Kananaskis is an unincorporated community in Alberta's Rockies within the Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8 of Alberta, Canada. [1] 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.
Alberta's Rockies comprises the Canadian Rockies in the province of Alberta, Canada. It is a region on the southwestern part of the province, along the British Columbia border. It covers all but the south of Census Division 15.
The Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8 is a municipal district situated in Census Division No. 15 of Alberta, Canada. It is located between Calgary and Banff National Park, north of Kananaskis Improvement District. Highway 1 bisects this county.
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Climate data for Kananaskis | |||||||||||||
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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) | 29.5 (85.1) | 31.1 (88) | 34.5 (94.1) | 33.3 (91.9) | 31.0 (87.8) | 27.2 (81) | 19.5 (67.1) | 16.1 (61) | 34.5 (94.1) |
Average high °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) | −1.0 (30.2) | 10.0 (50) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −6.1 (21) | −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) |
Average low °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) | −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) | −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) | −45.6 (−50.1) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 21.2 (0.835) | 21.0 (0.827) | 40.7 (1.602) | 55.4 (2.181) | 88.5 (3.484) | 119.4 (4.701) | 64.9 (2.555) | 70.8 (2.787) | 72.8 (2.866) | 39.0 (1.535) | 26.7 (1.051) | 18.9 (0.744) | 639.4 (25.173) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 1.2 (0.047) | 0.3 (0.012) | 2.9 (0.114) | 13.9 (0.547) | 60.5 (2.382) | 118.2 (4.654) | 64.9 (2.555) | 70.2 (2.764) | 56.6 (2.228) | 11.2 (0.441) | 3.4 (0.134) | 1.1 (0.043) | 404.6 (15.929) |
Average snowfall cm (inches) | 22.0 (8.66) | 23.7 (9.33) | 41.7 (16.42) | 44.9 (17.68) | 29.2 (11.5) | 1.2 (0.47) | 0.0 (0) | 0.6 (0.24) | 16.3 (6.42) | 29.6 (11.65) | 28.4 (11.18) | 19.2 (7.56) | 256.5 (100.98) |
Source: Environment Canada [2] |
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Coordinates: 51°04′34″N115°07′46″W / 51.07611°N 115.12944°W
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