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Jasper
Jasper railway station
Jasper railway station
Jasper Park Information Centre
Jasper Park Information Centre
St. Mary & St. George Anglican Church
St. Mary & St. George Anglican Church
Jasper National Park
Jasper National Park
Alberta, Canada

Jasper

Jasper is a village in Alberta, Canada, 1,062 m above sea level. It has a population of about 4,738 (2021). The climate is classified as warm-summer humid continental (Köppen Dfb), with warm summers, cold winters and precipitation in every season.

Now9°C
Best timeJul–Sep
Population4,738
Local time11:25
52.88° N, 118.08° WElevation 1,062 mUTC−6 · Mountain Daylight Time
The year in Jasperweather score
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec35October
October: high / low8° / -2°
Rain this month27mm
Best timeJul–Sep

Best: Jul–Sep. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.

Jasper at a glance

Best time to visitJul–Sep

The months with the highest weather score

Warmest month22°C

Average high in July

Coolest month-13°C

Average low in December

Wettest monthJune

43 mm of rain

Driest monthFebruary

12 mm of rain

Monuments nearby4+

1 of them World Heritage

Weather in Jasper

Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.

14-day forecast
9°C

Cloudy · wind 3 km/h · humidity 53%

Today hour by hour
Today22 Oct11°2°1.3 mm
Fri23 Oct4°-3°9.6 mm
Sat24 Oct1°-5°0.9 mm
Sun25 Oct-1°-3°2.3 mm
Mon26 Oct7°-6°
Tue27 Oct5°-3°
Wed28 Oct2°-8°
Thu29 Oct4°-7°
Fri30 Oct4°-3°
Sat31 Oct3°-6°

When to go to Jasper

Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.

Climate month by month
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Score313131273463677267353028
High-5°-1°3°8°12°18°22°22°16°8°-1°-7°
Low-12°-10°-6°-2°2°6°10°10°5°-2°-9°-13°
Rain (mm)211218193043534934272419
Wet days9109121619161299911

What's on in Jasper

Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.

Monuments and museums in Jasper

All monuments

Outdoors around Jasper

Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.

Things to do
Jasper Park Lodge Golf ClubGolf courses
0.4 km
Whistlers CampgroundCamp sites
3.7 km
Signal Mountain LookoutViewpoints · 2,100 m
5.2 km
Rock GardensClimbing
5.4 km
Edge of the WorldViewpoints
8.2 km
Wabasso CampgroundCamp sites
14 km
Marmot BasinSki area · 44 km of pistes · 6 lifts
9.5 km

Nature around Jasper

Nature in Canada

Wildlife in October

The birds and mammals of Canada seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.

The sky over Jasper

Eclipses and meteor showers

Earthquakes around Jasper

The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.

Earthquakes

Fossil sites near this town

Fossil sites: 128 · 1 km

Fossils in Canada
Ordovician · 123Cambrian · 5

Formations around the town

Trilobites · 284Lachnostoma, Presbynileus (Presbynileus), Symphysurina, Ptyocephalus, Aulacoparia (Aulacoparia), Acidiphorus, Clelandia, Highgatella, Hystricurus, Leiostegium, Pseudocybele, Isoteloides

Towns and villages around Jasper

Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.

Jasper from above

Getting to Jasper

Whitecourt AirportYZU
207 km
JasperRailway station
0.4 km

Places near Jasper

Places with a climate like Jasper

Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.

Frequently asked questions

When is the best time to visit Jasper?
Based on 30-year climate normals, July, August and September offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Jasper.
What is the hottest month in Jasper?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22°C and lows of 10°C.
What is the coldest month in Jasper?
December is the coldest month, with average highs of -7°C and lows of -13°C.
What is the rainiest month in Jasper?
June is the wettest month with about 43 mm of precipitation on 19 wet days.