Less rain and snow fall on Glengarry than on 90% of Canadian towns: 423 mm a year
Deep winter brings January lows near −14.7°C. By July afternoons alone, it runs cooler than 80% of Canadian towns. Winter and summer sit 38°C apart. About 72 days a year bring 1 mm of precipitation or more.
Figures: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Edmonton (City) (3.8 km south-west).
A year in Glengarry at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Glengarry’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.
What a year in Glengarry feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
Frost on 179 days, 20°C on 90
The frost season runs September to May, and January freezes nearly every night. 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
July is the wettest month and February the driest.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 124 cm in a normal year
The snow season runs October to May; January brings the most, about 26 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Glengarry
89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
ECCC sums, over the year, how many degrees each day’s average falls short of 18°C. Homes here need more heating than 76% of Canadian towns.
Living with Glengarry’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Gardens get from about 7 May to 25 September without frost, around 141 days in all.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →Roughly 50 days a year feel colder than −20 in the wind.
About 11 days a year turn sultry, with the humidex past 30.
For the weather that does damage, from ice storms to floods, see Glengarry’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →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 town | 3.8 km south-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, 24 km |
How Glengarry 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.
Nearby towns’ climate
Places around Glengarry whose figures come from another normals location. No closer places have figures: these lie 19–28 km from Glengarry.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glengarry Edmonton (City) | 23.5°C | −14.7°C | 423 mm |
| Fort Saskatchewan 19 km · Fort Saskatchewan | 23.6°C about the same | −17.8°C 3.1°C colder | 473 mm |
| Beaumont 27 km · Edmonton (Airport) | 23.0°C 0.5°C cooler | −18.1°C 3.4°C colder | 434 mm |
Glengarry 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 |
Two years in three, February’s average lands within 4.2°C of normal, against the steadier June
Records from 1991 to 2020: no month spans more than March, between −34.0°C (2003) and 23.9°C (2004).
Where Glengarry’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: 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: sunshine, not in ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals, and the effect of the town’s height, for which there is no figure.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Glengarry’s climate
How warm does Glengarry get in summer?
The warmest month is July, when afternoons average 23.5°C.
How cold does Glengarry get in winter?
In January, the coldest month, the typical low is −14.7°C.
How much rain and snow does Glengarry get?
Measured as water, a year brings 423 mm: 83 mm in July, the wettest month, and 12 mm in February, the driest.
Are these figures for Glengarry itself?
They are the normals for Edmonton (City), measured just outside Glengarry itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Glengarry →
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).