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Banff National Park

Canada
Someday we will visit Banff National Park or begin to dream about going there! However, for now its not on our radar. Let us know in the comments if you think that should change!

Banff National Park

Banff National Park is in the Alberta Rockies region of Alberta, Canada. Together with six other national parks it makes up the UNESCO World Heritage site "Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks".

Banff National Park is the most visited Alberta tourist destination and one of the most visited national parks in North America, with more than three million tourists annually. Tourism in Banff contributes an estimated C$6 billion annually to the economy.

Banff National Park is located in the Rocky Mountains on Alberta's western border with British Columbia in the Alberta Mountain forests ecoregion. By road, the town of Banff is 128 kilometres (80 mi) west of Calgary and 401 km (249 mi) southwest of Edmonton. Jasper National Park borders Banff National Park to the north, while Yoho National Park is to the west and Kootenay National Park is to the south. Kananaskis Country, which includes Bow Valley Wildland Provincial Park, Spray Valley Provincial Park, and Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, is located to the south and east of Banff. The Trans-Canada Highway passes through Banff National Park, from the eastern boundary near Canmore, through the towns of Banff and Lake Louise, and into Yoho National Park in British Columbia. The Banff townsite is the main commercial centre in the national park. The village of Lake Louise is located at the junction of the Trans-Canada Highway and the Icefields Parkway, which extends north to the Jasper townsite.

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Climate

Average temperatures

Jan

-4.6°C-14.1
Precipitation: 2.9 mm

Feb

-0.4°C-11.6
Precipitation: 1.7 mm

Mar

4.5°C-7.3
Precipitation: 2.7 mm

Apr

9.5°C-2.5
Precipitation: 12.6 mm

May

14.5°C1.7
Precipitation: 44.3 mm

Jun

18.5°C5.4
Precipitation: 59.8 mm

Jul

21.9°C7.4
Precipitation: 54.1 mm

Aug

21.3°C6.9
Precipitation: 60 mm

Sep

16.3°C2.7
Precipitation: 37 mm

Oct

10.1°C-1.3
Precipitation: 13.8 mm

Nov

0.2°C-8.4
Precipitation: 4.4 mm

Dec

-5.1°C-13.3
Precipitation: 3.1 mm