This article is about unincorporated community on Highway 1A in the M.D. of Bighorn. For similar named communities, see Kananaskis, Alberta.
Kananaskis is an unincorporated community in Alberta's Rockies within the Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8 of Alberta, Canada.[1] It is located on Highway 1A approximately 18 km (11 mi) east of Canmore and 54 km (34 mi) west of Cochrane. The community is located on the north shore of the Bow River.
Climate[]
| showClimate data for Kananaskis
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| Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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| Record high °C (°F)
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19.0
(66.2)
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18.0
(64.4)
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20.5
(68.9)
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26.1
(79.0)
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29.5
(85.1)
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31.1
(88.0)
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34.5
(94.1)
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33.3
(91.9)
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31.0
(87.8)
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27.2
(81.0)
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19.5
(67.1)
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16.1
(61.0)
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34.5
(94.1)
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| Average high °C (°F)
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−0.3
(31.5)
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1.3
(34.3)
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4.5
(40.1)
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9.4
(48.9)
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14.4
(57.9)
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18.3
(64.9)
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22.1
(71.8)
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21.6
(70.9)
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16.5
(61.7)
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10.4
(50.7)
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2.8
(37.0)
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−1.0
(30.2)
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10.0
(50.0)
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| Daily mean °C (°F)
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−6.1
(21.0)
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−4.7
(23.5)
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−1.6
(29.1)
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3.2
(37.8)
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7.7
(45.9)
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11.4
(52.5)
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14.5
(58.1)
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13.8
(56.8)
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9.4
(48.9)
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4.5
(40.1)
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−2.3
(27.9)
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−6.2
(20.8)
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3.6
(38.5)
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| Average low °C (°F)
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−11.7
(10.9)
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−10.7
(12.7)
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−7.7
(18.1)
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−3.1
(26.4)
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0.9
(33.6)
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4.5
(40.1)
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6.8
(44.2)
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6.0
(42.8)
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2.2
(36.0)
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−1.5
(29.3)
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−7.3
(18.9)
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−11.4
(11.5)
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−2.7
(27.1)
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| Record low °C (°F)
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−45.6
(−50.1)
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−43.5
(−46.3)
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−40.6
(−41.1)
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−31.1
(−24.0)
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−21.7
(−7.1)
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−8.3
(17.1)
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−2.5
(27.5)
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−4.0
(24.8)
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−14.0
(6.8)
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−29.0
(−20.2)
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−37.0
(−34.6)
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−42.2
(−44.0)
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−45.6
(−50.1)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
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21.2
(0.83)
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21.0
(0.83)
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40.7
(1.60)
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55.4
(2.18)
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88.5
(3.48)
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119.4
(4.70)
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64.9
(2.56)
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70.8
(2.79)
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72.8
(2.87)
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39.0
(1.54)
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26.7
(1.05)
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18.9
(0.74)
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639.4
(25.17)
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| Average rainfall mm (inches)
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1.2
(0.05)
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0.3
(0.01)
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2.9
(0.11)
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13.9
(0.55)
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60.5
(2.38)
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118.2
(4.65)
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64.9
(2.56)
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70.2
(2.76)
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56.6
(2.23)
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11.2
(0.44)
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3.4
(0.13)
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1.1
(0.04)
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404.6
(15.93)
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| Average snowfall cm (inches)
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22.0
(8.7)
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23.7
(9.3)
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41.7
(16.4)
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44.9
(17.7)
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29.2
(11.5)
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1.2
(0.5)
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0.0
(0.0)
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0.6
(0.2)
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16.3
(6.4)
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29.6
(11.7)
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28.4
(11.2)
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19.2
(7.6)
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256.5
(101.0)
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| Source: Environment Canada[2]
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Coordinates: 
51°04′34″N 115°07′46″W / 51.07611°N 115.12944°W / 51.07611; -115.12944 (Kananaskis)
