Medicine Hat Climate by Month
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Warm summers and freezing winters, with little rain.
Medicine Hat has warm summers and freezing winters, with little rain. July is the warmest month, with highs around 81°F (27°C); January is the coolest at 26°F (-3°C), and nights dip to 6°F (-14°C). It gets only 13 in (337 mm) of rain a year.
- Warmest month
- 81°F(27°C)
- Average high, July
- Coldest nights
- 6°F(-14°C)
- Average low, January
- Rain per year
- 13 in(337 mm)
- No clear rainy season
- Humidity
- 70%
- Sunniest: July
Best and worst months in Medicine Hat
Best for weatherJune, August and September are the best time for weather in Medicine Hat: highs near 74°F (24°C) and about 1.9 in (49 mm) of rain a month.
Least pleasantJanuary is the least pleasant month: it's the coldest, with highs of only 26°F (-3°C).
Comfort combines how close the afternoon high is to 75°F (24°C) with how much rain falls and how humid it is. See where the weather is best in September.
Temperature and rain through the year
Highs and lows (°F)
Average highAverage low
Rain (in per month)
Medicine Hat weather by month
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Humidity | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JanJanuary | 26°F(-3°C) | 6°F(-14°C) | 0.5 in(12 mm) | 96% | 1.3 |
| FebFebruary | 30°F(-1°C) | 9°F(-13°C) | 0.4 in(11 mm) | 82% | 2.3 |
| MarMarch | 41°F(5°C) | 19°F(-7°C) | 0.6 in(15 mm) | 71% | 3.7 |
| AprApril | 55°F(13°C) | 30°F(-1°C) | 1.0 in(25 mm) | 66% | 4.9 |
| MayMay | 66°F(19°C) | 40°F(5°C) | 1.7 in(42 mm) | 59% | 5.9 |
| JunJuneBest | 73°F(23°C) | 49°F(9°C) | 3.0 in(76 mm) | 66% | 6.1 |
| JulJuly | 81°F(27°C) | 53°F(12°C) | 1.4 in(36 mm) | 62% | 6.8 |
| AugAugustBest | 81°F(27°C) | 51°F(11°C) | 1.4 in(35 mm) | 55% | 5.7 |
| SepSeptemberBest | 70°F(21°C) | 42°F(6°C) | 1.4 in(35 mm) | 58% | 4.0 |
| OctOctober | 55°F(13°C) | 30°F(-1°C) | 0.9 in(22 mm) | 65% | 2.4 |
| NovNovember | 39°F(4°C) | 18°F(-8°C) | 0.6 in(16 mm) | 75% | 1.4 |
| DecDecember | 28°F(-2°C) | 8°F(-13°C) | 0.5 in(12 mm) | 89% | 1.0 |
1991–2020 averages. Sun is solar radiation in kWh/m² per day. Highlighted: the most comfortable months.
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