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Red Deer
Alberta, Canada

Red Deer

Red Deer is a city in Alberta, Canada, 856 m above sea level. It has a population of about 100,844 (2021). The climate is classified as warm-summer humid continental (Köppen Dfb), with warm summers, cold winters and precipitation in every season.

Now-2°C
Best timeJul–Sep
Population100,844
Local time08:19
52.27° N, 113.80° WElevation 856 mUTC−6 · Mountain Daylight Time
Postal codeT4E
The year in Red Deerweather score
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec48October
October: high / low11° / 0°
Rain this month22mm
Best timeJul–Sep

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

Red Deer at a glance

Best time to visitJul–Sep

The months with the highest weather score

Warmest month23°C

Average high in July

Coolest month-14°C

Average low in January

Wettest monthJune

88 mm of rain

Driest monthFebruary

14 mm of rain

How Red Deer has grown

People living in the built-up area (48 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.

+112%51k in 1975 → 107k in 2025
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Weather in Red Deer

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

14-day forecast
-2°C

Cloudy · wind 16 km/h · humidity 79%

Today hour by hour
Today24 Oct3°-2°
Sun25 Oct2°-4°
Mon26 Oct4°-3°
Tue27 Oct4°-3°
Wed28 Oct0°-3°3 mm
Thu29 Oct-3°-4°1 mm
Fri30 Oct-5°-5°3.9 mm
Sat31 Oct-4°-7°0.5 mm
Sun1 Nov0°-3°1.5 mm
Mon2 Nov-2°-7°

When to go to Red Deer

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

Climate month by month
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Score384039426264677584483938
High-4°-1°4°11°17°20°23°23°18°11°1°-4°
Low-14°-12°-8°-1°4°9°12°11°6°0°-7°-13°
Rain (mm)191419255688926245221615
Wet days6568121616116567

What's on in Red Deer

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

All events

Monuments and museums in Red Deer

All monuments

More museums: Kerry Wood Nature Centre · Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery

Outdoors around Red Deer

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
Red Deer Lions CampgroundCamp sites
1.5 km
Red Deer Country ClubGolf courses
3 km
Collicutt CentreClimbing
3.2 km
Observation TowerViewpoints
3.4 km
Burbank CampgroundCamp sites
3.5 km
Maskepetoon Park LookoutViewpoints
4.1 km
Medicine Lodge Ski AreaSki area · 5 km of pistes · 4 lifts
37 km

Nature around Red Deer

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 Red Deer

Eclipses and meteor showers

Earthquakes around Red Deer

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

Earthquakes

Fossil sites near this town

Fossil sites: 4 · 0 km

Fossils in Canada
Paleogene · 2Cretaceous · 1Jurassic · 1

Formations around the town

Ammonites · 3Amaltheus, Tiltoniceras, Protogrammoceras

Universities and research institutes

Red Deer PolytechnicUniversity or college · founded 1964

Towns and villages around Red Deer

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

Red Deer from above

Postal code

T4E

Getting to Red Deer

Edmonton International AirportYEG
117 km
Calgary International AirportYYC
129 km
Whitecourt AirportYZU
247 km

Places near Red Deer

Places with a climate like Red Deer

Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.

Frequently asked questions

When is the best time to visit Red Deer?
Based on 30-year climate normals, July, August and September offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Red Deer.
What is the hottest month in Red Deer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23°C and lows of 12°C.
What is the coldest month in Red Deer?
January is the coldest month, with average highs of -4°C and lows of -14°C.
What is the rainiest month in Red Deer?
June is the wettest month with about 88 mm of precipitation on 16 wet days.
What is the postal code of Red Deer?
The postal code of Red Deer is T4E.