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Kananaskis is located in Alberta
Kananaskis
Kananaskis
Location in Alberta

Kananaskis is an unincorporated community in Alberta's Rockies within the Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8 of Alberta, Canada. It is located on Highway 1A approximately 18 km (11 mi) east of Canmore and 54 km (34 mi) west of Cochrane. The community is located on the north shore of the Bow River.

Climate

Climate data for Kananaskis
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 19.0
(66.2)
18.0
(64.4)
20.5
(68.9)
26.1
(79.0)
29.5
(85.1)
31.1
(88.0)
34.5
(94.1)
33.3
(91.9)
31.0
(87.8)
27.2
(81.0)
19.5
(67.1)
16.1
(61.0)
34.5
(94.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −0.3
(31.5)
1.3
(34.3)
4.5
(40.1)
9.4
(48.9)
14.4
(57.9)
18.3
(64.9)
22.1
(71.8)
21.6
(70.9)
16.5
(61.7)
10.4
(50.7)
2.8
(37.0)
−1.0
(30.2)
10.0
(50.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) −6.1
(21.0)
−4.7
(23.5)
−1.6
(29.1)
3.2
(37.8)
7.7
(45.9)
11.4
(52.5)
14.5
(58.1)
13.8
(56.8)
9.4
(48.9)
4.5
(40.1)
−2.3
(27.9)
−6.2
(20.8)
3.6
(38.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −11.7
(10.9)
−10.7
(12.7)
−7.7
(18.1)
−3.1
(26.4)
0.9
(33.6)
4.5
(40.1)
6.8
(44.2)
6.0
(42.8)
2.2
(36.0)
−1.5
(29.3)
−7.3
(18.9)
−11.4
(11.5)
−2.7
(27.1)
Record low °C (°F) −45.6
(−50.1)
−43.5
(−46.3)
−40.6
(−41.1)
−31.1
(−24.0)
−21.7
(−7.1)
−8.3
(17.1)
−2.5
(27.5)
−4.0
(24.8)
−14.0
(6.8)
−29.0
(−20.2)
−37.0
(−34.6)
−42.2
(−44.0)
−45.6
(−50.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 21.2
(0.83)
21.0
(0.83)
40.7
(1.60)
55.4
(2.18)
88.5
(3.48)
119.4
(4.70)
64.9
(2.56)
70.8
(2.79)
72.8
(2.87)
39.0
(1.54)
26.7
(1.05)
18.9
(0.74)
639.4
(25.17)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 1.2
(0.05)
0.3
(0.01)
2.9
(0.11)
13.9
(0.55)
60.5
(2.38)
118.2
(4.65)
64.9
(2.56)
70.2
(2.76)
56.6
(2.23)
11.2
(0.44)
3.4
(0.13)
1.1
(0.04)
404.6
(15.93)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 22.0
(8.7)
23.7
(9.3)
41.7
(16.4)
44.9
(17.7)
29.2
(11.5)
1.2
(0.5)
0.0
(0.0)
0.6
(0.2)
16.3
(6.4)
29.6
(11.7)
28.4
(11.2)
19.2
(7.6)
256.5
(101.0)
Source: Environment Canada
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