Fort McMurray climate — normals and trends
Fort McMurray (Canada) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 1.0 °C and it receives 434 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 (17.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-18.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Fort McMurray averages 196 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 90 rainy days per year.
Fort McMurray has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.3 °C (on 30 June 2021) and the coldest -49.8 °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
Fort McMurrayAlberta
- coords
- 56.73°, -111.38°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
1.0°C
Average daily high
6.3°C
Average daily low
-4.2°C
Annual rainfall
434mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
13.9km/h
Seasonal range
35.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
196 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
90 d/yr
Annual snowfall
79.0 cm
Average feels-like high
3.0 °C
Average feels-like low
-8.0 °C
Average peak gust
30.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.09 · p = 0.005
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
39.3 °C
30 June 2021
Coldest day
-49.8 °C
13 January 2024
Wettest day
79 mm
12 June 1972
Windiest day
39.3 km/h
15 January 2014
Strongest gust
89.6 km/h
15 January 2014
Hottest feels-like
38.5 °C
30 June 2021
Coldest feels-like
-55.0 °C
21 January 1954
Snowiest day
21.5 cm
9 April 2010
Sunniest day
17.0 h
19 June 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -7.1 °C | +6.4 °C | 33 mm | +18 mm |
| Feb | -12.1 °C | -3.2 °C | 19 mm | +6 mm |
| Mar | -2.0 °C | -0.8 °C | 12 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 10.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 28 mm | +4 mm |
| May | 20.7 °C | +3.9 °C | 27 mm | -13 mm |
| Jun | 20.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 65 mm | -9 mm |
| Jul | 23.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 53 mm | -24 mm |
| Aug | 24.6 °C | +3.0 °C | 62 mm | +3 mm |
| Sep | 21.8 °C | +6.3 °C | 19 mm | -28 mm |
| Oct | 9.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 68 mm | +38 mm |
| Nov | -0.7 °C | +3.1 °C | 16 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | -18.5 °C | -7.1 °C | 47 mm | +30 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Fort McMurray?
Fort McMurray has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 1.0 °C and it receives 434 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Fort McMurray?
The hottest day measured in Fort McMurray between 1940 and 2025 was 30 June 2021, reaching 39.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Fort McMurray?
The coldest day measured in Fort McMurray between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 2024, at -49.8 °C.
Does it snow in Fort McMurray?
Yes. Fort McMurray gets on average 79.0 cm of snow per year and has around 196 frost days.
Has the climate of Fort McMurray warmed?
Yes: Fort McMurray warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Fort McMurray?
The wettest day measured in Fort McMurray between 1940 and 2025 was 12 June 1972, with 79 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Fort McMurray?
The windiest day measured in Fort McMurray between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 2014, with winds reaching 39.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Fort McMurray?
The warmest month in Fort McMurray is July (17.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-18.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Fort McMurray?
Fort McMurray receives on average 434 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 90 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Fort McMurray?
Fort McMurray gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Fort McMurray?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Fort McMurray between 1940 and 2025 was 9 April 2010, with 21.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Fort McMurray?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Fort McMurray.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Fort McMurray?
In Fort McMurray, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.5 °C on 30 June 2021, and the lowest was -55.0 °C on 21 January 1954.
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