Banff vs Kelowna: which is better, month by month

Kelowna beats Banff in 7 of 12 months — its lead peaks in September (94 vs 22) — while Banff wins November to March.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type — they are different kinds of destination, so the scores are each place at its own best. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Banff

🇨🇦 Canada · continental climate

Best month: February 91/100
Months won: 5 of 12

Kelowna

🇨🇦 Canada · mild climate

Best month: September 94/100
Months won: 7 of 12

Banff vs Kelowna — all 12 months

Month	Banff	Kelowna	Winner	Gap
January	77Bfreezing, dry, clean air	42Fcold, a little rain, clean air	Banff	35
February	91Sfreezing, a little rain, clean air	49Fcold, a little rain, clean air	Banff	42
March	83Acold, a little rain, clean air	66Ccold, a little rain, clean air	Banff	17
April	66Ccold, a little rain, clean air	78Bcool, a little rain, clean air	Kelowna	12
May	38Fcool, a little rain, reliable snow	92Snice, a little rain, clean air	Kelowna	54
June	25Fnice, rainy, clean air	89Awarm, a little rain, clean air	Kelowna	64
July	12Fwarm, rainy, clean air	83Ahot, dry, clean air	Kelowna	71
August	16Fwarm, rainy, clean air	85Ahot, dry	Kelowna	69
September	22Fnice, a little rain, clean air	94Snice, a little rain, clean air	Kelowna	72
October	57Dcold, a little rain, clean air	70Bcool, a little rain, clean air	Kelowna	13
November	80Afreezing, a little rain, clean air	54Dcold, rainy, clean air	Banff	26
December	87Afreezing, a little rain, clean air	38Fcold, rainy, clean air	Banff	49

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is September (22 vs 94). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.