Precipitation in Mayland Heights trails that of 82% of Canadian towns: 445 mm a year
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 23.5°C. Its July afternoons stay fresher than in 80% of Canadian towns. Temperatures cover 37°C across the year, low to high. Heating does most of its work from October to May, in months below 10°C on average.
Figures: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Calgary (Airport) (6.4 km north).
A year in Mayland Heights at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Mayland Heights’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.
What a year in Mayland Heights feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
193 frost days and 87 days above 20°C a year
Frost comes from September to May; in December almost every night freezes. 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
139 cm of snow in a typical 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 Mayland Heights
85% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
Degree days add up how far each day’s mean temperature falls below 18°C over a year. Over a year, a home here needs more heating than 68% of Canadian towns.
Living with Mayland Heights’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Frost usually lets go around 21 May and returns near 18 September, about 119 days apart.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →Frostbite weather, a wind chill under −20, turns up on about 42 days a year.
A humidex above 30 marks about 9 days in a normal year.
Averages smooth over blizzards, ice storms, floods and heat waves; Mayland Heights’s hazards page covers the risks.
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 | 6.4 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, 88 km |
How Mayland Heights 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
Places around Mayland Heights whose figures come from another normals location. No closer places have figures: these lie 55–69 km from Mayland Heights.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayland Heights Calgary (Airport) | 23.5°C | −13.5°C | 445 mm |
| Wheatland County 55 km · Queenstown | 25.0°C 1.5°C warmer | −13.7°C about the same | 412 mm |
| Carstairs 55 km · Sundre | 22.8°C 0.7°C cooler | −18.0°C 4.5°C colder | 496 mm |
| Stoney 142, 143, 144 60 km · Banff | 22.5°C 1.0°C cooler | −13.5°C about the same | 454 mm |
Mayland 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 varies most from one year to the next (4.1°C), June least
Over 1991–2020, December saw both −38.2°C (1996) and 19.5°C (1999), the widest span of any month.
Where Mayland Heights’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at Calgary (Airport) (the closest location with all twelve months of temperatures).
- Comparisons: every Canadian town and neighbourhood of 2,500 or more, each read from its own nearest location; city totals and reserves are left out.
- 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 Mayland Heights’s climate
How warm does Mayland Heights get in summer?
Midsummer means July, with afternoons near 23.5°C on a typical day.
How cold does Mayland Heights get in winter?
A typical January night falls to −13.5°C, the year’s low point.
How much rain and snow does Mayland Heights get?
Rain and snow add up to about 445 mm of water a year; June brings the most (113 mm), January the least (10 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Around 93 days a year see 1 cm of snow or more lying.
Are these figures for Mayland Heights itself?
They are the normals for Calgary (Airport), measured just outside Mayland Heights itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Mayland 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).