Climate in Panorama Hills · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Precipitation in Panorama Hills trails that of 82% of Canadian towns: 445 mm a year

Sunny July days climb to about 23.5°C. By July afternoons alone, it runs cooler than 80% of Canadian towns. June is the wettest month, January the driest. Windshields need scraping on about 193 mornings a year, the days the air reaches 0°C or below.

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

1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Calgary (Airport) location, 6.8 km south-east.

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 Panorama Hills 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 Panorama Hills’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 Panorama Hills feels like

Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.

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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−2°C−14°C

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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

Frost comes from September to May; in December almost every night freezes. Some 22 nights a year drop under −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

Rain and melted snow: about 445 mm a year

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

Snowfall: about 139 cm in a normal year

The snow season runs September to May; March brings the most, 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 Panorama Hills

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

Degree days add up how far each day’s mean temperature falls below 18°C over a year. Homes here need more heating than 68% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Panorama Hills’s climate

Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.

The garden window

Gardens get from about 21 May to 18 September without frost, around 119 days in all.

Get outside

For long days outdoors, Jul and Aug bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.

Parks & trails →

Wind chill

Bitter wind chill, under −20, comes on about 42 days a year.

Humidex

Humid summer days, the humidex above 30, number about 9 a year.

Storms and extremes

Averages smooth over blizzards, ice storms, floods and heat waves; Panorama Hills’s hazards page covers the 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	6.8 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, 80 km

Compared with other towns

How Panorama Hills 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.

July afternoons23.5°C

Panorama HillsMedian Canadian town

20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C

Cooler than 80% of Canadian towns

January nights−13.5°C

Panorama HillsMedian Canadian town

−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C

Milder than 51% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year445 mm

Panorama HillsMedian Canadian town

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Drier than 82% of Canadian towns

Snowfall a year139 cm

Panorama HillsMedian Canadian town

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Less snowy than 54% of Canadian towns

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Panorama Hills’s would only repeat its figures. No closer places have figures: these lie 44–65 km from Panorama Hills.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Panorama Hills Calgary (Airport)	23.5°C	−13.5°C	445 mm
Carstairs 44 km · Sundre	22.8°C 0.7°C cooler	−18.0°C 4.5°C colder	496 mm
Stoney 142, 143, 144 54 km · Banff	22.5°C 1.0°C cooler	−13.5°C about the same	454 mm
Wheatland County 62 km · Queenstown	25.0°C 1.5°C warmer	−13.7°C about the same	412 mm

Month by month

Panorama Hills 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

Year to year

Two years in three, February’s average lands within 4.1°C of normal, against the steadier June

Over 1991–2020, December saw both −38.2°C (1996) and 19.5°C (1999), the widest span of any month.

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Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal

Sources

Where Panorama Hills’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: 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 Panorama Hills’s climate

How warm does Panorama Hills get in summer?

In July, the warmest month, the typical high is 23.5°C.

How cold does Panorama Hills get in winter?

The year’s coldest nights belong to January, at about −13.5°C.

How much rain and snow does Panorama Hills get?

Rain and snow, with snow counted as water, total 445 mm a year; June leads with 113 mm and January trails with 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 Panorama Hills itself?

Nearly: Calgary (Airport), the location behind them, sits just beyond Panorama Hills’s boundary.

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

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).