Cochrane climate — normals and trends
Cochrane (Canada) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.3 °C and it receives 574 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (14.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-10.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Cochrane averages 207 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 106 rainy days per year.
Cochrane has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 212 to 202 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.9 °C (on 10 August 2018) and the coldest -43.3 °C (on 13 January 2024).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
CochraneAlberta
- coords
- 51.18°, -114.47°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.3°C
Average daily high
8.3°C
Average daily low
-3.5°C
Annual rainfall
574mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
14.7km/h
Seasonal range
25.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
207 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
106 d/yr
Annual snowfall
121.3 cm
Average feels-like high
5.0 °C
Average feels-like low
-7.4 °C
Average peak gust
34.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.31 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
34.9 °C
10 August 2018
Coldest day
-43.3 °C
13 January 2024
Wettest day
67 mm
13 June 1970
Windiest day
45.6 km/h
3 November 1975
Strongest gust
100.1 km/h
3 December 1965
Hottest feels-like
36.4 °C
28 June 2021
Coldest feels-like
-48.6 °C
13 January 2024
Snowiest day
28.2 cm
26 April 2003
Sunniest day
16.1 h
26 June 1971
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -1.9 °C | +3.1 °C | 8 mm | -8 mm |
| Feb | -7.3 °C | -5.4 °C | 10 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 3.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 30 mm | +4 mm |
| Apr | 10.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 47 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 17.4 °C | +3.2 °C | 69 mm | -14 mm |
| Jun | 19.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 100 mm | -11 mm |
| Jul | 20.0 °C | -1.2 °C | 165 mm | +81 mm |
| Aug | 22.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 45 mm | -25 mm |
| Sep | 21.9 °C | +6.0 °C | 18 mm | -34 mm |
| Oct | 11.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 21 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 4.2 °C | +3.3 °C | 31 mm | +10 mm |
| Dec | -2.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 32 mm | +15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cochrane?
Cochrane has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.3 °C and it receives 574 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cochrane?
The hottest day measured in Cochrane between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 2018, reaching 34.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cochrane?
The coldest day measured in Cochrane between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 2024, at -43.3 °C.
Does it snow in Cochrane?
Yes. Cochrane gets on average 121.3 cm of snow per year and has around 207 frost days.
Has the climate of Cochrane warmed?
Yes: Cochrane warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cochrane?
The wettest day measured in Cochrane between 1940 and 2025 was 13 June 1970, with 67 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cochrane?
The windiest day measured in Cochrane between 1940 and 2025 was 3 November 1975, with winds reaching 45.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cochrane?
The warmest month in Cochrane is July (14.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-10.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Cochrane?
Cochrane receives on average 574 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 106 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cochrane?
Cochrane gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Cochrane?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Cochrane between 1940 and 2025 was 26 April 2003, with 28.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Cochrane?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Cochrane.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cochrane?
In Cochrane, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.4 °C on 28 June 2021, and the lowest was -48.6 °C on 13 January 2024.
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