Hat Facts!

• Medicine Hat receives 2,512 hours of sunshine annually, making it the sunniest city in Canada!
• Medicine Hat is located in southeastern Alberta
• The city's area is 120 sq. km's.
• Elevation is 721 meters
• Population is approximately 56,000
• Medicine Hat's climate is semi arid
• The area only receives 230 millimeters of rain per year
• The South Saskatchewan River flows through the backdrop of the city
• Medicine Hat has the only privately run gas and electrical utility company
• The city has over 100 parks and 85 km. of trails
• The agriculture and oil and gas industries are primary contributors to the economy
• The Canadian Forces Base of Suffield is located 56 km northwest of the city
• Medicine Hat holds the title as the city with the lowest property taxes in Canada