When to go · Grande Prairie
Grande Prairie, month by month
The best months for Grande Prairie: Jun, Jul, Aug. Months to avoid: Jan, Feb, Dec.
Month by month
- JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (deep cold, short days).-8.3 °C / -19.4 °C, 10 rain days17 °F / −3 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (deep cold, short days).-4.6 °C / -16.3 °C, 8 rain days24 °F / 3 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MarchMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Aug). Across Canada: Late ski season; sugar shacks in Québec open for maple season.-0.1 °C / -11.5 °C, 8 rain days32 °F / 11 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- AprilMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Aug). Across Canada: Thaw and mud; Rockies trails still snowy; Vancouver cherry blossoms.9.9 °C / -2.3 °C, 7 rain days50 °F / 28 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MayGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug). Across Canada: Victoria Day weekend opens the season; Rockies lakes still frozen at altitude.17 °C / 3.4 °C, 9 rain days63 °F / 38 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JuneGreatInside Grande Prairie's best window: Jun–Aug.20.6 °C / 8 °C, 11 rain days69 °F / 46 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- JulyGreatInside Grande Prairie's best window: Jun–Aug.22.7 °C / 9.9 °C, 11 rain days73 °F / 50 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- AugustGreatInside Grande Prairie's best window: Jun–Aug.22 °C / 8.4 °C, 10 rain days72 °F / 47 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug). Across Canada: After Labour Day crowds drop; larches turn gold in the Rockies late in the month.17.3 °C / 3.8 °C, 9 rain days63 °F / 39 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug). Across Canada: Foliage in Ontario, Québec and the Maritimes early in the month; mountain roads get snow.9.1 °C / -2.4 °C, 8 rain days48 °F / 28 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- NovemberMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Aug). Across Canada: Grey shoulder season; many seasonal businesses in parks close.-0.9 °C / -10.7 °C, 9 rain days30 °F / 13 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (deep cold, short days).-6.4 °C / -17 °C, 9 rain days20 °F / 1 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday