Dry weather: only 423 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Belmead, less than on 90% of Canadian towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 23.5°C. In July, afternoons here are cooler than in 80% of Canadian towns. The seasons are far apart: from a winter night to a summer afternoon the average spans 38°C. An umbrella or a shovel earns its place on about 72 days a year with 1 mm or more.
Read at Edmonton (City), 9.4 km north-east: ECCC’s normals for 1991–2020.
A year in Belmead at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Belmead’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.
What a year in Belmead feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
About 179 frosts and 90 warm days a year
The frost season runs September to May, and January freezes nearly every night. Some 24 nights a year drop under −20°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
Rain and melted snow: about 423 mm a year
July brings the most rain and snow; February, the least.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 124 cm of snow a year
Expect snow from October to May, with about 26 cm in January, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Belmead
89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
The total grows by a degree for every degree a day’s mean sits under 18°C. By this count, homes here need more heating than 76% of Canadian towns.
Living with Belmead’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
From about 7 May to 25 September the garden is usually clear of frost, some 141 days.
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 →Count on some 50 days a year when the wind makes it feel below −20.
Count on some 11 humid days a year with the humidex past 30.
Storms, floods and heat waves sit outside these normals; Belmead’s hazards page covers them.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Edmonton (City)
Edmonton (City) is a composite: ECCC joins 3 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 9.4 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 671 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −37.8°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 34.9°C |
| Average wind | 12.2 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Edmonton (Airport), 23 km |
How Belmead 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 Belmead’s own would show the same figures). The nearest places to Belmead with figures are 20–32 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmead Edmonton (City) | 23.5°C | −14.7°C | 423 mm |
| Devon 20 km · Edmonton (Airport) | 23.0°C 0.5°C cooler | −18.1°C 3.4°C colder | 434 mm |
| Fort Saskatchewan 32 km · Fort Saskatchewan | 23.6°C about the same | −17.8°C 3.1°C colder | 473 mm |
Belmead 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 | −5.8°C | −14.7°C | −10.3°C | 20 mm | 26 cm |
| February | −3.0°C | −12.7°C | −7.9°C | 12 mm | 13 cm |
| March | 1.7°C | −7.8°C | −3.1°C | 17 mm | 19 cm |
| April | 10.4°C | −0.7°C | 4.9°C | 29 mm | 15 cm |
| May | 17.5°C | 5.6°C | 11.6°C | 44 mm | 5 cm |
| June | 21.0°C | 10.2°C | 15.6°C | 70 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 23.5°C | 12.6°C | 18.1°C | 83 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 22.6°C | 11.3°C | 17.0°C | 61 mm | under 1 cm |
| September | 17.6°C | 6.2°C | 11.9°C | 39 mm | 1 cm |
| October | 10.0°C | −0.1°C | 5.0°C | 21 mm | 11 cm |
| November | 0.6°C | −7.5°C | −3.5°C | 18 mm | 20 cm |
| December | −4.7°C | −13.2°C | −9.0°C | 12 mm | 15 cm |
| Year | 9.3°C | −0.9°C | 4.2°C | 423 mm | 124 cm |
The most changeable month: February, give or take 4.2°C; the steadiest, June
The thirty-year records stretch furthest in March: a low of −34.0°C in 2003 and a high of 23.9°C in 2004.
Where Belmead’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Edmonton (City): the nearest of its locations with every month’s temperatures.
- Comparisons: Canada’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (no city totals, no reserves), each through its own nearest location.
- 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 Belmead’s climate
How warm does Belmead get in summer?
On a normal day in July the thermometer climbs to 23.5°C, the warmest of the year.
How cold does Belmead get in winter?
At its coldest, in January, the normal low is −14.7°C.
How much rain and snow does Belmead get?
The year adds up to 423 mm. July is the peak month (83 mm) and February the low one (12 mm).
Are these figures for Belmead itself?
Nearly: Edmonton (City), the location behind them, sits just beyond Belmead’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Belmead →
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).