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Climate in Fairview · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Dry weather: only 445 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Fairview, less than on 82% of Canadian towns

Midsummer highs settle at about 23.5°C. By July afternoons alone, it runs cooler than 80% of Canadian towns. The seasons are far apart: from a winter night to a summer afternoon the average spans 37°C. Expect about 193 frosty starts a year, days when the air falls to freezing.

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

Read at Calgary (Airport), 16 km north: ECCC’s normals for 1991–2020.

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 Fairview 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 Fairview’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 Fairview 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

Frost on 193 days, 20°C on 87

The frost season runs September to May, and December freezes nearly every night. On about 22 nights a year the air falls below −20°C.

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

21 May 18 Sep

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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

June is the wettest month and January the driest. On about 72 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.

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

139 cm of snow in a typical year

From September to May snow is likely; March is the peak, at 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 Fairview

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

Think of it as a year’s worth of daily shortfalls below 18°C, added up. In heating terms, homes need more heating than 68% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Fairview’s climate

What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.

The garden window

A normal year gives the garden about 119 frost-free days, roughly 21 May to 18 September.

Get outside

The comfortable months for a day outside, highs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more: Jul and Aug.

Parks & trails →

Wind chill

Plan for about 42 days a year with a wind chill below −20.

Humidex

Plan shade and water for about 9 days a year above 30 on the humidex.

Storms and extremes

Thirty-year normals hide the storms and the extremes: the hazards page has Fairview’s risks.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Calgary (Airport)

ECCC builds the Calgary (Airport) normals from 2 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.

Distance from the town	16 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, 87 km

Compared with other towns

How Fairview 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

FairviewMedian Canadian town

20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C

Cooler than 80% of Canadian towns

January nights−13.5°C

FairviewMedian Canadian town

−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C

Milder than 51% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year445 mm

FairviewMedian Canadian town

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Drier than 82% of Canadian towns

Snowfall a year139 cm

FairviewMedian Canadian town

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Less snowy than 54% of Canadian towns

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Fairview’s own would show the same figures). Fairview has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 58–74 km out.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Fairview Calgary (Airport)	23.5°C	−13.5°C	445 mm
Wheatland County 58 km · Queenstown	25.0°C 1.5°C warmer	−13.7°C about the same	412 mm
Stoney 142, 143, 144 59 km · Banff	22.5°C 1.0°C cooler	−13.5°C about the same	454 mm
Carstairs 64 km · Sundre	22.8°C 0.7°C cooler	−18.0°C 4.5°C colder	496 mm
Nanton 74 km · Claresholm	25.2°C 1.7°C warmer	−13.2°C about the same	428 mm

Month by month

Fairview 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

Year to year

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).

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Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal

Sources

Where Fairview’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at Calgary (Airport), the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals.
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: 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 Fairview’s climate

How warm does Fairview get in summer?

The warmest month is July, when afternoons average 23.5°C.

How cold does Fairview get in winter?

Of all twelve months, January has the coldest nights, about −13.5°C.

How much rain and snow does Fairview get?

Around 445 mm a year in all, from 113 mm in June down to 10 mm in January.

How long does snow stay on the ground?

A layer of at least 1 cm stays down on about 93 days a year.

Are these figures for Fairview itself?

Close to it: they are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Calgary (Airport), just outside Fairview’s boundary.

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

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).