Precipitation in Silverado trails that of 82% of Canadian towns: 445 mm a year
Expect July afternoons of about 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. Windshields need scraping on about 193 mornings a year, the days the air reaches 0°C or below.
Borrowed figures: Silverado has no normals station, so these come from Calgary (Airport), 27 km north.
A year in Silverado at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Silverado’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.
What a year in Silverado feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
193 frost days and 87 days above 20°C a year
The frost season runs September to May, and December freezes nearly every night. 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
June brings the most rain and snow; January, the least. 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
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 Silverado
85% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
A heating degree day is one degree of shortfall below 18°C for one day, summed over the year. A house here needs more heating than 68% of Canadian towns.
Living with Silverado’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
The growing season between frosts lasts about 119 days, roughly 21 May to 18 September.
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 →The wind chill passes −20 on about 42 days in a normal year.
The humidex tops 30 on about 9 days a year: muggy days to plan around.
Thirty-year normals hide the storms and the extremes: the hazards page has Silverado’s risks.
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 | 27 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, 83 km |
How Silverado 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 Silverado’s would only repeat its figures. Distances here run 60–75 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Silverado.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silverado Calgary (Airport) | 23.5°C | −13.5°C | 445 mm |
| Wheatland County 60 km · Queenstown | 25.0°C 1.5°C warmer | −13.7°C about the same | 412 mm |
| Nanton 63 km · Claresholm | 25.2°C 1.7°C warmer | −13.2°C about the same | 428 mm |
| Stoney 142, 143, 144 63 km · Banff | 22.5°C 1.0°C cooler | −13.5°C about the same | 454 mm |
| Carstairs 75 km · Sundre | 22.8°C 0.7°C cooler | −18.0°C 4.5°C colder | 496 mm |
Silverado 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 |
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.
Where Silverado’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals for Calgary (Airport), the nearest location with a full year of temperatures.
- Comparisons: the 2,500-plus towns and neighbourhoods of Canada, each read from its closest normals location; whole cities and reserves aren’t counted.
- Not on this page: sunshine, not in ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals, and the effect of the town’s height, for which there is no figure.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Silverado’s climate
How warm does Silverado get in summer?
Of all twelve months, July has the warmest afternoons, about 23.5°C.
How cold does Silverado get in winter?
Of all twelve months, January has the coldest nights, about −13.5°C.
How much rain and snow does Silverado get?
Count on roughly 445 mm a year, heaviest in June (113 mm) and lightest in January (10 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Expect snow on the ground, at least 1 cm, for about 93 days a year.
Are these figures for Silverado itself?
The figures are ECCC’s for Calgary (Airport); Silverado has no normals station.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Silverado →
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).