Dry weather: only 423 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Dunluce, less than on 90% of Canadian towns
Sunny July days climb to about 23.5°C. By July afternoons alone, it runs cooler than 80% of Canadian towns. Expect the most rain and snow in July and the least in February. Comfortable outdoor weather lasts from June to August, with highs of 21–24°C.
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals at its Edmonton (City) station, 6.1 km south.
A year in Dunluce at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Dunluce’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.
What a year in Dunluce feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
179 frost days and 90 days above 20°C 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.
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
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
Expect snow from October to May, with about 26 cm in January, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Dunluce
89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
A heating degree day is one degree of shortfall below 18°C for one day, summed over the year. Over a year, a home here needs more heating than 76% of Canadian towns.
Living with Dunluce’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Gardens get from about 7 May to 25 September without frost, around 141 days in all.
The outdoor season by the averages is Jun, Jul and Aug, with highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →The wind chill passes −20 on about 50 days in a normal year.
The humidex tops 30 on about 11 days a year: muggy days to plan around.
For the weather that does damage, from ice storms to floods, see Dunluce’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 | 6.1 km south |
| 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, 25 km |
How Dunluce 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Dunluce’s would only repeat its figures. Dunluce has no close neighbour with figures; the nearest is 20 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunluce Edmonton (City) | 23.5°C | −14.7°C | 423 mm |
| Fort Saskatchewan 20 km · Fort Saskatchewan | 23.6°C about the same | −17.8°C 3.1°C colder | 473 mm |
Dunluce 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 |
A February here can run warm or cold, its average moving by about 4.2°C; the steadiest month is June
The thirty-year records stretch furthest in March: a low of −34.0°C in 2003 and a high of 23.9°C in 2004.
Where Dunluce’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 normals from ECCC for Edmonton (City), its nearest location with complete temperatures.
- Comparisons: every Canadian town and neighbourhood of 2,500 or more, each read from its own nearest location; city totals and reserves are left out.
- 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 Dunluce’s climate
How warm does Dunluce get in summer?
On a normal day in July the thermometer climbs to 23.5°C, the warmest of the year.
How cold does Dunluce get in winter?
Expect nights around −14.7°C in January; no month is colder.
How much rain and snow does Dunluce get?
Count on roughly 423 mm a year, heaviest in July (83 mm) and lightest in February (12 mm).
Are these figures for Dunluce itself?
They are the normals for Edmonton (City), measured just outside Dunluce itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Dunluce →
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).