Very High category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Low exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 2. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Carstairs UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Carstairs, Alberta, Canada.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 2 3 4 6 7 8 8 8 6 4 2 1