Less rain and snow fall on Hollick-Kenyon than on 90% of Canadian towns: 423 mm a year
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 23.5°C. Precipitation follows the seasons: July brings about 7.0 times as much as February. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 80% of Canadian towns. Frost comes on about 179 days a year, so leave time to clear the car.
Figures: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Edmonton (City) (8.7 km south-west).
A year in Hollick-Kenyon at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Hollick-Kenyon’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.
What a year in Hollick-Kenyon 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
From September to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost 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
423 mm of precipitation in a typical year
On about 72 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
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 Hollick-Kenyon
89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Behind the figure: the degrees each day’s mean falls under 18°C, summed for the year. By this count, homes here need more heating than 76% of Canadian towns.
Living with Hollick-Kenyon’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
The frost-free stretch runs from about 7 May to about 25 September, some 141 days in a normal year.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come 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.
Muggy heat with a humidex over 30 arrives on about 11 days a year.
Severe weather is a separate story from the averages: see Hollick-Kenyon’s hazards page.
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 | 8.7 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, 19 km |
How Hollick-Kenyon 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
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Hollick-Kenyon’s own would show the same figures). No closer places have figures: these lie 14–30 km from Hollick-Kenyon.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hollick-Kenyon Edmonton (City) | 23.5°C | −14.7°C | 423 mm |
| Fort Saskatchewan 14 km · Fort Saskatchewan | 23.6°C about the same | −17.8°C 3.1°C colder | 473 mm |
| Beaumont 30 km · Edmonton (Airport) | 23.0°C 0.5°C cooler | −18.1°C 3.4°C colder | 434 mm |
Hollick-Kenyon 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 |
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).
Where Hollick-Kenyon’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s normals for Edmonton (City), 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
- 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: 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 Hollick-Kenyon’s climate
How warm does Hollick-Kenyon get in summer?
In July, the warmest month, the typical high is 23.5°C.
How cold does Hollick-Kenyon get in winter?
A typical January night falls to −14.7°C, the year’s low point.
How much rain and snow does Hollick-Kenyon get?
Rain and snow, with snow counted as water, total 423 mm a year; July leads with 83 mm and February trails with 12 mm.
Are these figures for Hollick-Kenyon itself?
Close to it: they are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Edmonton (City), just outside Hollick-Kenyon’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Hollick-Kenyon →
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).