Dry weather: only 423 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Belvedere, less than on 90% of Canadian towns
Sunny July days climb to about 23.5°C. July is the wettest month, February the driest. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 80% of Canadian towns. Heating does most of its work from October to April, in months below 10°C on average.
1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Edmonton (City) location, 6.4 km south-west.
A year in Belvedere at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Belvedere’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.
What a year in Belvedere feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
Frost on 179 days, 20°C on 90
From September to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. On about 24 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 423 mm of rain and snow a year
About 72 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 124 cm in a normal year
The snow season runs October to May; January brings the most, about 26 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Belvedere
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. Homes here need more heating than 76% of Canadian towns.
Living with Belvedere’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Wait until about 7 May to plant out; frost tends to come back around 25 September, about 141 days later.
Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →Winter brings about 50 days with a wind chill below −20.
Humid summer days, the humidex above 30, number about 11 a year.
Severe weather is a separate story from the averages: see Belvedere’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Edmonton (City)
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Edmonton (City) are 3 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 6.4 km south-west |
| 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 | Fort Saskatchewan, 22 km |
How Belvedere 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
Places around Belvedere whose figures come from another normals location. The nearest places to Belvedere with figures are 16–27 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belvedere Edmonton (City) | 23.5°C | −14.7°C | 423 mm |
| Fort Saskatchewan 16 km · Fort Saskatchewan | 23.6°C about the same | −17.8°C 3.1°C colder | 473 mm |
| Beaumont 27 km · Edmonton (Airport) | 23.0°C 0.5°C cooler | −18.1°C 3.4°C colder | 434 mm |
Belvedere 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 | −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 |
From year to year, February moves by 4.2°C, more than any month, and June least
Records from 1991 to 2020: no month spans more than March, between −34.0°C (2003) and 23.9°C (2004).
Where Belvedere’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s normals for Edmonton (City), 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
- 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, absent from every 1991–2020 location, and an altitude correction, for want of the town’s own elevation.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Belvedere’s climate
How warm does Belvedere get in summer?
Expect highs near 23.5°C in July, the hottest month on average.
How cold does Belvedere get in winter?
Overnight lows average −14.7°C in January, the coldest month.
How much rain and snow does Belvedere get?
Over twelve months, rain and melted snow come to 423 mm; the range runs from 12 mm in February to 83 mm in July.
Are these figures for Belvedere itself?
Almost: ECCC’s Edmonton (City) location, which gives these figures, lies a short way outside Belvedere.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Belvedere →
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).