Dry weather: only 445 mm of rain and snow a year falls on New Brighton, less than on 82% of Canadian towns
January nights here settle around −13.5°C. The seasons are far apart: from a winter night to a summer afternoon the average spans 37°C. In July, afternoons here are cooler than in 80% of Canadian towns. Ice scrapers and block heaters earn their keep on roughly 193 days a year at 0°C or below.
Read at Calgary (Airport), 23 km north: ECCC’s normals for 1991–2020.
A year in New Brighton at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about New Brighton’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.
What a year in New Brighton feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
Frost on 193 days, 20°C on 87
Frost comes from September to May; in December almost every night freezes. 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
445 mm of precipitation in a typical 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
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 New Brighton
85% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
Behind the figure: the degrees each day’s mean falls under 18°C, summed for the year. By this count, homes here need more heating than 68% of Canadian towns.
Living with New Brighton’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
The frost-free stretch runs from about 21 May to about 18 September, some 119 days in a normal year.
The comfortable months for a day outside, highs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more: Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →On some 42 days a year the wind chill drops past −20; mitts and a scarf earn their place.
About 9 days a year turn sultry, with the humidex past 30.
Severe weather is a separate story from the averages: see New Brighton’s hazards page.
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 | 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, 76 km |
How New Brighton 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 New Brighton’s would only repeat its figures. Distances here run 51–72 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from New Brighton.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Brighton Calgary (Airport) | 23.5°C | −13.5°C | 445 mm |
| Wheatland County 51 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 69 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 |
New Brighton 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 |
From year to year, February moves by 4.1°C, more than any month, and June least
The thirty-year records stretch furthest in December: a low of −38.2°C in 1996 and a high of 19.5°C in 1999.
Where New Brighton’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s normals for Calgary (Airport), 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
- Comparisons: the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ across Canada, each on its nearest normals location, without the city totals or the reserves.
- 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 New Brighton’s climate
How warm does New Brighton get in summer?
Midsummer means July, with afternoons near 23.5°C on a typical day.
How cold does New Brighton get in winter?
The coldest nights come in January, averaging −13.5°C.
How much rain and snow does New Brighton get?
June is the wettest month at 113 mm and January the driest at 10 mm, for 445 mm over the year.
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 New Brighton itself?
Almost: ECCC’s Calgary (Airport) location, which gives these figures, lies a short way outside New Brighton.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for New Brighton →
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).