When to go · High Prairie
High Prairie, month by month
The best months for High Prairie: Jun, Jul, Aug. Months to avoid: Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec.
Month by month
- JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (cold, snow, short days).-9 °C / -19 °C, 8 rain days16 °F / −2 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (cold, snow, short days).-6 °C / -17 °C, 7 rain days21 °F / 1 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MarchAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (cold, snow, short days).1 °C / -10 °C, 7 rain days34 °F / 14 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: Low
- AprilMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Aug). Across Canada: Thaw and mud; Rockies trails still snowy; Vancouver cherry blossoms.10 °C / -2 °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 / 4 °C, 9 rain days63 °F / 39 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JuneGreatInside High Prairie's best window: Jun–Aug.21 °C / 8 °C, 11 rain days70 °F / 46 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- JulyGreatInside High Prairie's best window: Jun–Aug.23 °C / 10 °C, 12 rain days73 °F / 50 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- AugustGreatInside High Prairie's best window: Jun–Aug.22 °C / 9 °C, 11 rain days72 °F / 48 °F, 11 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.16 °C / 4 °C, 9 rain days61 °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.8 °C / -2 °C, 8 rain days46 °F / 28 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- NovemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (cold, snow, short days).-2 °C / -11 °C, 8 rain days28 °F / 12 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (cold, snow, short days).-8 °C / -17 °C, 8 rain days18 °F / 1 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday