Less rain and snow fall on Kincora than on 82% of Canadian towns: 445 mm a year
January mornings start at about −13.5°C. Temperatures cover 37°C across the year, low to high. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 80% of Canadian towns. Expect about 193 frosty starts a year, days when the air falls to freezing.
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals at its Calgary (Airport) station, 10 km south-east.
A year in Kincora at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Kincora’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.
What a year in Kincora feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
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.
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
June brings the most rain and snow; January, the least. About 72 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 139 cm of snow a year
Expect snow from September to May, with about 24 cm in March, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Kincora
85% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
ECCC sums, over the year, how many degrees each day’s average falls short of 18°C. Over a year, a home here needs more heating than 68% of Canadian towns.
Living with Kincora’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Frost usually lets go around 21 May and returns near 18 September, about 119 days apart.
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 →Frostbite weather, a wind chill under −20, turns up on about 42 days a year.
The air feels heavier than 30 on the humidex for about 9 days a year.
The normals describe a typical year, not its worst days; the hazards page covers Kincora’s.
Flood & hazards →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 | 10 km south-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, 78 km |
How Kincora 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 Kincora’s own would show the same figures). Distances here run 43–66 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Kincora.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kincora Calgary (Airport) | 23.5°C | −13.5°C | 445 mm |
| Carstairs 43 km · Sundre | 22.8°C 0.7°C cooler | −18.0°C 4.5°C colder | 496 mm |
| Stoney 142, 143, 144 50 km · Banff | 22.5°C 1.0°C cooler | −13.5°C about the same | 454 mm |
| Wheatland County 66 km · Queenstown | 25.0°C 1.5°C warmer | −13.7°C about the same | 412 mm |
Kincora 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 |
A December here can run from −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).
Where Kincora’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: 1991–2020 normals for Calgary (Airport) from ECCC’s climate data site, the nearest location with every month of temperature.
- Comparisons: Canada’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (no city totals, no reserves), each through its own nearest location.
- 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 Kincora’s climate
How warm does Kincora get in summer?
Peak warmth comes in July, at about 23.5°C by mid-afternoon.
How cold does Kincora 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 Kincora get?
About 445 mm a year, rain and melted snow together. June is the wettest month (113 mm) and January the driest (10 mm).
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 Kincora itself?
They are the normals for Calgary (Airport), measured just outside Kincora itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Kincora →
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).