Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification St. Paul features a humid continental climate (Dfb).Temperatures typically range between -15 °C (5 °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 521 mm (20.5 inches) and receives 87 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.St. Paul enjoys an average of 2937 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 7 hours 27 minutes to 17 hours 1 minutes per day.
The warmest months in St. Paul 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 -15 to -11 °C (5 - 13 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, St. Paul experiences 17 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 188 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 5°C (42°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 7°C (45°F) |
Mean maximum | 4°C (39°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 5°C (41°F) |
Average high | -8°C (17°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 7°C (46°F) | -3°C (28°F) | -7°C (20°F) |
Daily mean | -13°C (9°F) | -15°C (5°F) | -6°C (21°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -11°C (13°F) |
Average low | -17°C (2°F) | -20°C (-3°F) | -11°C (13°F) | -4°C (25°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 5°C (41°F) | -2°C (28°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -15°C (6°F) |
Mean minimum | -35°C (-31°F) | -34°C (-30°F) | -26°C (-15°F) | -15°C (5°F) | -4°C (26°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 5°C (41°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -22°C (-7°F) | -30°C (-22°F) |
Minimum | -40°C (-39°F) | -40°C (-41°F) | -31°C (-23°F) | -26°C (-14°F) | -8°C (18°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 4°C (39°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -14°C (8°F) | -24°C (-10°F) | -41°C (-42°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in St. Paul, Alberta, Canada with other places around the world.
St. Paul usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 12 rainy days and 89 mm (3.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in St. Paul are January, February and December. On average, 17 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) | 17 (0.7) | 16 (0.6) | 24 (0.9) | 33 (1.3) | 46 (1.8) | 114 (4.5) | 97 (3.8) | 56 (2.2) | 40 (1.6) | 30 (1.2) | 29 (1.2) | 18 (0.7) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
The sunniest months in St. Paul are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 26 minutes a day.Least sunny months in St. Paul: January, November and December receive an average of 4 hours 27 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 111 | 183 | 244 | 288 | 344 | 339 | 368 | 332 | 230 | 195 | 146 | 152 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 8h 2m | 9h 47m | 11h 55m | 14h 6m | 16h 1m | 17h 1m | 16h 27m | 14h 43m | 12h 36m | 10h 27m | 8h 30m | 7h 27m |
St. Paul experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, 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 St. Paul UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |