Fort McMurray weather in June

In June, Fort McMurray sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 79 mm of rain across 11.7 wet days and about 17.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 17 hours at the start of June to 17 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Fort McMurray's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fort McMurray's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10th coldest
Rainfall
79 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
17 h 30 min
3:42 AM – 9:10 PM
Cloud cover
67%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Fort McMurray is municipality in Alberta, Canada.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,276/km²
people per km²
Founded
1947

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical June day in Fort McMurray reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 4°C warmer than May and about 2°C cooler than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1208
2208
3208
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How June really feels in Fort McMurray

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

June sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Fort McMurray weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-12° / -21°155.16.27.20.0
Feb-8° / -19°123.64.49.10.0
Mar-0° / -13°175.3511.40.0
Apr / -3°245.63.313.92.1
May17° / 377.60.816.15.5
Jun21° / 7911.7017.46.0
Jul23° / 12°8213.4016.96.3
Aug22° / 10°6310.3014.96.5
Sep16° / 518.50.312.54.9
Oct / -2°286.43.2101.1
Nov-4° / -11°185.76.27.80.0
Dec-10° / -19°164.85.76.60.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34159
44159
54060
64060
73961
83961
93961
103763
113763
123763
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Fort McMurray gets around 79 mm of rain over 11.7 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 39% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
131
231
332
433
533
634
735
835
936
1036
1137
1238
1338
1439
1540
1640
1741
1841
1942
2042
2142
2242
2343
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2543
2643
2743
2843
2943
3043

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of June feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, June lands in the dry band about 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
49910
59910
69910
79820
89820
99820
109820
119730
129730
139640
149640
159550
169361
179361
189271
199181
209091
2189101
2288111
2386122
2485132
2585132
2684142
2784142
2883152
2983152
3082162

Wind in June

Winds average 9 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 17 hours at the start of June to 17 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 3:52 AM to 3:45 AM, and sunset from 8:54 PM to 9:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
117.03:528:54
217.13:518:55
317.13:508:57
417.13:498:58
517.23:488:59
617.23:479:00
717.33:469:02
817.33:469:03
917.33:459:04
1017.33:449:05
1117.43:449:06
1217.43:439:07
1317.43:439:08
1417.43:429:08
1517.53:429:09
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1817.53:419:11
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2017.53:419:12
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3017.53:459:12

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.84 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.49 kWh/m² to a high of 5.84 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 5.84 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
25.9Bright
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45.9Bright
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Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Fort McMurray?

Our two travel scores rate June for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Fort McMurray for sightseeing.

What to pack for Fort McMurray in June

From June's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In June, Fort McMurray sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Fort McMurray in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Fort McMurray peaks around July 13 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 3 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Fort McMurray in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where June falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Fort McMurray is worst in July — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 14.2× the cleanest month (October, 1 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Fort McMurray's WHO annual average of 6.5 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodJul 1618 µg/m³Oct 202 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan4Good
Feb2Good
Mar3Good
Apr4Good
May16Moderate
Jun8Good
Jul20Moderate
Aug8Good
Sep5Good
Oct1Good
Nov3Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Fort McMurray?

Fort McMurray sits at 56.7°N, 111.4°W, 258 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is St. Albert, 373 km away.

St. AlbertEdmontonSherwood ParkWîhkwêntôwinSpruce GroveStony PlainLloydminsterLeduc

Topography around Fort McMurray

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Fort McMurray.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fort McMurray has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m around an average of 289 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 230 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 581 m.

The land around Fort McMurray is covered by trees (52%) within 3 km, trees (65%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
136 m
16 km
230 m
80 km
581 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
June weather nearby: St. Albert 373 km · Edmonton 377 km · Sherwood Park 378 km · Wîhkwêntôwin 379 km · Spruce Grove 390 km · Stony Plain 392 km · Lloydminster 394 km · Leduc 409 km

Canada travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 83% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$55,698
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 53%none 35%Muslim 5%Hindu 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Fort McMurray (56.7268°, -111.381°, elevation 258 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).