Chappelle is among the frostiest of Canadian towns
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 23.0°C. From frozen January to warm July, readings climb 41°C. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 90% of Canadian towns. An umbrella or a shovel earns its place on about 78 days a year with 1 mm or more.
1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Edmonton (Airport) location, 9.0 km south.
A year in Chappelle at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Chappelle’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.
What a year in Chappelle feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
About 211 frosts and 90 warm days a year
Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. 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
The most falls in July, the least in February.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 127 cm in a normal 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 Chappelle
87% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Measured against 18°C: each day’s shortfall in mean temperature, added over twelve months. Homes here need more heating than 93% of Canadian towns.
Living with Chappelle’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
The growing season between frosts lasts about 105 days, roughly 27 May to 10 September.
For long days outdoors, Jul bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →About 67 days a year bring a wind chill under −20, when bare skin chills fast.
The air feels heavier than 30 on the humidex for about 11 days a year.
Ice storms, floods and heat waves are risks, not averages: they are on Chappelle’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Edmonton (Airport)
Edmonton (Airport) is a composite: ECCC joins 3 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 9.0 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), 19 km |
How Chappelle 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.
Nearby towns’ climate
Places around Chappelle whose figures come from another normals location. The nearest place to Chappelle with figures is 14 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chappelle Edmonton (Airport) | 23.0°C | −18.1°C | 434 mm |
| Edmonton 14 km · Edmonton (City) | 23.5°C 0.5°C warmer | −14.7°C 3.4°C milder | 423 mm |
Chappelle weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and 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 |
Two years in three, February’s average lands within 4.3°C of normal, against the steadier June
The thirty-year records stretch furthest in March: a low of −42.7°C in 2009 and a high of 24.2°C in 2004.
Where Chappelle’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 normals from ECCC for Edmonton (Airport), its nearest location with complete temperatures.
- Comparisons: the 2,500-plus towns and neighbourhoods of Canada, each read from its closest normals location; whole cities and reserves aren’t counted.
- 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 Chappelle’s climate
How warm does Chappelle get in summer?
Of all twelve months, July has the warmest afternoons, about 23.0°C.
How cold does Chappelle get in winter?
Of all twelve months, January has the coldest nights, about −18.1°C.
How much rain and snow does Chappelle get?
434 mm a year counting snow as water. The wettest month is July (87 mm); the driest, February (12 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
A layer of at least 1 cm stays down on about 145 days a year.
Are these figures for Chappelle itself?
They are the normals for Edmonton (Airport), measured just outside Chappelle itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Chappelle →
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).