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Climate in Crystallina Nera East · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Precipitation in Crystallina Nera East trails that of 90% of Canadian towns: 423 mm a year

Nights in January average −14.7°C. The year is lopsided: July gets about 7.0 times what February does. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 80% of Canadian towns. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or snow or more, come about 72 times a year.

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, 8.6 km south-west.

A year in Crystallina Nera East 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 Crystallina Nera East’s climate

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

A normal year

What a year in Crystallina Nera East 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
Best months to be outsideJunJulAugHighs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more
Frost & warm days

Frost on 179 days, 20°C on 90

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

179
Frost days a year (0°C or below)
More frosts than 67% of Canadian towns
86
Days that stay below 0°C
24
Nights a year below −20°C
90
Days a year above 20°C
4
Days a year above 30°C

Frost days by month

Average days at 0°C or below

31
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Days above 20°C by month

Average days

25
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Rain & snow

About 423 mm of rain and snow a year

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

124 cm of snow in a typical year

From October to May snow is likely; January is the peak, at about 26 cm.

124 cm
Snowfall a year
Less snowy than 71% of Canadian towns
49
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 Crystallina Nera East

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

Every day colder than 18°C on average adds its gap in degrees to the year’s heating total. By this count, homes here need more heating than 76% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Crystallina Nera East’s climate

Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.

The garden window

A normal year gives the garden about 141 frost-free days, roughly 7 May to 25 September.

Get outside

Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in Jun, Jul and Aug.

Parks & trails →
Wind chill

About 50 days a year bring a wind chill under −20, when bare skin chills fast.

Humidex

Humid summer days, the humidex above 30, number about 11 a year.

Storms and extremes

For the weather that does damage, from ice storms to floods, see Crystallina Nera East’s hazards page.

Flood & hazards →
Weather station

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 town8.6 km south-west
Station altitude671 m
Completenessmeets the WMO “3 and 5” rule
WMO standard normalsNo
Coldest reading, 1991–2020−37.8°C
Hottest reading, 1991–202034.9°C
Average wind12.2 km/h on average, most often from the west
Next-nearest locationFort Saskatchewan, 20 km
Compared with other towns

How Crystallina Nera East compares

Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Alberta.

July afternoons23.5°C
Crystallina Nera EastMedian Canadian town
20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C
Cooler than 80% of Canadian towns
January nights−14.7°C
Crystallina Nera EastMedian Canadian town
−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C
Colder than 67% of Canadian towns
Rain and snow a year423 mm
Crystallina Nera EastMedian Canadian town
05001,0001,500
Drier than 90% of Canadian towns
Snowfall a year124 cm
Crystallina Nera EastMedian Canadian town
0100200300
Less snowy than 71% of Canadian towns
Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Crystallina Nera East’s would only repeat its figures. The nearest place to Crystallina Nera East with figures is 15 km away.

TownJuly highJanuary lowRain & snow
Crystallina Nera East Edmonton (City)23.5°C−14.7°C423 mm
Fort Saskatchewan 15 km · Fort Saskatchewan23.6°C about the same−17.8°C 3.1°C colder473 mm
Month by month

Crystallina Nera East weather by month

Average daily high and low, mean temperature, rain and snow (as water) and snowfall by month, 1991–2020.

MonthHighLowMeanRain & snowSnow
January−5.8°C−14.7°C−10.3°C20 mm26 cm
February−3.0°C−12.7°C−7.9°C12 mm13 cm
March1.7°C−7.8°C−3.1°C17 mm19 cm
April10.4°C−0.7°C4.9°C29 mm15 cm
May17.5°C5.6°C11.6°C44 mm5 cm
June21.0°C10.2°C15.6°C70 mm0 cm
July23.5°C12.6°C18.1°C83 mm0 cm
August22.6°C11.3°C17.0°C61 mmunder 1 cm
September17.6°C6.2°C11.9°C39 mm1 cm
October10.0°C−0.1°C5.0°C21 mm11 cm
November0.6°C−7.5°C−3.5°C18 mm20 cm
December−4.7°C−13.2°C−9.0°C12 mm15 cm
Year9.3°C−0.9°C4.2°C423 mm124 cm
Year to year

From year to year, February moves by 4.2°C, more than any month, and June least

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.

Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal
Sources

Where Crystallina Nera East’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: 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: 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 Crystallina Nera East’s climate

How warm does Crystallina Nera East get in summer?

A normal July afternoon tops out at about 23.5°C, the year’s high point.

How cold does Crystallina Nera East get in winter?

Of all twelve months, January has the coldest nights, about −14.7°C.

How much rain and snow does Crystallina Nera East get?

About 423 mm a year, rain and melted snow together. July is the wettest month (83 mm) and February the driest (12 mm).

Are these figures for Crystallina Nera East itself?

Almost: ECCC’s Edmonton (City) location, which gives these figures, lies a short way outside Crystallina Nera East.

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

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).