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Edmonton, Alberta vs Vancouver, British Columbia Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada is approximately 827 km or 514 mi.
  • To reach Edmonton, Alberta in this distance one would set out from Vancouver, British Columbia bearing 50.3° or NE and follow the great circles arc to approach Edmonton, Alberta bearing 57.9° or ENE .
  • Edmonton, Alberta has a warm summer continental/ hemiboreal climate with no dry season (Dfb) whereas Vancouver, British Columbia has a Mediterranean warm climate (Csb).
  • Edmonton, Alberta is in or near the boreal moist forest biome whereas Vancouver, British Columbia is in or near the cool temperate wet forest biome.
  • The annual average temperature is 6.3 °C (11.3°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 15.6 °C (28.1°F) more in Edmonton, Alberta. The continentality subtype is truly continental as opposed to truly oceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 706.2 mm (27.8 in) less which is equivalent to 706.2 l/m² (17.33 US gal/ft²) or 7,062,000 l/ha (754,975 US gal/ac) less. About 2/5 as much.
  • There are 370 more hours of sunlight per year in Edmonton, Alberta. In whichever way circa 1h 00' more per day or about 1 1/5 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 4.3° lower in Edmonton, Alberta than in Vancouver, British Columbia.
  • Relative humidity levels are 12.7% lower.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 8.7°C (15.7°F) lower.

Climate Comparison Table

The table shows values for Edmonton, Alberta relative to Vancouver, British Columbia. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of Vancouver, British Columbia vs Edmonton, Alberta.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) -14 (-25) -12 (-22) -9 (-16) -2 (-4) 1 (+2) +2 (+4) +1 (+2) 0 (+1) -2 (-3) -2 (-4) -9 (-16) -12 (-22) -5 (-9)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -16 (-28) -14 (-24) -10 (-18) -4 (-7) -1 (-1) +0 (+1) +0 (+1) -1 (-1) -3 (-6) -4 (-7) -10 (-18) -14 (-25) -6 (-11)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -17 (-31) -15 (-27) -11 (-20) -6 (-10) -2 (-4) -1 (-2) -1 (-1) -2 (-3) -5 (-8) -6 (-10) -11 (-21) -16 (-28) -8 (-14)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -127 (-5) -107 (-4) -92 (-4) -53 (-2) -18 (-1) +34 (+1) +58 (+2) +29 (+1) -23 (-1) -98 (-4) -154 (-6) -156 (-6) -706 (-28)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) -9 ( -29) -5 ( -18) -7 ( -23) -5 ( -17) -1 ( -3) +3 (+10) +6 (+19) +5 (+16) -1 ( -3) -8 ( -26) -10 ( -33) -10 ( -32)   -42 ( -12)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day +1h 15' +1h 01' +1h 30' +1h 20' +1h 00' +0h 58' +0h 21' +0h 13' +0h 18' +1h 27' +1h 30' +1h 13'   +1h 00'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -0h 39' -0h 22' -0h 04' +0h 15' +0h 34' +0h 45' +0h 40' +0h 22' +0h 03' -0h 15' -0h 34' -0h 45'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -4.3 -4.4 -4.4 -4.4 -4.4 -4.3 -4.3 -4.3 -4.4 -4.3 -4.3 -4.3   -4.3
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) -5 -4 -5 -16 -22 -14 -11 -11 -20 -24 -12 -8   -12.7
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) -15.6 (-28) -13.5 (-24) -9.9 (-18) -7 (-13) -6.4 (-12) -3.3 (-6) -2.6 (-5) -3.5 (-6) -7.7 (-14) -8.6 (-15) -11.6 (-21) -14.7 (-26) -8.7 (-16)

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