Live Webcam Downtown Calgary, Canada

Calgary is the 4th most populous city in Canada after Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver, as well as the largest city in Alberta. It has land area 820.62 km2 (316.84 sq mi), it is home to about 1.2 million residents. Alberta is located between the Rocky Mountain Foothills and the Canadian Prairies, 240 km north of the US border and 300 km south of Edmonton – the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. The city has a humid continental climate with long, dry winters and short, warm summers. Calgary is one of the sunniest cities in Canada with an average of 2,400 hours of sunshine per year. It is one of the leading economic centers in Canada, and well-known as the leader in the Canadian oil and gas industry. Calgary is home to the headquarters of 87% of all oil and gas companies in the country, including BP, EnCana, Imperial Oil, Suncor Energy, Shell Canada and others. Calgary one of the most prosperous cities in Canada thanks to the city’s high GDP per capita and low unemployment. Through this live webcam can be seen the Centre Street Bridge crossing the Bow River in the foreground, and Downtown Calgary with its skyscrapers in the background.