Dry weather: only 445 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Albert Park/Radisson Heights, less than on 82% of Canadian towns
January nights here settle around −13.5°C. Its July afternoons stay fresher than in 80% of Canadian towns. A year here swings 37°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. If you like long walks, July and August offer highs of 23–24°C.
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals at its Calgary (Airport) station, 8.6 km north.
A year in Albert Park/Radisson Heights at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Albert Park/Radisson Heights’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.
What a year in Albert Park/Radisson Heights feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
193 frost days and 87 days above 20°C a year
From September to May frost is routine, and in December it comes on almost every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 22 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
Rain and melted snow: about 445 mm a year
The most falls in June, the least in January. On about 72 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 139 cm in a normal year
Snow falls from September to May, most of all in March (about 24 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Albert Park/Radisson Heights
85% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
Each day the mean sits under 18°C adds its shortfall; a year’s total is its heating degree days. A house here needs more heating than 68% of Canadian towns.
Living with Albert Park/Radisson Heights’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
From about 21 May to 18 September the garden is usually clear of frost, some 119 days.
The outdoor season by the averages is Jul and Aug, with highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →On some 42 days a year the wind chill drops past −20; mitts and a scarf earn their place.
About 9 days a year feel above 30 on the humidex.
Extremes don’t show in averages: floods, wildfire smoke and ice storms are on Albert Park/Radisson Heights’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Calgary (Airport)
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Calgary (Airport) are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 8.6 km north |
| Station altitude | 1,099 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −39.7°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 36.5°C |
| Average wind | 13.8 km/h on average, most often from the south |
| Next-nearest location | Queenstown, 86 km |
How Albert Park/Radisson Heights compares
Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Alberta.
Nearby towns’ climate
Places around Albert Park/Radisson Heights whose figures come from another normals location. The nearest places to Albert Park/Radisson Heights with figures are 53–69 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Park/Radisson Heights Calgary (Airport) | 23.5°C | −13.5°C | 445 mm |
| Wheatland County 53 km · Queenstown | 25.0°C 1.5°C warmer | −13.7°C about the same | 412 mm |
| Carstairs 57 km · Sundre | 22.8°C 0.7°C cooler | −18.0°C 4.5°C colder | 496 mm |
| Stoney 142, 143, 144 62 km · Banff | 22.5°C 1.0°C cooler | −13.5°C about the same | 454 mm |
Albert Park/Radisson Heights weather by month
Month by month, 1991–2020: the usual high, low and mean, the rain and snow, and the snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1.5°C | −13.5°C | −7.6°C | 10 mm | 17 cm |
| February | 0.1°C | −11.8°C | −5.9°C | 12 mm | 17 cm |
| March | 3.8°C | −8.1°C | −2.2°C | 18 mm | 24 cm |
| April | 10.8°C | −1.9°C | 4.5°C | 30 mm | 23 cm |
| May | 16.4°C | 3.4°C | 9.9°C | 61 mm | 10 cm |
| June | 19.7°C | 7.7°C | 13.7°C | 113 mm | under 1 cm |
| July | 23.5°C | 10.2°C | 16.9°C | 66 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 23.1°C | 9.2°C | 16.2°C | 54 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 18.3°C | 4.7°C | 11.5°C | 37 mm | 2 cm |
| October | 11.1°C | −1.3°C | 4.9°C | 17 mm | 12 cm |
| November | 4.1°C | −7.5°C | −1.7°C | 16 mm | 19 cm |
| December | −0.4°C | −12.1°C | −6.3°C | 13 mm | 16 cm |
| Year | 10.8°C | −1.8°C | 4.5°C | 445 mm | 139 cm |
February strays furthest from its normal year to year, by 4.1°C; June the least
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high since 1991. December spans the most, from −38.2°C (1996) to 19.5°C (1999).
Where Albert Park/Radisson Heights’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Calgary (Airport): the nearest of its locations with every month’s temperatures.
- Comparisons: the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ across Canada, each on its nearest normals location, without the city totals or the reserves.
- Not on this page: sunshine (no 1991–2020 normals exist for it) and any altitude adjustment, since there is no elevation for the town itself.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Albert Park/Radisson Heights’s climate
How warm does Albert Park/Radisson Heights get in summer?
Peak warmth comes in July, at about 23.5°C by mid-afternoon.
How cold does Albert Park/Radisson Heights get in winter?
On a normal January night the air drops to −13.5°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does Albert Park/Radisson Heights get?
Measured as water, a year brings 445 mm: 113 mm in June, the wettest month, and 10 mm in January, the driest.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
About 93 days a year count as snow-covered, with 1 cm or more.
Are these figures for Albert Park/Radisson Heights itself?
Close to it: they are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Calgary (Airport), just outside Albert Park/Radisson Heights’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Albert Park/Radisson Heights →
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).