Vancouver is 1.5°C (2.7°F) warmer by day, Vancouver has 5.7°C (10.3°F) warmer nights, Vancouver gets 1,629 mm (64.1 in) more rain a year.
Edmonton is at its warmest in July and coolest in January, while Vancouver peaks in August and bottoms out in December. Month for month, Vancouver is the warmer of the two in 8 of 12 months.
Vancouver is the wetter of the two, collecting 2,153 mm (84.8 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 July, August and September in Vancouver.
| Edmonton | Metric | Vancouver |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 8.4°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 9.9°C |
| -1.9°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | 3.8°C |
| July | 🔥Hottest month | August |
| January | ❄️Coldest month | December |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 524 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 2,153 mm |
| July | ☔Wettest month | November |
| February | 🏜️Driest month | July |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 77% | 💧Average humidity | 85% |
| 2.9 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 0.8 m/s |
Overnight, Edmonton typically falls to around -1.9°C (28.6°F) while Vancouver settles near 3.8°C (38.8°F).
Edmonton is hottest in July and coldest in January, whereas Vancouver peaks in August and is coolest in December.
Edmonton sees the most rain in July and the least in February; Vancouver is wettest in November and driest in July.
Vancouver feels the more humid of the two, averaging 85% relative humidity against 77%.
For Vancouver, the pick of the year is July, August and September.
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 | Vancouver | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | -15.4 | -11.3❄️ | -7.2 | -3 | -0.9 | 1.2 |
| February | -14 | -9.4 | -4.7 | -3.2 | -0.6 | 2 |
| March | -7.9 | -2.9 | 2.1 | -0.9 | 1.7 | 4.3 |
| April | -1.8 | 4.1 | 10 | 1.8 | 4.9 | 8 |
| May | 4 | 10.2 | 16.4 | 6.1 | 9.8 | 13.5 |
| June | 8.7 | 14.3 | 20 | 9.4 | 13 | 16.7 |
| July | 11.4 | 17🔥 | 22.7 | 12.1 | 16 | 19.9 |
| August | 10.4 | 16.4 | 22.4 | 12.3 | 16.2🔥 | 20.1 |
| September | 5.3 | 11.3 | 17.3 | 9.3 | 13.1 | 16.9 |
| October | -0.8 | 4.3 | 9.4 | 4.8 | 7.7 | 10.7 |
| November | -7.9 | -4.3 | -0.8 | -0.1 | 2.1 | 4.3 |
| December | -14.3 | -10.5 | -6.8 | -3.6 | -1.4❄️ | 0.7 |
| Annual Avg | -1.9 | 3.3 | 8.4 | 3.7 | 6.8 | 9.9 |
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 Vancouver 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 Vancouver — each drawn straight from the climate figures above.
Vancouver is the warmer of the two. It averages daytime highs of 9.9°C (49.8°F) against 8.4°C (47.1°F) in Edmonton — roughly 1.5°C (2.7°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in Vancouver, with average lows of 3.8°C (38.8°F) versus -1.9°C (28.6°F).
Edmonton is hottest in July, averaging highs of about 22.7°C (72.9°F), while Vancouver peaks in August at around 20.1°C (68.2°F). That makes Edmonton the hotter of the two at the height of summer.
Edmonton gets colder. In its coldest month (January) overnight lows average about -15.4°C (4.3°F), compared with -3.6°C (25.6°F) at the low point of the year in Vancouver.
Vancouver is the wetter city, collecting about 2,153 mm (84.8 in) of rain a year versus 524 mm (20.6 in) in Edmonton. Edmonton is wettest in July and driest in February; Vancouver is wettest in November and driest in July.
Vancouver is the more humid of the two, averaging 85% relative humidity over the year against 77% in Edmonton.
The most comfortable months in Edmonton are June, July and August, when average temperatures are at their mildest.
Vancouver is at its most pleasant around July, August and September, based on the mildest average temperatures of the year.
Vancouver is the warmer city in 8 of the 12 months of the year. The gap is widest in January, about 10.4°C (18.7°F), and narrowest in August, about 0.2°C (0.4°F).
Edmonton has the bigger seasonal swing, about 28.3°C (50.9°F) between its coldest and hottest months versus 17.6°C (31.7°F) in Vancouver — so Vancouver has the steadier, more even climate.
It depends what matters most to you: choose Vancouver for warmer weather, pick Edmonton if you prefer drier conditions and go for Edmonton if you want lower humidity. 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 Vancouver, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
