Less rain and snow fall on Bridlewood than on 82% of Canadian towns: 445 mm a year
January nights here settle around −13.5°C. In July, afternoons here are cooler than in 80% of Canadian towns. Seasons differ by 37°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Homes need heating from October to May, the months averaging under 10°C.
ECCC publishes no normals for Bridlewood itself; the figures are those of Calgary (Airport), 26 km north.
A year in Bridlewood at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Bridlewood’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.
What a year in Bridlewood feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
About 193 frosts and 87 warm days a year
The frost season runs September to May, and December freezes nearly 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
445 mm of precipitation in a typical year
June brings the most rain and snow; January, the least. On about 72 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
139 cm of snow in a typical year
The snow season runs September to May; March brings the most, about 24 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Bridlewood
85% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
Every day colder than 18°C on average adds its gap in degrees to the year’s heating total. Homes here need more heating than 68% of Canadian towns.
Living with Bridlewood’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Wait until about 21 May to plant out; frost tends to come back around 18 September, about 119 days later.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →Wind chill falls below −20 on about 42 days a year: cover skin and dress in layers.
Humid heat, a humidex over 30, comes on about 9 days a year.
The normals describe a typical year, not its worst days; the hazards page covers Bridlewood’s.
Flood & hazards →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 | 26 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 Bridlewood compares
Placed among 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+, each on its nearest normals location; each dot is another location used in Alberta.
Nearby towns’ climate
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Bridlewood’s own would show the same figures). Distances here run 60–73 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Bridlewood.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridlewood Calgary (Airport) | 23.5°C | −13.5°C | 445 mm |
| Stoney 142, 143, 144 60 km · Banff | 22.5°C 1.0°C cooler | −13.5°C about the same | 454 mm |
| Wheatland County 62 km · Queenstown | 25.0°C 1.5°C warmer | −13.7°C about the same | 412 mm |
| Nanton 66 km · Claresholm | 25.2°C 1.7°C warmer | −13.2°C about the same | 428 mm |
| Carstairs 73 km · Sundre | 22.8°C 0.7°C cooler | −18.0°C 4.5°C colder | 496 mm |
Bridlewood weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and 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 |
The month with the widest range: December, −38.2°C to 19.5°C
Two years in three, February’s average falls within 4.1°C of its normal of −5.9°C; June keeps to within 1.1°C.
Where Bridlewood’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, Calgary (Airport), 1991–2020.
- Comparisons: a pool of Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, read alike; whole cities and reserves stay out of it.
- Not on this page: sunshine, absent from every 1991–2020 location, and an altitude correction, for want of the town’s own elevation.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Bridlewood’s climate
How warm does Bridlewood get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.5°C.
How cold does Bridlewood 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 Bridlewood 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?
About 93 days a year have 1 cm of snow or more on the ground.
Are these figures for Bridlewood itself?
The figures are ECCC’s for Calgary (Airport); Bridlewood has no normals station.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Bridlewood →
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).