Grande Prairie
Climate

Grande Prairie

Section Title: Climate
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Climate data for Grande Prairie Airport, 1981−2010 normals, extremes 1922−present

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year

Record high humidex	14.5	11.1	15.6	28.6	30.8	33.6	40.8	36.6	34.7	27.1	17.2	12.1	40.8

Record high °C (°F)	15.2 (59.4)	12.8 (55.0)	16.1 (61.0)	29.4 (84.9)	34.4 (93.9)	33.3 (91.9)	35.6 (96.1)	34.5 (94.1)	31.9 (89.4)	28.9 (84.0)	22.2 (72.0)	13.3 (55.9)	35.6 (96.1)

Average high °C (°F)	−8.0 (17.6)	−4.8 (23.4)	0.6 (33.1)	10.1 (50.2)	16.8 (62.2)	20.5 (68.9)	22.6 (72.7)	21.7 (71.1)	16.6 (61.9)	9.4 (48.9)	−1.8 (28.8)	−6.0 (21.2)	8.1 (46.6)

Daily mean °C (°F)	−13.6 (7.5)	−10.6 (12.9)	−4.9 (23.2)	4.1 (39.4)	10.2 (50.4)	14.3 (57.7)	16.2 (61.2)	15.1 (59.2)	10.2 (50.4)	3.6 (38.5)	−6.6 (20.1)	−11.3 (11.7)	2.2 (36.0)

Average low °C (°F)	−19.0 (−2.2)	−16.4 (2.5)	−10.3 (13.5)	−2.0 (28.4)	3.6 (38.5)	8.1 (46.6)	9.8 (49.6)	8.3 (46.9)	3.8 (38.8)	−2.1 (28.2)	−11.4 (11.5)	−16.7 (1.9)	−3.7 (25.3)

Record low °C (°F)	−52.2 (−62.0)	−50.0 (−58.0)	−42.8 (−45.0)	−35.6 (−32.1)	−8.7 (16.3)	−3.3 (26.1)	−1.1 (30.0)	−2.8 (27.0)	−11.7 (10.9)	−31.7 (−25.1)	−40.6 (−41.1)	−47.2 (−53.0)	−52.2 (−62.0)

Record low wind chill	−63.0	−55.0	−53.1	−46.7	−16.1	−4.3	0.0	−3.2	−15.3	−33.9	−56.1	−56.3	−63.0

Average precipitation mm (inches)	29.9 (1.18)	16.4 (0.65)	16.9 (0.67)	19.8 (0.78)	41.0 (1.61)	75.9 (2.99)	76.1 (3.00)	55.8 (2.20)	43.0 (1.69)	26.0 (1.02)	25.4 (1.00)	18.9 (0.74)	445.1 (17.52)

Average rainfall mm (inches)	2.4 (0.09)	0.8 (0.03)	1.4 (0.06)	10.4 (0.41)	38.1 (1.50)	75.9 (2.99)	76.1 (3.00)	55.7 (2.19)	41.3 (1.63)	15.4 (0.61)	4.2 (0.17)	0.7 (0.03)	322.4 (12.69)

Average snowfall cm (inches)	35.0 (13.8)	20.8 (8.2)	20.3 (8.0)	11.0 (4.3)	3.4 (1.3)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.1 (0.0)	1.7 (0.7)	12.0 (4.7)	26.5 (10.4)	23.6 (9.3)	154.3 (60.7)

Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm)	11.7	8.5	9.0	7.6	10.5	13.2	13.3	11.8	11.7	10.7	11.3	9.1	128.4

Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm)	1.9	0.81	1.6	4.8	10.0	13.2	13.4	11.8	11.5	7.7	2.8	0.81	80.4

Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm)	10.8	8.4	8.0	3.8	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.04	0.63	4.0	9.3	8.5	54.5

Mean monthly sunshine hours	77.8	106.2	172.1	231.0	276.0	295.2	307.7	272.4	172.5	134.5	78.9	73.5	2,197.7

Percent possible sunshine	32.1	39.1	47.0	54.6	55.1	56.9	59.1	58.7	45.0	41.3	31.2	32.7	46.1

Source: Environment Canada

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Grande Prairie has sunshine per year on average of 46.1%, ranging from a low of 31.2% in November to a high of 59.1% in July.

final_sentence: Grande Prairie has sunshine per year on average of 46.1%, ranging from a low of 31.2% in November to a high of 59.1% in July.