Climate in Cameron Heights · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Less rain and snow fall on Cameron Heights than on 90% of Canadian towns: 423 mm a year

Midwinter brings lows of about −14.7°C. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 80% of Canadian towns. The year swings widely: the coldest month’s nights and the warmest month’s afternoons are 38°C apart. About 72 days a year bring 1 mm of precipitation or more.

July afternoons: cooler than 80% of Canadian towns

January nights: colder than 67% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year: drier than 90% of Canadian towns

1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Edmonton (City) location, 13 km north-east.

July high

23.5°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−14.7°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

423 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Snowfall a year

124 cm

Typical Canadian town 141 cm

Frost days

179

a year at 0°C or below

Frost-free days

141

7 May to 25 Sep

A year in Cameron Heights at a glance

Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.

Jan−6°C−15°CColdest nightsSnowiest

Feb−3°C−13°C

Mar2°C−8°C

Apr10°C−1°C

May18°C6°CLast frost ~7 May

Jun21°C10°C

Jul24°C13°CWarmestWettest

Aug23°C11°C

Sep18°C6°CFirst frost ~25 Sep

Oct10°C0°C

Nov now1°C−8°C

Dec−5°C−13°C

What stands out about Cameron Heights’s climate

Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.

Drier than 90% of Canadian townsAbout 423 mm of rain and melted snow a year; July is the wettest month and February the driest.Cooler than 80% of Canadian townsJuly afternoons average 23.5°C, the warmest of the year.Less snowy than 71% of Canadian townsAbout 124 cm of snow falls in a year, most of it in January.

A normal year

What a year in Cameron Heights feels like

Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.

Winter

−5°C / −14°C

43 mm, with 53 cm of snow

Spring

10°C / −1°C

90 mm, with 39 cm of snow

Summer

22°C / 11°C

213 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season

Autumn

9°C / 0°C

77 mm, with 32 cm of snow

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−3°C−13°C

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10°C−1°C

18°C6°C

21°C10°C

24°C13°C

23°C11°C

18°C6°C

10°C0°C

1°C−8°C

−5°C−13°C

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Best months to be outsideJunJulAugHighs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more

Frost & warm days

About 179 frosts and 90 warm days a year

Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. On about 24 nights a year the air falls below −20°C.

141 frost-free days · average dates, 1991–2020

7 May 25 Sep

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

179

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

More frosts than 67% of Canadian towns

Days that stay below 0°C

Nights a year below −20°C

Days a year above 20°C

Days a year above 30°C

Frost days by month

Average days at 0°C or below

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Days above 20°C by month

Average days

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Rain & snow

Rain and melted snow: about 423 mm a year

July brings the most rain and snow; February, the least.

423 mm

Rain and snow a year

Drier than 90% of Canadian towns

329 mm

Of it as rain alone (78%)

83 mm

July, the wettest month

12 mm

February, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

83 mm

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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

78 mm

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Snow

Snowfall: about 124 cm in a normal year

Expect snow from October to May, with about 26 cm in January, the snowiest month.

124 cm

Snowfall a year

Less snowy than 71% of Canadian towns

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

21 cm

Snow on the ground at the end of January, the deepest month

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

26 cm

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Snow on the ground by month

Centimetres at month’s end

21 cm

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Heating

Heating a home in Cameron Heights

89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.

5,126 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020

1,648 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

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 76% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Cameron Heights’s climate

What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.

The garden window

On average the last spring frost comes around 7 May and the first autumn frost around 25 September: about 141 frost-free days between.

Get outside

For long days outdoors, Jun, Jul and Aug bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.

Parks & trails →

Wind chill

Wind chill falls below −20 on about 50 days a year: cover skin and dress in layers.

Humidex

Plan shade and water for about 11 days a year above 30 on the humidex.

Storms and extremes

The normals describe a typical year, not its worst days; the hazards page covers Cameron Heights’s.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

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	13 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), 17 km

Compared with other towns

How Cameron Heights compares

Placed among 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+, each on its nearest normals location; each dot is another location used in Alberta.

July afternoons23.5°C

Cameron HeightsMedian Canadian town

20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C

Cooler than 80% of Canadian towns

January nights−14.7°C

Cameron HeightsMedian Canadian town

−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C

Colder than 67% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year423 mm

Cameron HeightsMedian Canadian town

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Drier than 90% of Canadian towns

Snowfall a year124 cm

Cameron HeightsMedian Canadian town

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Less snowy than 71% of Canadian towns

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

Places around Cameron Heights whose figures come from another normals location. The nearest place to Cameron Heights with figures is 15 km away.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Cameron Heights Edmonton (City)	23.5°C	−14.7°C	423 mm
Devon 15 km · Edmonton (Airport)	23.0°C 0.5°C cooler	−18.1°C 3.4°C colder	434 mm

Month by month

Cameron Heights 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

Year to year

March has run from −34.0°C to 23.9°C in thirty years

Year to year, February varies most (a standard deviation of 4.2°C around −7.9°C) and June least (1.0°C).

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Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal

Sources

Where Cameron Heights’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: the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ across Canada, each on its nearest normals location, without the city totals or the reserves.
Not on this page: sunshine, which none of ECCC’s 450 locations publishes for 1991–2020, and the town’s own height above sea level, so no figure is adjusted for altitude.

Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada

Questions about Cameron Heights’s climate

How warm does Cameron Heights get in summer?

Midsummer means July, with afternoons near 23.5°C on a typical day.

How cold does Cameron Heights get in winter?

The year’s coldest nights belong to January, at about −14.7°C.

How much rain and snow does Cameron Heights get?

The yearly total is about 423 mm. July gets 83 mm, the most of any month; February gets 12 mm, the least.

Are these figures for Cameron Heights itself?

Close to it: they are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Edmonton (City), just outside Cameron Heights’s boundary.

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Cameron Heights →

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).