Climate for Jasper National Park
Posted by bike,
Monday, July 26th, 2010 at 3:14 pm
Climate is one of the most important factors when considering when to take your vacation in the Canadian Rockies, and what to bring. Below you’ll find the average high and low temperatures for Jasper, Alberta. Keep in mind that the weather varies quite a bit, despite what the averages say, and, per Murphy’s Law, it tends toward colder and and wetter than you had expected. The best advice is to be prepared.
| Climate data for Jasper | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Record high °C (°F) | 13.3 (55.9) |
16.5 (61.7) |
20 (68) |
26.5 (79.7) |
30.4 (86.7) |
32.8 (91) |
36.7 (98.1) |
35 (95) |
32.4 (90.3) |
27.2 (81) |
16.7 (62.1) |
15 (59) |
|
| Average high °C (°F) | -5 (23) |
-0.9 (30.4) |
4.7 (40.5) |
10.8 (51.4) |
15.8 (60.4) |
19.3 (66.7) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.6 (70.9) |
16.4 (61.5) |
10.1 (50.2) |
0.4 (32.7) |
-4.8 (23.4) |
|
| Daily mean °C (°F) | -9.8 (14.4) |
-6.3 (20.7) |
-1.2 (29.8) |
4.3 (39.7) |
9.1 (48.4) |
12.8 (55) |
15 (59) |
14.5 (58.1) |
9.8 (49.6) |
4.5 (40.1) |
-4 (25) |
-9.2 (15.4) |
|
| Average low °C (°F) | -14.6 (5.7) |
-11.8 (10.8) |
-7.1 (19.2) |
-2.3 (27.9) |
2.4 (36.3) |
6.2 (43.2) |
8.1 (46.6) |
7.4 (45.3) |
3.3 (37.9) |
-1.2 (29.8) |
-8.5 (16.7) |
-13.6 (7.5) |
|
| Record low °C (°F) | -46.7 (-52.1) |
-43.3 (-45.9) |
-36.7 (-34.1) |
-28.9 (-20) |
-13.9 (7) |
-6.7 (19.9) |
-1.7 (28.9) |
-3 (27) |
-11.1 (12) |
-28.7 (-19.7) |
-38.8 (-37.8) |
-42.2 (-44) |
|
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 26.9 (1.059) |
16 (0.63) |
17.6 (0.693) |
18.8 (0.74) |
29.9 (1.177) |
55 (2.17) |
60.1 (2.366) |
59.1 (2.327) |
37.3 (1.469) |
28.7 (1.13) |
24.5 (0.965) |
24.8 (0.976) |
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