Average Annual Precipitation for Alberta
The tables below give yearly averages for rainfall plus snowfall at cities, towns and parks in Alberta. Each place has a total for how many days of wet weather it usually gets a year and for the normal amount of precipitation.
You can jump to a separate table for each section of the province: Southern, Central and Northern Alberta.
The calculation of days only includes the days when precipitation totalled at least 0.2 millimetres (0.008 inches). The annual amount of precipitation is an average of weather data collected during 1981 to 2010.
Southern Alberta
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 92 | Brooks | 11.9 | 301 |
| 92 | Cardston | 20.3 | 515 |
| 105 | Lethbridge | 15.0 | 380 |
| 95 | Medicine Hat | 12.7 | 323 |
| 79 | Taber | 15.0 | 381 |
| 141 | Waterton Village | 23.5 | 596 |
Central Alberta
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 141 | Banff | 18.5 | 470 |
| 112 | Calgary | 16.5 | 419 |
| 114 | Camrose | 17.2 | 438 |
| 123 | Edmonton | 17.9 | 456 |
| 131 | Edson | 21.2 | 539 |
| 130 | Jasper | 15.5 | 393 |
| 114 | Lloydminster | 16.1 | 409 |
| 110 | Red Deer | 19.1 | 486 |
| 132 | Rocky Mountain House | 21.4 | 543 |
Northern Alberta
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | Cold Lake | 16.6 | 421 |
| 135 | Fort Chipewyan | 14.4 | 366 |
| 142 | Fort McMurray | 16.5 | 419 |
| 128 | Grande Prairie | 17.5 | 445 |
| 124 | High Level | 14.7 | 372 |
| 128 | Slave Lake | 16.2 | 412 |
Reference
Environment Canada. Meteorological Service of Canada. Canadian Climate Normals. 1981-2010 Climate Normals & Averages.