Precipitation in McKenzie Towne trails that of 82% of Canadian towns: 445 mm a year
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 23.5°C. From frozen January to warm July, readings climb 37°C. In July, afternoons here are cooler than in 80% of Canadian towns. For walks and days out, July and August bring highs of 23–24°C.
Read at Calgary (Airport), 23 km north: ECCC’s normals for 1991–2020.
A year in McKenzie Towne at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about McKenzie Towne’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.
What a year in McKenzie Towne feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
Frost on 193 days, 20°C on 87
Frost comes from September to May; in December almost every night freezes. On about 22 nights a year the air falls below −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. Some 72 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 139 cm in a normal 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 McKenzie Towne
85% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
One degree below 18°C for one day makes one heating degree day; the year’s days are added together. Homes here need more heating than 68% of Canadian towns.
Living with McKenzie Towne’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Tender plants are usually safe from around 21 May until frost returns near 18 September: about 119 days.
Plan time outside for Jul and Aug: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.
Parks & trails →Winter brings about 42 days with a wind chill below −20.
A humidex above 30 marks about 9 days in a normal year.
Averages smooth over blizzards, ice storms, floods and heat waves; McKenzie Towne’s hazards page covers the risks.
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 | 23 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, 77 km |
How McKenzie Towne 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share McKenzie Towne’s would only repeat its figures. McKenzie Towne has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 52–72 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKenzie Towne Calgary (Airport) | 23.5°C | −13.5°C | 445 mm |
| Wheatland County 52 km · Queenstown | 25.0°C 1.5°C warmer | −13.7°C about the same | 412 mm |
| Nanton 65 km · Claresholm | 25.2°C 1.7°C warmer | −13.2°C about the same | 428 mm |
| Stoney 142, 143, 144 68 km · Banff | 22.5°C 1.0°C cooler | −13.5°C about the same | 454 mm |
| Carstairs 72 km · Sundre | 22.8°C 0.7°C cooler | −18.0°C 4.5°C colder | 496 mm |
McKenzie Towne 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 |
December has run from −38.2°C to 19.5°C in thirty years
The month to count on least is February: one year in three its average strays more than 4.1°C from −5.9°C. June moves least, typically by 1.1°C.
Where McKenzie Towne’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: Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500, each placed by its nearest location (city totals and reserves excluded).
- Not on this page: a sunshine figure (ECCC published none for 1991–2020) and any lapse-rate correction for height, as the town has no elevation here.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about McKenzie Towne’s climate
How warm does McKenzie Towne get in summer?
Peak warmth comes in July, at about 23.5°C by mid-afternoon.
How cold does McKenzie Towne get in winter?
The coldest nights come in January, averaging −13.5°C.
How much rain and snow does McKenzie Towne get?
The yearly total is about 445 mm. June gets 113 mm, the most of any month; January gets 10 mm, the least.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Snow cover of 1 cm or more lasts about 93 days in a typical year.
Are these figures for McKenzie Towne itself?
Close to it: they are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Calgary (Airport), just outside McKenzie Towne’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for McKenzie Towne →
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).