Edmonton For Tourists

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Edmonton is the largest tourist destination in the province of Alberta. Its location makes for long winters but the compensating rewards include sunny, comfortable summers with daylight and dusk stretching as late as 11pm in June and July. The climate of Edmonton is known to be continental year-round with a wide range of weather in all four distinct seasons. The city is also located at the latitude as Hamburg, Germany and Liverpool, England and experiences similarly warm summer days and cooler night.

Every year Edmonton receives 2,289 hours of the sunshine in total; this makes it one of Canada’s sunniest cities. The rainfall is from low to moderate, experience the entire weeks without clouds or precipitation through the spring and summer. Spring season brings bright green foliage. As the climate awakens from a winter slumber, cold snaps and the occasional snowfall can still occur. Fall begins in mid September and is highlighted by bright yellow and orange foliage in Edmonton’s extensive river valley parks.

Many tourists visit Edmonton and region for the fall celebrations, Edmonton acts as the gateway to the fall hunting season. Extremely cold temperatures are usually accompanied by the crisp blue skies and bright sunshine of a high-pressure zone.

Edmonton is fun year-round, as it has numerous opportunities for gambling. There are many places where you can enjoy. The best place to go for general day and night life in Edmonton is Whyte Avenue. The city bounded on one end by the University of Alberta, the section of Whyte Avenue from 99th street to 112th street is home to several shops, bars and restaurants, and is the most concentrated core of the city’s social scene.

The river valley of Edmonton has an extensive network of trails, these are good for walking, biking and cross-country skiing. As you travel through the extensive stretches of linked ravines and forested areas in the river valley, at many points you cannot even tell that you are in a city.