Drumheller (AB) Temperature by Month
Drumheller, Alberta, Canada has an average annual maximum temperature of 11°C (52°F), ranging from -4°C (25°F) in January to 25°C (77°F) in July. Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.
Drumheller Monthly Temperatures
The climate in Drumheller is known for significant temperature differences throughout the year. At night, this contrast is just as clear, with lows ranging from 11°C (52°F) in July to -15°C (5°F) in January.
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Drumheller by month:
Temperatures tend to bottom out between 4 AM and 6 AM, then climb to their daily peak around 3 PM.
The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:
Temperature: Drumheller vs Canada
The map below shows the annual temperature across Canada. You can also select individual months if you want to compare a specific time of year.
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Drumheller vs World: Temperature Compared
Drumheller's average annual maximum temperature is 11°C (52°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:
Barcelona, Spain has an annual average of around 21°C (70°F), with warm summers and mild, fairly short winters.
Zermatt, Switzerland averages just 4°C (39°F) annually due to its altitude, with very cold winters and cool summers even at its warmest.
San Francisco, USA averages 19°C (66°F) annually, but with little seasonal variation — summers are often cool and foggy, winters mild.
Melbourne, Australia averages 20°C (68°F) annually — known for unpredictable weather, with four seasons sometimes happening in one day.
Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.
The readings come from a range of sources — land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.
Global average temperatures have risen by around 1.2°C since the pre-industrial era, and the effects are visible across many regions. Winters are milder on average, with fewer frost days and less snow in many parts of the world. Heatwaves are more frequent and more intense, and Europe's summers of 2018, 2019, and 2020 all set records.
Summers are also getting drier in some areas, while winter rainfall has increased in others. This contributies to higher river levels and more flooding. In many countries, spring arrives earlier and autumn lasts longer. It has knock-on effects for wildlife, agriculture, and local ecosystems.
For more on Drumheller's weather — including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity — visit our Drumheller climate page.
