Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Gibbons features a humid continental climate (Dfb).Temperatures typically range between -13 °C (8 °F) and 17 °C (63 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -41 °C (-42 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (96 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 535 mm (21.1 inches) and receives 92 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Gibbons enjoys an average of 2911 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 7 hours 29 minutes to 16 hours 59 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Gibbons are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 15 to 17 °C (60 - 63 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -13 to -10 °C (8 - 15 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Gibbons experiences 20 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 184 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 7°C (46°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 7°C (46°F) |
Mean maximum | 5°C (42°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 6°C (42°F) |
Average high | -7°C (20°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 8°C (47°F) | -1°C (31°F) | -6°C (22°F) |
Daily mean | -11°C (12°F) | -13°C (8°F) | -5°C (22°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 3°C (37°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -10°C (15°F) |
Average low | -15°C (5°F) | -18°C (-0°F) | -10°C (15°F) | -4°C (26°F) | 5°C (40°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 5°C (41°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -14°C (8°F) |
Mean minimum | -33°C (-27°F) | -34°C (-28°F) | -26°C (-14°F) | -15°C (5°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 7°C (46°F) | 3°C (38°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -20°C (-4°F) | -29°C (-19°F) |
Minimum | -41°C (-42°F) | -41°C (-42°F) | -33°C (-27°F) | -24°C (-11°F) | -6°C (21°F) | 1°C (33°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 2°C (35°F) | -3°C (26°F) | -14°C (7°F) | -23°C (-8°F) | -41°C (-42°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Gibbons, Alberta, Canada with other places around the world.
Gibbons usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 13 rainy days and 90 mm (3.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Gibbons are January, February and December. On average, 19 mm (0.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 18 (0.7) | 19 (0.8) | 22 (0.9) | 29 (1.2) | 54 (2.1) | 103 (4.1) | 98 (3.8) | 69 (2.7) | 39 (1.6) | 29 (1.1) | 35 (1.4) | 19 (0.7) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
The sunniest months in Gibbons are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 21 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Gibbons: January, November and December receive an average of 4 hours 26 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 114 | 176 | 242 | 271 | 338 | 346 | 360 | 330 | 230 | 206 | 147 | 147 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 8h 3m | 9h 48m | 11h 55m | 14h 5m | 15h 59m | 16h 59m | 16h 26m | 14h 42m | 12h 36m | 10h 27m | 8h 31m | 7h 29m |
Gibbons experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 7 - 8, which corresponds to the High / 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 Gibbons UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |