Precipitation in Bonnie Doon trails that of 90% of Canadian towns: 423 mm a year
Sunny July days climb to about 23.5°C. By July afternoons alone, it runs cooler than 80% of Canadian towns. Winter and summer sit 38°C apart. Expect about 179 frosty starts a year, days when the air falls to freezing.
1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Edmonton (City) location, 6.4 km north-west.
A year in Bonnie Doon at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Bonnie Doon’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.
What a year in Bonnie Doon feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
Frost on 179 days, 20°C on 90
Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 24 nights a year.
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 is the wettest month and February the driest. About 72 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
124 cm of snow in a typical year
From October to May snow is likely; January is the peak, at about 26 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Bonnie Doon
89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
A day averaging 10 degrees under 18°C adds 10 to the total; warm days add nothing. Homes here need more heating than 76% of Canadian towns.
Living with Bonnie Doon’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
From about 7 May to 25 September the garden is usually clear of frost, some 141 days.
For long days outdoors, Jun, Jul and Aug bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Plan for about 50 days a year with a wind chill below −20.
Plan shade and water for about 11 days a year above 30 on the humidex.
Ice storms, floods and heat waves are risks, not averages: they are on Bonnie Doon’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Edmonton (City)
ECCC builds the Edmonton (City) normals from 3 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.
| Distance from the town | 6.4 km north-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 | Edmonton (Airport), 24 km |
How Bonnie Doon 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 Bonnie Doon’s own would show the same figures). No closer places have figures: these lie 19–26 km from Bonnie Doon.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnie Doon Edmonton (City) | 23.5°C | −14.7°C | 423 mm |
| Beaumont 19 km · Edmonton (Airport) | 23.0°C 0.5°C cooler | −18.1°C 3.4°C colder | 434 mm |
| Fort Saskatchewan 24 km · Fort Saskatchewan | 23.6°C about the same | −17.8°C 3.1°C colder | 473 mm |
Bonnie Doon weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and 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 |
The most changeable month: February, give or take 4.2°C; the steadiest, June
Each bar spans a month’s coldest and warmest readings over thirty years; March’s run from −34.0°C in 2003 to 23.9°C in 2004.
Where Bonnie Doon’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at Edmonton (City), the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals.
- Comparisons: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
- 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 Bonnie Doon’s climate
How warm does Bonnie Doon get in summer?
On a normal day in July the thermometer climbs to 23.5°C, the warmest of the year.
How cold does Bonnie Doon get in winter?
Expect nights around −14.7°C in January; no month is colder.
How much rain and snow does Bonnie Doon get?
Rain and snow add up to about 423 mm of water a year; July brings the most (83 mm), February the least (12 mm).
Are these figures for Bonnie Doon itself?
They are the normals for Edmonton (City), measured just outside Bonnie Doon itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Bonnie Doon →
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).