Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Sherwood Park 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 (95 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 551 mm (21.7 inches) and receives 101 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Sherwood Park enjoys an average of 2911 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 7 hours 32 minutes to 16 hours 55 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Sherwood Park 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, Sherwood Park experiences 19 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 183 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 (45°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 7°C (45°F) |
Mean maximum | 5°C (42°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 10°C (49°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 5°C (42°F) |
Average high | -7°C (20°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 22°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 (13°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 (6°F) | -18°C (0°F) | -10°C (15°F) | -3°C (26°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 5°C (42°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -14°C (8°F) |
Mean minimum | -33°C (-26°F) | -33°C (-27°F) | -26°C (-14°F) | -15°C (6°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 7°C (46°F) | 3°C (38°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -21°C (-5°F) | -29°C (-19°F) |
Minimum | -41°C (-42°F) | -40°C (-39°F) | -34°C (-29°F) | -25°C (-13°F) | -7°C (21°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 1°C (35°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -14°C (7°F) | -23°C (-9°F) | -40°C (-40°F) |
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Sherwood Park usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 14 rainy days and 92 mm (3.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Sherwood Park 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) | 24 (0.9) | 29 (1.1) | 60 (2.4) | 101 (4.0) | 102 (4.0) | 71 (2.8) | 45 (1.8) | 28 (1.1) | 35 (1.4) | 19 (0.8) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
The sunniest months in Sherwood Park are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 21 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Sherwood Park: 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 6m | 9h 50m | 11h 55m | 14h 4m | 15h 56m | 16h 55m | 16h 22m | 14h 40m | 12h 36m | 10h 28m | 8h 33m | 7h 32m |
Sherwood Park 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 Sherwood Park 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 |