Precipitation in Skyview Ranch trails that of 82% of Canadian towns: 445 mm a year
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near −13.5°C. June is the wettest month, January the driest. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 80% of Canadian towns. The heating season runs October to May: each of those months averages under 10°C.
Figures: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Calgary (Airport) (5.4 km south-west).
A year in Skyview Ranch at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Skyview Ranch’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.
What a year in Skyview Ranch 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
From September to May frost is routine, and in December it comes on almost 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
About 445 mm of rain and snow a year
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
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 Skyview Ranch
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 Skyview Ranch’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
The frost-free stretch runs from about 21 May to about 18 September, some 119 days in a normal year.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →Wind chill falls below −20 on about 42 days a year: cover skin and dress in layers.
Muggy heat with a humidex over 30 arrives on about 9 days a year.
Thirty years of averages say little about one bad storm; Skyview Ranch’s hazards page does.
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 | 5.4 km south-west |
| 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, 85 km |
How Skyview Ranch 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 Skyview Ranch whose figures come from another normals location. The nearest places to Skyview Ranch with figures are 45–68 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skyview Ranch Calgary (Airport) | 23.5°C | −13.5°C | 445 mm |
| Carstairs 45 km · Sundre | 22.8°C 0.7°C cooler | −18.0°C 4.5°C colder | 496 mm |
| Wheatland County 54 km · Queenstown | 25.0°C 1.5°C warmer | −13.7°C about the same | 412 mm |
| Stoney 142, 143, 144 62 km · Banff | 22.5°C 1.0°C cooler | −13.5°C about the same | 454 mm |
Skyview Ranch weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature, rain and snow (as water) and snowfall by month, 1991–2020.
| 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
December has the widest record range, −38.2°C in 1996 to 19.5°C in 1999; the tick on each bar is the month’s normal.
Where Skyview Ranch’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 (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 Skyview Ranch’s climate
How warm does Skyview Ranch get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.5°C.
How cold does Skyview Ranch get in winter?
Overnight lows average −13.5°C in January, the coldest month.
How much rain and snow does Skyview Ranch get?
445 mm a year counting snow as water. The wettest month is June (113 mm); the driest, January (10 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
In a normal winter there are about 93 days with at least 1 cm of snow lying.
Are these figures for Skyview Ranch itself?
They are the normals for Calgary (Airport), measured just outside Skyview Ranch itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Skyview Ranch →
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).