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Monthly climate in Picture Butte, Canada

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Picture Butte features a humid continental climate (Dfb). Temperatures typically range between -9 °C (16 °F) and 19 °C (67 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -39 °C (-38 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (103 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 391 mm (15.4 inches) and receives 75 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Picture Butte enjoys an average of 3128 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 9 minutes to 16 hours 15 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Picture Butte, Canada

The warmest months in Picture Butte are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 16 to 19 °C (62 - 67 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -9 to -4 °C (16 - 25 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Picture Butte experiences 48 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 151 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Picture Butte. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum12°C
(54°F)		14°C
(57°F)		18°C
(64°F)		28°C
(82°F)		31°C
(87°F)		35°C
(96°F)		37°C
(98°F)		39°C
(103°F)		33°C
(93°F)		27°C
(81°F)		22°C
(73°F)		14°C
(58°F)
Mean maximum10°C
(50°F)		10°C
(51°F)		15°C
(60°F)		22°C
(72°F)		27°C
(82°F)		29°C
(84°F)		34°C
(94°F)		35°C
(95°F)		30°C
(87°F)		23°C
(75°F)		16°C
(61°F)		13°C
(55°F)
Average high-1°C
(31°F)		-4°C
(25°F)		5°C
(41°F)		10°C
(51°F)		18°C
(65°F)		23°C
(73°F)		27°C
(80°F)		26°C
(79°F)		19°C
(67°F)		11°C
(52°F)		5°C
(41°F)		0°C
(32°F)
Daily mean-5°C
(23°F)		-9°C
(16°F)		-1°C
(30°F)		4°C
(40°F)		12°C
(54°F)		16°C
(62°F)		19°C
(67°F)		18°C
(65°F)		13°C
(56°F)		5°C
(42°F)		0°C
(32°F)		-4°C
(25°F)
Average low-10°C
(15°F)		-14°C
(8°F)		-7°C
(21°F)		-2°C
(30°F)		5°C
(42°F)		10°C
(50°F)		11°C
(53°F)		11°C
(52°F)		7°C
(45°F)		-0°C
(32°F)		-5°C
(24°F)		-8°C
(17°F)
Mean minimum-30°C
(-22°F)		-29°C
(-20°F)		-22°C
(-7°F)		-11°C
(12°F)		-1°C
(31°F)		5°C
(41°F)		7°C
(44°F)		5°C
(41°F)		-1°C
(31°F)		-10°C
(14°F)		-17°C
(1°F)		-22°C
(-8°F)
Minimum-36°C
(-33°F)		-35°C
(-31°F)		-39°C
(-38°F)		-21°C
(-5°F)		-5°C
(23°F)		4°C
(39°F)		6°C
(42°F)		4°C
(39°F)		-2°C
(28°F)		-18°C
(-1°F)		-23°C
(-9°F)		-36°C
(-32°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Picture Butte, Canada

Picture Butte usually has the most precipitation in May, June and July, with an average of 8 rainy days and 52 mm (2.0 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Picture Butte are January, March and December. On average, 18 mm (0.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Picture Butte. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)9 (0.4)28 (1.1)23 (0.9)32 (1.3)53 (2.1)64 (2.5)38 (1.5)24 (0.9)35 (1.4)31 (1.2)32 (1.3)21 (0.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)2867910556665

Monthly sunshine hours in Picture Butte, Canada

The sunniest months in Picture Butte are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 59 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Picture Butte: January, November and December receive an average of 5 hours 12 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Picture Butte. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours147180259281321361398343268235168162
Mean daily daylight hours8h 38m10h 6m11h 56m13h 48m15h 25m16h 15m15h 47m14h 20m12h 32m10h 40m9h 1m8h 9m

Solar UV radiation in Picture Butte, Canada

Picture Butte experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 8 - 9, 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 Picture Butte UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Picture Butte. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)235689987421