Dry weather: only 423 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Elmwood, less than on 90% of Canadian towns
The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at −14.7°C on average. Expect the most rain and snow in July and the least in February. By July afternoons alone, it runs cooler than 80% of Canadian towns. The heating season runs October to April: each of those months averages under 10°C.
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals at its Edmonton (City) station, 8.3 km north-east.
A year in Elmwood at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Elmwood’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.
What a year in Elmwood feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
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.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 423 mm of rain and snow a year
Some 72 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow 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 Elmwood
89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
The count adds up, day by day, how far the mean temperature falls short of 18°C. Over a year, a home here needs more heating than 76% of Canadian towns.
Living with Elmwood’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Count on about 141 frost-free days: the last frost averages 7 May, the first 25 September.
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 →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.
Storms, floods and heat waves sit outside these normals; Elmwood’s hazards page covers them.
Flood & hazards →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 | 8.3 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), 22 km |
How Elmwood 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 Elmwood’s would only repeat its figures. No closer place has figures: this one lies 20 km from Elmwood.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elmwood Edmonton (City) | 23.5°C | −14.7°C | 423 mm |
| Devon 20 km · Edmonton (Airport) | 23.0°C 0.5°C cooler | −18.1°C 3.4°C colder | 434 mm |
Elmwood weather by month
Month by month, 1991–2020: the usual high, low and mean, the rain and snow, and the 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 |
From year to year, February moves by 4.2°C, more than any month, and June least
Records from 1991 to 2020: no month spans more than March, between −34.0°C (2003) and 23.9°C (2004).
Where Elmwood’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: Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500, each placed by its nearest location (city totals and reserves excluded).
- 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 Elmwood’s climate
How warm does Elmwood get in summer?
A normal July afternoon tops out at about 23.5°C, the year’s high point.
How cold does Elmwood get in winter?
Winter bottoms out in January, with lows near −14.7°C.
How much rain and snow does Elmwood get?
The year adds up to 423 mm. July is the peak month (83 mm) and February the low one (12 mm).
Are these figures for Elmwood itself?
Almost: ECCC’s Edmonton (City) location, which gives these figures, lies a short way outside Elmwood.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Elmwood →
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).