Climate in Forest Heights · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

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

Deep winter brings January lows near −14.7°C. In July, afternoons here are cooler than in 80% of Canadian towns. Some 38°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Comfortable outdoor weather lasts from June to August, with highs of 21–24°C.

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, 5.4 km north-west.

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 Forest 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 Forest 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 Forest Heights feels like

Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.

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

2°C−8°C

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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

From September to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 24 nights a year.

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

423 mm of precipitation in a typical year

The most falls in July, the least in February. Some 72 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.

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

About 124 cm of snow a 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

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 Forest 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

One degree below 18°C for one day makes one heating degree day; the year’s days are added together. Homes here need more heating than 76% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Forest Heights’s climate

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

The garden window

Gardens get from about 7 May to 25 September without frost, around 141 days in all.

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

On some 50 days a year the wind chill drops past −20; mitts and a scarf earn their place.

Humidex

Muggy heat with a humidex over 30 arrives on about 11 days a year.

Storms and extremes

A normal year has no blizzard, flood or heat wave in it; Forest Heights’s hazards page looks at those.

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	5.4 km north-west
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, 26 km

Compared with other towns

How Forest Heights compares

Against the 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, each read from its own normals location; the dots are the other locations those towns use in Alberta.

July afternoons23.5°C

Forest HeightsMedian Canadian town

20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C

Cooler than 80% of Canadian towns

January nights−14.7°C

Forest HeightsMedian Canadian town

−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C

Colder than 67% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year423 mm

Forest HeightsMedian Canadian town

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Drier than 90% of Canadian towns

Snowfall a year124 cm

Forest HeightsMedian Canadian town

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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 Forest Heights’s would only repeat its figures. Forest Heights has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 21–28 km out.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Forest Heights Edmonton (City)	23.5°C	−14.7°C	423 mm
Fort Saskatchewan 21 km · Fort Saskatchewan	23.6°C about the same	−17.8°C 3.1°C colder	473 mm
Beaumont 21 km · Edmonton (Airport)	23.0°C 0.5°C cooler	−18.1°C 3.4°C colder	434 mm

Month by month

Forest 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

The month with the widest range: March, −34.0°C to 23.9°C

Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high over 1991–2020; February is the month whose average wanders most from year to year (±4.2°C around −7.9°C), June the one that wanders least (±1.0°C).

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Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal

Sources

Where Forest Heights’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: 1991–2020 normals for Edmonton (City) from ECCC’s climate data site, the nearest location with every month of temperature.
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: hours of sunshine, missing from the 1991–2020 normals, and a height correction: the town has no elevation on file.

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

Questions about Forest Heights’s climate

How warm does Forest Heights get in summer?

July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.5°C.

How cold does Forest Heights get in winter?

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

How much rain and snow does Forest Heights get?

Count on roughly 423 mm a year, heaviest in July (83 mm) and lightest in February (12 mm).

Are these figures for Forest Heights itself?

They are the normals for Edmonton (City), measured just outside Forest Heights itself.

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Forest 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).