Best year time to visit Banff

General weather information about Banff

Average annual temperature is 3.0 °C

Absolute maximum temperature: 29.4 °C

Absolute minimum temperature: -32.4 °C

Number of sunny days: 167 days

Number of rainy days: 127 days

Number of snow days: 71 days

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* Weather data for Banff Canada is based on climate observations for 2026 year

Banff air temperature forecast for each month

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Absolute maximum temperature (°C)3.41.85.920.023.426.028.629.423.419.26.06.7
Average daytime temperature (°C)-2.5-3.30.46.818.521.023.623.517.79.61.4-0.3
Average temperature (°C)-7.2-8.9-6.61.010.313.615.715.810.12.4-5.2-6.3
Average night temperature (°C)-10.6-12.7-12.2-4.13.06.38.28.74.0-2.2-10.2-10.4
Absolute minimum temperature (°C)-26.2-32.4-19.6-13.6-0.5-0.33.43.5-1.1-17.7-17.6-23.6

Banff monthly weather indicators

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight maximum duration (h)9.010.012.014.016.016.016.015.013.011.09.08.0
Daylight mean duration (h)8.510.011.913.915.616.516.014.512.610.78.98.0
Daylight minimum duration (h)7.09.010.012.014.016.015.013.011.09.08.07.0
Sunshine mean duration (h)4.97.39.510.412.912.113.111.49.46.75.03.5
Precipitation (mm)725203940112583528341739
Sunny days2413171214371513151816
Rainy days021417272416171324
Snow days71313140000031011

Best time to visit Banff:

The best time to visit Banff during the most sunny months:

  • May — 12.9(h)
  • June — 12.1(h)
  • July — 13.1(h)
  • August — 11.4(h)

Months with the longest average daylight duration in Banff:

  • May — 15.6(h)
  • June — 16.5(h)
  • July — 16.0(h)

The largest precipitation sum in Banff is at

  • June — 112(mm)
  • July — 58(mm)