Climate in Beddington Heights · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Beddington Heights is drier than 82% of Canadian towns: 445 mm of rain and snow a year

Midwinter brings lows of about −13.5°C. By July afternoons alone, it runs cooler than 80% of Canadian towns. Rain or snow is most frequent in June and least in January. If you like long walks, July and August offer highs of 23–24°C.

July afternoons: cooler than 80% of Canadian towns

January nights: milder than 51% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year: drier than 82% of Canadian towns

Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals at its Calgary (Airport) station, 4.9 km east.

July high

23.5°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−13.5°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

445 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Snowfall a year

139 cm

Typical Canadian town 141 cm

Frost days

193

a year at 0°C or below

Frost-free days

119

21 May to 18 Sep

A year in Beddington Heights at a glance

Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.

Jan−2°C−14°CColdest nights

Feb0°C−12°C

Mar4°C−8°CSnowiest

Apr11°C−2°C

May16°C3°CLast frost ~21 May

Jun20°C8°CWettest

Jul24°C10°CWarmest

Aug23°C9°C

Sep18°C5°CFirst frost ~18 Sep

Oct11°C−1°C

Nov now4°C−8°C

Dec0°C−12°C

What stands out about Beddington Heights’s climate

Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.

Drier than 82% of Canadian townsAbout 445 mm of rain and melted snow a year; June is the wettest month and January the driest.Cooler than 80% of Canadian townsJuly afternoons average 23.5°C, the warmest of the year.

A normal year

What a year in Beddington Heights feels like

Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.

Winter

−1°C / −12°C

34 mm, with 50 cm of snow

Spring

10°C / −2°C

108 mm, with 56 cm of snow

Summer

22°C / 9°C

232 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season

Autumn

11°C / −1°C

71 mm, with 33 cm of snow

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0°C−12°C

4°C−8°C

11°C−2°C

16°C3°C

20°C8°C

24°C10°C

23°C9°C

18°C5°C

11°C−1°C

4°C−8°C

0°C−12°C

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Best months to be outsideJulAugHighs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more

Frost & warm days

About 193 frosts and 87 warm days a year

The frost season runs September to May, and December freezes nearly every night. Some 22 nights a year drop under −20°C.

119 frost-free days · average dates, 1991–2020

21 May 18 Sep

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193

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

More frosts than 79% of Canadian towns

Days that stay below 0°C

Nights a year below −20°C

Days a year above 20°C

Days a year above 30°C

Frost days by month

Average days at 0°C or below

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Days above 20°C by month

Average days

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Rain & snow

About 445 mm of rain and snow a year

Some 72 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.

445 mm

Rain and snow a year

Drier than 82% of Canadian towns

342 mm

Of it as rain alone (77%)

113 mm

June, the wettest month

10 mm

January, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

113 mm

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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

113 mm

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Snow

Snowfall: about 139 cm in a normal year

Snow falls from September to May, most of all in March (about 24 cm).

139 cm

Snowfall a year

Less snowy than 54% of Canadian towns

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

Days a year with 1 cm or more on the ground

6 cm

Snow on the ground at the end of December, the deepest month

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

24 cm

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Snow on the ground by month

Centimetres at month’s end

6 cm

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Heating

Heating a home in Beddington Heights

85% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.

4,994 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020

1,448 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

The total grows by a degree for every degree a day’s mean sits under 18°C. Over a year, a home here needs more heating than 68% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Beddington Heights’s climate

The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.

The garden window

From about 21 May to 18 September the garden is usually clear of frost, some 119 days.

Get outside

Mild days and mild nights together (17–27°C by day, 8°C or more at night) belong to Jul and Aug.

Parks & trails →

Wind chill

Wind chill falls below −20 on about 42 days a year: cover skin and dress in layers.

Humidex

Muggy heat with a humidex over 30 arrives on about 9 days a year.

Storms and extremes

Averages smooth over blizzards, ice storms, floods and heat waves; Beddington Heights’s hazards page covers the risks.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Calgary (Airport)

Calgary (Airport) is a composite: ECCC joins 2 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.

Distance from the town	4.9 km east
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	Sundre, 84 km

Compared with other towns

How Beddington 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.

July afternoons23.5°C

Beddington HeightsMedian Canadian town

20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C

Cooler than 80% of Canadian towns

January nights−13.5°C

Beddington HeightsMedian Canadian town

−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C

Milder than 51% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year445 mm

Beddington HeightsMedian Canadian town

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Drier than 82% of Canadian towns

Snowfall a year139 cm

Beddington HeightsMedian Canadian town

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Less snowy than 54% of Canadian towns

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

Places around Beddington Heights whose figures come from another normals location. Beddington Heights has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 47–69 km out.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Beddington Heights Calgary (Airport)	23.5°C	−13.5°C	445 mm
Carstairs 47 km · Sundre	22.8°C 0.7°C cooler	−18.0°C 4.5°C colder	496 mm
Stoney 142, 143, 144 54 km · Banff	22.5°C 1.0°C cooler	−13.5°C about the same	454 mm
Wheatland County 61 km · Queenstown	25.0°C 1.5°C warmer	−13.7°C about the same	412 mm

Month by month

Beddington Heights weather by month

Average daily high and low, mean temperature, rain and snow (as water) and snowfall by month, 1991–2020.

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

Year to year

The month with the widest range: December, −38.2°C to 19.5°C

Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high over 1991–2020; February is the month whose average wanders most from year to year (±4.1°C around −5.9°C), June the one that wanders least (±1.1°C).

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Sources

Where Beddington Heights’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: ECCC’s normals for Calgary (Airport), 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
Comparisons: every place of 2,500+ in Canada but the city hubs and the reserves, each on its nearest ECCC location.
Not on this page: hours of sunshine, missing from the 1991–2020 normals, and a height correction: the town has no elevation on file.

Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada

Questions about Beddington Heights’s climate

How warm does Beddington Heights get in summer?

Midsummer means July, with afternoons near 23.5°C on a typical day.

How cold does Beddington 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 Beddington Heights get?

A normal year brings 445 mm, snow included as water: June is wettest at 113 mm, January driest at 10 mm.

How long does snow stay on the ground?

The ground is white, with 1 cm or more, on some 93 days a year.

Are these figures for Beddington Heights itself?

Almost: ECCC’s Calgary (Airport) location, which gives these figures, lies a short way outside Beddington Heights.

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Beddington 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).