Hazeldean is drier than 90% of Canadian towns: 423 mm of rain and snow a year
Midwinter brings lows of about −14.7°C. Seasons differ by 38°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. In July, afternoons here are cooler than in 80% of Canadian towns. About 72 days a year bring 1 mm of precipitation or more.
1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Edmonton (City) location, 8.0 km north.
A year in Hazeldean at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Hazeldean’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.
What a year in Hazeldean feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
Frost on 179 days, 20°C on 90
From September to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. Some 24 nights a year drop under −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
July brings the most rain and snow; February, the least.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 124 cm of snow a 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 Hazeldean
89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Measured against 18°C: each day’s shortfall in mean temperature, added over twelve months. By this count, homes here need more heating than 76% of Canadian towns.
Living with Hazeldean’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.
Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →On some 50 days a year the wind chill drops past −20; mitts and a scarf earn their place.
About 11 days a year feel above 30 on the humidex.
For blizzards, floods and wildfire, turn to Hazeldean’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 | 8.0 km north |
| 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 Hazeldean 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 Hazeldean whose figures come from another normals location. The nearest places to Hazeldean with figures are 17–28 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazeldean Edmonton (City) | 23.5°C | −14.7°C | 423 mm |
| Beaumont 17 km · Edmonton (Airport) | 23.0°C 0.5°C cooler | −18.1°C 3.4°C colder | 434 mm |
| Fort Saskatchewan 26 km · Fort Saskatchewan | 23.6°C about the same | −17.8°C 3.1°C colder | 473 mm |
Hazeldean 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 |
February varies most from one year to the next (4.2°C), 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.
Where Hazeldean’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: Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500, each placed by its nearest location (city totals and reserves excluded).
- Not on this page: sunshine, absent from every 1991–2020 location, and an altitude correction, for want of the town’s own elevation.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Hazeldean’s climate
How warm does Hazeldean get in summer?
Expect highs near 23.5°C in July, the hottest month on average.
How cold does Hazeldean get in winter?
A typical January night falls to −14.7°C, the year’s low point.
How much rain and snow does Hazeldean get?
July is the wettest month at 83 mm and February the driest at 12 mm, for 423 mm over the year.
Are these figures for Hazeldean itself?
Close to it: they are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Edmonton (City), just outside Hazeldean’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Hazeldean →
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