Fort McMurray monthly weather averages

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Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Fort McMurray

Fort McMurray average temperature chart (Celsius) Fort McMurray average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Fort McMurray (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C -15.6 -9 -1.3 9.7 17.2 21.5 23.1 21.7 15 8.2 -4.2 -13.1
°F 4 15.9 29.6 49.4 62.9 70.7 73.6 71 59 46.7 24.4 8.4

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Fort McMurray monthly rainfall chart (mm) Fort McMurray monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Fort McMurray (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 20 16 17 21 40 61 80 72 51 32 24 23
inches 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.8 1.6 2.4 3.2 2.8 2 1.3 1 0.9
Rainy days 11 9 8 7 9 13 14 12 10 9 10 11

Average annual rainfall in Fort McMurray: 402.833mm (158.6 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Fort McMurray

Fort McMurray average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Fort McMurray
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 3.2 5 5.9 8.5 9.9 10.3 10.5 9.4 5.8 4.5 2.9 2.5

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Fort McMurray average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Fort McMurray average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Fort McMurray (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C -26.3 -22 -15.2 -3.6 3.3 8 10.4 8.6 3.3 -2 -12.8 -22.8
Max °C -15.3 -8.7 -1 10 17.5 21.9 23.4 22 15.3 8.4 -4 -12.9
Min °F -15.3 -7.5 4.6 25.5 37.9 46.3 50.7 47.5 37.9 28.4 9 -9
Max °F -5.4 4.5 17.4 37.8 50.7 58.8 62.4 59.5 48.7 37.8 16.9 -0

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Fort McMurray average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Fort McMurray average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Fort McMurray in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 2.4 2.3 2.5 3.1 4 5.8 7.9 10 9.1 6.4 4 2.7
°F 36.3 36.2 36.6 37.5 39.2 42.4 46.3 50 48.4 43.4 39.1 36.9

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Fort McMurray average winspeed by month (km/h) Fort McMurray average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Fort McMurray (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 9 9 10 12 12 11 10 9 10 11 10 8
mph 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 6 5

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Fort McMurray relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Fort McMurray
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
76% 71% 70% 61% 57% 63% 69% 72% 74% 74% 80% 77%

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Fort McMurray weather stats

Fort McMurray weather statistics
Hottest month: July 23.1°C 73.6°F
Driest month: February 16mm 0.6ins
Sunniest month: August 9.4hrs
Coldest month: January -15.6°C 3.9°F
Wettest month: July 80mm 3.1ins
Warmest sea: August 10°C 50°F
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