Few Canadian towns get more frosts than Ambleside
Expect July afternoons of about 23.0°C. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 90% of Canadian towns. July is the wettest month, February the driest. Plan for rain or snow on about 78 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Edmonton (Airport) location, 12 km south.
A year in Ambleside at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Ambleside’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.
What a year in Ambleside feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
211 frost days and 90 days above 20°C a year
The frost season runs September to May, and January freezes nearly every night. On about 38 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 434 mm of rain and snow a year
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
127 cm of snow in a typical year
Snow falls from October to May, most of all in January (about 24 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Ambleside
87% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Behind the figure: the degrees each day’s mean falls under 18°C, summed for the year. Over a year, a home here needs more heating than 93% of Canadian towns.
Living with Ambleside’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
On average the last spring frost comes around 27 May and the first autumn frost around 10 September: about 105 frost-free days between.
For long days outdoors, Jul bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Wind chill falls below −20 on about 67 days a year: cover skin and dress in layers.
Plan shade and water for about 11 days a year above 30 on the humidex.
Severe weather is a separate story from the averages: see Ambleside’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Edmonton (Airport)
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Edmonton (Airport) are 3 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 12 km south |
| Station altitude | 723 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −46.1°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.6°C |
| Average wind | 12.5 km/h on average, most often from the south |
| Next-nearest location | Edmonton (City), 17 km |
How Ambleside 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Ambleside’s would only repeat its figures.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambleside Edmonton (Airport) | 23.0°C | −18.1°C | 434 mm |
| Glenridding Heights 1.0 km · Edmonton (Airport) | 23.0°C about the same | −18.1°C about the same | 434 mm |
| Terwillegar Towne 2.7 km · Edmonton (City) | 23.5°C 0.5°C warmer | −14.7°C 3.4°C milder | 423 mm |
Ambleside 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 | −6.5°C | −18.1°C | −12.3°C | 22 mm | 24 cm |
| February | −4.1°C | −16.6°C | −10.4°C | 12 mm | 14 cm |
| March | 0.5°C | −11.2°C | −5.3°C | 17 mm | 19 cm |
| April | 10.1°C | −3.2°C | 3.5°C | 30 mm | 16 cm |
| May | 17.6°C | 2.7°C | 10.1°C | 47 mm | 6 cm |
| June | 20.7°C | 7.5°C | 14.1°C | 75 mm | under 1 cm |
| July | 23.0°C | 9.4°C | 16.2°C | 87 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 22.4°C | 7.8°C | 15.1°C | 53 mm | under 1 cm |
| September | 17.8°C | 2.8°C | 10.3°C | 35 mm | 1 cm |
| October | 10.0°C | −3.3°C | 3.4°C | 22 mm | 10 cm |
| November | 0.2°C | −10.6°C | −5.2°C | 20 mm | 19 cm |
| December | −5.3°C | −16.7°C | −11.0°C | 15 mm | 16 cm |
| Year | 8.9°C | −4.1°C | 2.4°C | 434 mm | 127 cm |
From −42.7°C to 24.2°C: March’s coldest and warmest days since 1991
Year to year, February varies most (a standard deviation of 4.3°C around −10.4°C) and June least (0.9°C).
Where Ambleside’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s normals for Edmonton (Airport), 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
- Comparisons: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
- Not on this page: hours of sunshine, missing from the 1991–2020 normals, and a height correction: the town has no elevation on file.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Ambleside’s climate
How warm does Ambleside get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.0°C.
How cold does Ambleside get in winter?
On a normal January night the air drops to −18.1°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does Ambleside get?
July is the wettest month at 87 mm and February the driest at 12 mm, for 434 mm over the year.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
About 145 days a year have 1 cm of snow or more on the ground.
Are these figures for Ambleside itself?
Nearly: Edmonton (Airport), the location behind them, sits just beyond Ambleside’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Ambleside →
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).