Canadian Rockies Weather:
Annual Temperature, Snow & Precipitation Averages
The tables here list the average yearly temperatures, snowfall and precipitation at towns, lakes and other places in Canada's Rocky Mountain parks.
The weather information covers five national parks, from Waterton Lakes in the south to Jasper in the north.
There are also climate data for adjacent provincial parks in the Rockies of Alberta's Kananaskis Country and in British Columbia.
Temperature
| High °F |
Low °F |
Park | Place | High °C |
Low °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 27 | Banff National Park | Banff Townsite, AB | 9 | -3 |
| 45 | 18 | Banff National Park | Lake Louise, AB | 7 | -8 |
| 49 | 27 | Jasper National Park | Jasper Townsite, AB | 9 | -3 |
| 50 | 27 | Jasper National Park | Park East Gate, Highway 16, AB | 10 | -3 |
| 44 | 19 | Jasper National Park | Sunwapta Falls, Icefields Parkway, AB | 7 | -7 |
| 49 | 27 | Kananaskis, Evan-Thomas | Barrier Lake, AB | 10 | -3 |
| 47 | 20 | Kananaskis, Peter Lougheed | Lower Kananaskis Lake, AB | 8 | -7 |
| 49 | 24 | Kootenay National Park | Kootenay Crossing, BC | 9 | -5 |
| 51 | 32 | Kootenay National Park | Park West Gate, Highway 93, BC | 11 | 0 |
| 47 | 29 | Mount Robson Provincial Park | Park West Gate, Highway 16, BC | 9 | -2 |
| 51 | 30 | Waterton Lakes National Park | Park Gate, Highway 5, AB | 11 | -1 |
| 51 | 31 | Waterton Lakes National Park | Waterton Village, AB | 10 | 0 |
| 47 | 27 | Yoho National Park | Field, BC | 8 | -3 |
| 41 | 23 | Yoho National Park | Wapta Lake, Highway 1, BC | 5 | -5 |
Precipitation
These precipitation statistics are averages for rainfall plus snowfall. The calculation of days includes those when precipitation totalled at least 0.2 millimetres (0.008 inches).
| Days | Park | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 141 | Banff | Banff Townsite, AB | 18.6 | 472 |
| 136 | Banff | Lake Louise, AB | 22.4 | 569 |
| 134 | Jasper | Jasper Townsite, AB | 15.7 | 399 |
| 112 | Jasper | Park East Gate, Highway 16, AB | 24.4 | 620 |
| 132 | Jasper | Sunwapta Falls, Icefields Parkway, AB | 19.2 | 489 |
| 121 | Kananaskis, Evan-Thomas | Barrier Lake, AB | 25.1 | 638 |
| 136 | Kananaskis, Peter Lougheed | Lower Kananaskis Lake, AB | 22.0 | 558 |
| 133 | Kootenay | Kootenay Crossing, BC | 20.1 | 511 |
| 125 | Kootenay | Park West Gate, Highway 93, BC | 16.7 | 424 |
| 155 | Mount Robson | Park West Gate, Highway 16, BC | 23.4 | 594 |
| 127 | Waterton Lakes | Park Gate, Highway 5, AB | 31.8 | 808 |
| 157 | Waterton Lakes | Waterton Village, AB | 43.4 | 1103 |
| 152 | Yoho | Field, BC | 24.3 | 616 |
| 174 | Yoho | Wapta Lake, Highway 1, BC | 34.8 | 884 |
Snowfall
| Days | Park | Place | Inches | Centimetres |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71.0 | Banff | Banff Townsite, AB | 92.2 | 234.1 |
| 64.6 | Banff | Lake Louise, AB | 119.8 | 304.3 |
| 55.5 | Jasper | Jasper Townsite, AB | 54.3 | 138.0 |
| 33.6 | Jasper | Park East Gate, Highway 16, AB | 66.1 | 168.0 |
| 57.0 | Jasper | Sunwapta Falls, Icefields Parkway, AB | 80.8 | 205.2 |
| 55.3 | Kananaskis, Evan-Thomas | Barrier Lake, AB | 104.6 | 265.7 |
| 61.5 | Kananaskis, Peter Lougheed | Lower Kananaskis Lake, AB | 106.5 | 270.5 |
| 51.0 | Kootenay | Kootenay Crossing, BC | 67.1 | 170.5 |
| 36.2 | Kootenay | Park West Gate, Highway 93, BC | 43.8 | 111.3 |
| 55.7 | Mount Robson | Park West Gate, Highway 16, BC | 87.3 | 221.7 |
| 49.2 | Waterton Lakes | Park Gate, Highway 5, AB | 151.0 | 383.6 |
| 65.2 | Waterton Lakes | Waterton Village, AB | 189.6 | 481.5 |
| 61.2 | Yoho | Field, BC | 96.2 | 244.4 |
| 90.2 | Yoho | Wapta Lake, Highway 1, BC | 188.5 | 478.7 |
Reference
Environment Canada. National Climate Data and Information Archive. Canadian Climate Normals or Averages 1971-2000.