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Monthly climate in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Grande Prairie features a subarctic climate (Dfc).Temperatures typically range between -12 °C (10 °F) and 17 °C (62 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -41 °C (-42 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (103 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 553 mm (21.8 inches) and receives 107 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Grande Prairie enjoys an average of 2812 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 7 hours 13 minutes to 17 hours 17 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada §

The warmest months in Grande Prairie are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 15 to 17 °C (59 - 62 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -12 to -10 °C (10 - 15 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Grande Prairie experiences 17 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 179 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Grande Prairie, 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 7°C
(45°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 7°C
(46°F)
Mean maximum 6°C
(42°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 5°C
(41°F)
Average high -6°C
(21°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)
Daily mean -10°C
(14°F)		 -12°C
(10°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -10°C
(15°F)
Average low -14°C
(7°F)		 -17°C
(2°F)		 -10°C
(14°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -13°C
(8°F)
Mean minimum -32°C
(-26°F)		 -33°C
(-27°F)		 -26°C
(-15°F)		 -14°C
(7°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -11°C
(12°F)		 -22°C
(-8°F)		 -27°C
(-17°F)
Minimum -39°C
(-38°F)		 -41°C
(-42°F)		 -33°C
(-27°F)		 -25°C
(-13°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 -9°C
(15°F)		 -20°C
(-3°F)		 -27°C
(-16°F)		 -39°C
(-37°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada §

Grande Prairie usually has the most precipitation in June, July and November, with an average of 12 rainy days and 76 mm (3.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Grande Prairie are January, February and December. On average, 25 mm (1.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Grande Prairie, 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) 22 (0.9) 29 (1.2) 31 (1.2) 32 (1.3) 40 (1.6) 71 (2.8) 101 (4.0) 53 (2.1) 53 (2.1) 42 (1.6) 57 (2.2) 23 (0.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 6 8 9 7 7 12 13 9 9 8 12 7

Monthly sunshine hours in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada §

The sunniest months in Grande Prairie are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 20 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Grande Prairie: January, November and December receive an average of 3 hours 52 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Grande Prairie, 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 96 161 220 281 342 344 356 319 230 197 124 135
Mean daily daylight hours 7h 50m 9h 41m 11h 55m 14h 11m 16h 13m 17h 17m 16h 41m 14h 50m 12h 38m 10h 22m 8h 19m 7h 13m

Solar UV radiation in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada §

Grande Prairie 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 1. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Grande Prairie UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Grande Prairie, 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) 1 2 3 5 7 7 8 7 6 3 1 1