Hamilton is 4.3°C (7.7°F) warmer by day, Hamilton has 5.9°C (10.6°F) warmer nights, Hamilton gets 194 mm (7.6 in) more rain a year.
Edmonton is at its warmest in August and coolest in January, while Hamilton peaks in July and bottoms out in January. Month for month, Hamilton is the warmer of the two in 12 of 12 months.
Hamilton is the wetter of the two, collecting 718 mm (28.3 in) of rain a year against 524 mm (20.6 in) in Edmonton. The most comfortable time to visit is June, July and August in Edmonton and June, July and August in Hamilton.
| Edmonton | Metric | Hamilton |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 17.5°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 21.8°C |
| -10.7°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | -4.8°C |
| August | 🔥Hottest month | July |
| January | ❄️Coldest month | January |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 524 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 718 mm |
| July | ☔Wettest month | July |
| February | 🏜️Driest month | February |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 77% | 💧Average humidity | 77% |
| 2.9 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 3.3 m/s |
Overnight, Edmonton typically falls to around -10.7°C (12.7°F) while Hamilton settles near -4.8°C (23.4°F).
Edmonton is hottest in August and coldest in January, whereas Hamilton peaks in July and is coolest in January.
Edmonton sees the most rain in July and the least in February; Hamilton is wettest in July and driest in February.
Hamilton feels the more humid of the two, averaging 77% relative humidity against 77%.
For Hamilton, the pick of the year is June, July and August.
Month by month, here is the coldest night, the average day and the hottest afternoon each city can expect. Switch Compare to read rainfall, humidity, wind or solar instead, and Period to move between the long-term 45-year average and any single year — the shading is a quick warm-to-cool guide.
| Month | Edmonton | Hamilton | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | -30.7 | -13.8❄️ | 3 | -20.5 | -7.1❄️ | 6.2 |
| February | -26.6 | -10.7 | 5.2 | -19.6 | -5.9 | 7.8 |
| March | -19.8 | -3.3 | 13.1 | -15.2 | 0.8 | 16.9 |
| April | -8.9 | 6 | 20.8 | -6 | 8.3 | 22.7 |
| May | -2.6 | 11.5 | 25.6 | -0.3 | 13.9 | 28.1 |
| June | 3.6 | 15.3 | 27 | 5.5 | 18.7 | 31.9 |
| July | 6.8 | 18.2🔥 | 29.7 | 10.2 | 22🔥 | 33.8 |
| August | 4.8 | 17.3 | 29.7 | 9.6 | 21.4 | 33.2 |
| September | -1.4 | 12.3 | 26 | 4.1 | 17.5 | 30.9 |
| October | -8.3 | 5.6 | 19.4 | -2.4 | 11.3 | 24.9 |
| November | -18.6 | -5.5 | 7.6 | -7.7 | 4.6 | 16.9 |
| December | -27 | -12.2 | 2.7 | -14.7 | -3 | 8.8 |
| Annual Avg | -10.7 | 3.4 | 17.5 | -4.7 | 8.5 | 21.8 |
Min / mean / max temperature (°C). 🔥 marks each city's hottest month, ❄️ its coldest; shading runs cool blue to warm red.
The same figures plotted out, so the shape of a typical year is easier to see than in a grid. Where the two lines run close together Edmonton and Hamilton feel alike; where they separate, they are genuinely different places to be.
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Quick answers to the questions people ask most when comparing Edmonton and Hamilton — each drawn straight from the climate figures above.
Hamilton is the warmer of the two. It averages daytime highs of 21.8°C (71.2°F) against 17.5°C (63.5°F) in Edmonton — roughly 4.3°C (7.7°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in Hamilton, with average lows of -4.8°C (23.4°F) versus -10.7°C (12.7°F).
Edmonton is hottest in August, averaging highs of about 29.7°C (85.5°F), while Hamilton peaks in July at around 33.8°C (92.8°F). That makes Hamilton the hotter of the two at the height of summer.
Edmonton gets colder. In its coldest month (January) overnight lows average about -30.7°C (-23.2°F), compared with -20.5°C (-4.9°F) at the low point of the year in Hamilton.
Hamilton is the wetter city, collecting about 718 mm (28.3 in) of rain a year versus 524 mm (20.6 in) in Edmonton. Edmonton is wettest in July and driest in February; Hamilton is wettest in July and driest in February.
Humidity is similar in both, averaging around 77% in Edmonton and 77% in Hamilton across the year.
The most comfortable months in Edmonton are June, July and August, when average temperatures are at their mildest.
Hamilton is at its most pleasant around June, July and August, based on the mildest average temperatures of the year.
Hamilton is the warmer city in all 12 months of the year. The gap is widest in November, about 10.1°C (18.2°F), and narrowest in April, about 2.3°C (4.1°F).
Edmonton has the bigger seasonal swing, about 32°C (57.6°F) between its coldest and hottest months versus 29.1°C (52.4°F) in Hamilton — so Hamilton has the steadier, more even climate.
It depends what matters most to you: choose Hamilton for warmer weather and pick Edmonton if you prefer drier conditions. There is no single "better" climate — it comes down to whether you value warmth, dryness or comfort most.
Every figure on this page is calculated from NASA POWER satellite climate data spanning 1981–2025 (45 years). The averages describe the long-term climate of Edmonton and Hamilton, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
