Climate of Rocky Mountains
Rocky Mountains has a continental climate. It is warm in the summer and cold in the winter. The average annual temperature for Rocky Mountains is 8° degrees and there is about 345 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 152 days a year with an average humidity of 77% and an UV-index of 3.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between -7°C and 23°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between -14°C and 10°C
- Rain: it rains 127 days and there is a total of approximately 345 mm rainfall
- Snow: it snows an average of 104 days per year
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 2581 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between -7°C and 23°C |
Warmest month: | 23°C in July |
Coldest month: | -7°C in December |
Night temperature: | between -14°C and 10°C |
Dry days: | 134 days |
Days with rain: | 127 days |
Days with snow: | 104 days |
Total rain sum: | 345 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 2581 hours |
Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Rocky Mountains.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Rocky Mountains.
Climate table of Rocky Mountains
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Rocky Mountains. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Rocky Mountains might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°C) | -6 | -6 | -1 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 8 | -2 | -7 |
Night temp. (°C) | -13 | -14 | -9 | -2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 0 | -8 | -14 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (mm) | 25 | 17 | 24 | 30 | 28 | 45 | 44 | 27 | 24 | 30 | 29 | 22 |
Days with rain | 7 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
Days with snow | 17 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | 14 | 17 |
Dry days | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 9 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Wind force (Bft) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
UV-index | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Best time to visit Rocky Mountains
The best time to visit Rocky Mountains in Canada is from June through August. In this period you have a pleasant temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Rocky Mountains is 23°C in July and the lowest is -7°C in December.
Climate of Rocky Mountains by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Rocky Mountains? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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