When to go · Jasper
Jasper, month by month
The best months for Jasper: Jan, Feb, Mar, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Dec. Months to avoid: Apr, Oct, Nov.
Month by month
- JanuaryGreatInside Jasper's best window: Jun–Sep (hiking, lakes); Dec–Mar for skiing.-2 °C / -12 °C, 10 rain days28 °F / 10 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryGreatInside Jasper's best window: Jun–Sep (hiking, lakes); Dec–Mar for skiing.1 °C / -11 °C, 8 rain days34 °F / 12 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MarchGreatInside Jasper's best window: Jun–Sep (hiking, lakes); Dec–Mar for skiing.5 °C / -7 °C, 9 rain days41 °F / 19 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Low
- AprilAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Late Oct–Nov and Apr (shoulder season, some services closed).10 °C / -3 °C, 8 rain days50 °F / 27 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MayGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Sep (hiking, lakes); Dec–Mar for skiing). Across Canada: Victoria Day weekend opens the season; Rockies lakes still frozen at altitude.16 °C / 2 °C, 11 rain days61 °F / 36 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JuneGreatInside Jasper's best window: Jun–Sep (hiking, lakes); Dec–Mar for skiing.20 °C / 6 °C, 13 rain days68 °F / 43 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- JulyGreatInside Jasper's best window: Jun–Sep (hiking, lakes); Dec–Mar for skiing.22 °C / 8 °C, 12 rain days72 °F / 46 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- AugustGreatInside Jasper's best window: Jun–Sep (hiking, lakes); Dec–Mar for skiing.22 °C / 7 °C, 12 rain days72 °F / 45 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGreatInside Jasper's best window: Jun–Sep (hiking, lakes); Dec–Mar for skiing.17 °C / 3 °C, 10 rain days63 °F / 37 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Late Oct–Nov and Apr (shoulder season, some services closed).10 °C / -1 °C, 10 rain days50 °F / 30 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- NovemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Late Oct–Nov and Apr (shoulder season, some services closed).2 °C / -8 °C, 11 rain days36 °F / 18 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberGreatInside Jasper's best window: Jun–Sep (hiking, lakes); Dec–Mar for skiing.-2 °C / -12 °C, 11 rain days28 °F / 10 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday