Wood Buffalo National Park
Canada UNESCO World Heritage Site
Wood Buffalo National Park is a national park in Canada and a UNESCO World Heritage Site that also serves as a dark-sky preserve covering 44,792 km2. It is one of the 93 sights in Canada listed on this site and is ranked 60th among the country's sights for English Wikipedia lookups. Operated by Parks Canada, the park is located in the South Slave Region and Improvement District No. 24 Wood Buffalo.
Planning a visit
Weather conditions vary throughout the year. July is the warmest month with average highs of 23 °C and lows of 13 °C, but it is also the wettest with about 64 mm of rain. The coldest months are January and December, when average highs are between -15 °C and -17 °C and lows reach -24 °C. For milder weather, May has average highs of 15 °C and September has highs of 14 °C. In April, average highs are 7 °C and lows are -5 °C.
The park is 2,911 km from Ottawa. Fort Smith Airport is the nearest airport, located 91 km away. Edmonton International Airport is a hub 676 km from the park.
Weather by month
The warmest month is July, with an average high of 23 °C. The wettest is July, with about 64 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | -17 | -12 | -4 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 5 | -7 | -15 |
| Average low, °C | -24 | -21 | -15 | -5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 6 | -2 | -14 | -22 |
| Rainfall, mm | 16 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 33 | 47 | 64 | 56 | 39 | 28 | 22 | 20 |
| Rainy days | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
