Alberta · Canada

Red Deer travel guide

Red Deer is a city in Alberta, Canada, home to about 101,000 people.

Best months
July and August
Nearest airport
YEG117 km · Edmonton International Airport
Currency
CADCanadian dollar
Time zone
America/Regina
Language
English, French

When to go

The best time to visit Red Deer

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Red Deer are July and August. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23 °C; June is the wettest, with about 92 mm of rain.

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Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).

Getting there

Getting to Red Deer: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Edmonton International Airport (YEG), about 117 km from the city centre in a straight line; Calgary International Airport (YYC, 129 km) is also within reach.

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YEG · Edmonton International Airport

116.9 km from the centreICAO CYEG
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YYC · Calgary International Airport

128.5 km from the centreICAO CYYC

Questions

Red Deer: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Red Deer?

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Red Deer are July and August. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23 °C; June is the wettest, with about 92 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Red Deer?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Edmonton International Airport (YEG), about 117 km from the city centre in a straight line; Calgary International Airport (YYC, 129 km) is also within reach.

What currency is used in Red Deer?

Canadian dollar (CAD).

Nearby

Destinations near Red Deer

Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.