Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology Royal Tyrrell Museum
Drumheller, Canada
The Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology is a paleontological museum in Drumheller, Canada. It is one of the 93 sights of Canada listed on this site and is ranked 72nd in popularity among the country's sights based on English Wikipedia lookups.
Planning a visit
The museum is open Tuesday through Sunday and on public holidays from 10:00 to 17:00. Fees are required for entry, and the facility provides wheelchair access.
Visitors can reach the museum via Calgary International Airport, which is 94 km away. The site is located 2,785 km from Ottawa. For weather, the warmest months are July and August, with daily highs of 25 °C. The wettest period occurs in June, which has about 13 rainy days. The coldest month is January, with a daily high of -4 °C and a low of -13 °C.
Weather by month
The warmest month is July, with an average high of 25 °C. The wettest is June, with about 66 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | -4 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 3 | -3 |
| Average low, °C | -13 | -11 | -6 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 1 | -6 | -11 |
| Rainfall, mm | 11 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 45 | 66 | 61 | 50 | 35 | 15 | 11 | 9 |
| Rainy days | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
