Photo: jayscratch from Victoria, B.C., Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0Camrose County is among the driest of Canadian towns: 378 mm of rain and snow a year
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 23.1°C. Expect the most rain and snow in July and the least in February. About 205 nights a year bring a frost, more than in 95% of Canadian towns. An umbrella or a shovel earns its place on about 72 days a year with 1 mm or more.
Measured at Camrose, 14 km north-west: ECCC’s normals for 1991–2020.
A year in Camrose County at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Camrose County’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.
What a year in Camrose County feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
205 frost days and 87 days above 20°C a year
The frost season runs September to May, and January freezes nearly every night. On about 39 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
About 378 mm of rain and snow a year
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
About 87 cm of snow a year
Snow falls from October to May, most of all in January (about 16 cm). 466th snowiest of 474 towns of 2,500+ in Alberta.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
ECCC’s Camrose normals leave snowfall out; the figures here come from Forestburg Plant Site, 66 km away.
Heating a home in Camrose County
87% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Every day colder than 18°C on average adds its gap in degrees to the year’s heating total. Over a year, a home here needs more heating than 86% of Canadian towns.
Living with Camrose County’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
On average the last spring frost comes around 20 May and the first autumn frost around 14 September: about 117 frost-free days between.
The comfortable months for a day outside, highs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more: Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →About 66 days a year bring a wind chill under −20, when bare skin chills fast.
About 13 days a year turn sultry, with the humidex past 30.
A typical year is calm by definition; Camrose County’s hazards page covers the exceptions.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Camrose
The page’s figures are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Camrose, one of its 450 normals locations.
| Distance from the town | 14 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 739 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | Forestburg Plant Site, 66 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −44.9°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.3°C |
| Average wind | 12.3 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Forestburg Plant Site, 66 km |
How Camrose County compares
Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Alberta.
Nearby towns’ climate
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Camrose County’s own would show the same figures). Camrose County has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 54–66 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camrose County Camrose | 23.1°C | −17.8°C | 378 mm |
| Millet 54 km · Edmonton (Airport) | 23.0°C about the same | −18.1°C about the same | 434 mm |
| Flagstaff County 57 km · Forestburg Plant Site | 24.4°C 1.3°C warmer | −15.4°C 2.4°C milder | 407 mm |
| Ponoka 66 km · Red Deer | 22.9°C about the same | −17.6°C about the same | 483 mm |
Camrose County weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −6.4°C | −17.8°C | −12.2°C | 19 mm | 16 cm |
| February | −4.0°C | −16.4°C | −10.2°C | 9 mm | 10 cm |
| March | 1.0°C | −10.6°C | −4.8°C | 16 mm | 14 cm |
| April | 10.0°C | −2.4°C | 3.8°C | 27 mm | 8 cm |
| May | 17.2°C | 3.4°C | 10.3°C | 40 mm | 2 cm |
| June | 20.5°C | 8.1°C | 14.3°C | 72 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 23.1°C | 10.2°C | 16.7°C | 73 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 22.5°C | 8.7°C | 15.6°C | 44 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 17.4°C | 3.6°C | 10.5°C | 34 mm | 1 cm |
| October | 9.7°C | −2.7°C | 3.5°C | 18 mm | 9 cm |
| November | 0.1°C | −10.1°C | −5.0°C | 16 mm | 14 cm |
| December | −5.3°C | −16.2°C | −10.8°C | 10 mm | 13 cm |
| Year | 8.8°C | −3.5°C | 2.7°C | 378 mm | 87 cm |
February strays furthest from its normal year to year, by 4.2°C; June the least
March has the widest record range, −39.8°C in 2003 to 25.1°C in 2004; the tick on each bar is the month’s normal.
Where Camrose County’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at Camrose, the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals.
- Other locations: precipitation and snowfall come from the nearest location that publishes all twelve months of them, as named above.
- 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 Camrose County’s climate
How warm does Camrose County get in summer?
On a normal day in July the thermometer climbs to 23.1°C, the warmest of the year.
How cold does Camrose County get in winter?
In January, the coldest month, the typical low is −17.8°C.
How much rain and snow does Camrose County get?
The year adds up to 378 mm. July is the peak month (73 mm) and February the low one (9 mm).
Are these figures for Camrose County itself?
Yes: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Camrose, which is in Camrose County.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Camrose County →
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).