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Climate in Inglewood · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Dry weather: only 423 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Inglewood, less than on 90% of Canadian towns

January mornings start at 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. Ice scrapers and block heaters earn their keep on roughly 179 days a year at 0°C or below.

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

Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals at its Edmonton (City) station, 1.5 km east.

A year in Inglewood 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 Inglewood’s climate

Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.

A normal year

What a year in Inglewood 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
Best months to be outsideJunJulAugHighs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more
Frost & warm days

179 frost days and 90 days above 20°C 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.

179
Frost days a year (0°C or below)
More frosts than 67% of Canadian towns
86
Days that stay below 0°C
24
Nights a year below −20°C
90
Days a year above 20°C
4
Days a year above 30°C

Frost days by month

Average days at 0°C or below

31
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Days above 20°C by month

Average days

25
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Rain & snow

423 mm of precipitation in a typical year

July brings the most rain and snow; February, the least. On about 72 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.

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

124 cm of snow in a typical 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
49
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 Inglewood

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

The count adds up, day by day, how far the mean temperature falls short of 18°C. By this count, homes here need more heating than 76% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Inglewood’s climate

What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.

The garden window

Wait until about 7 May to plant out; frost tends to come back around 25 September, about 141 days later.

Get outside

Mild days and mild nights together (17–27°C by day, 8°C or more at night) belong to Jun, Jul and Aug.

Parks & trails →
Wind chill

About 50 days a year bring a wind chill under −20, when bare skin chills fast.

Humidex

Humid summer days, the humidex above 30, number about 11 a year.

Storms and extremes

Storms, floods and heat waves sit outside these normals; Inglewood’s hazards page covers them.

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 town1.5 km east
Station altitude671 m
Completenessmeets the WMO “3 and 5” rule
WMO standard normalsNo
Coldest reading, 1991–2020−37.8°C
Hottest reading, 1991–202034.9°C
Average wind12.2 km/h on average, most often from the west
Next-nearest locationEdmonton (Airport), 27 km
Compared with other towns

How Inglewood 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
InglewoodMedian Canadian town
20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C
Cooler than 80% of Canadian towns
January nights−14.7°C
InglewoodMedian Canadian town
−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C
Colder than 67% of Canadian towns
Rain and snow a year423 mm
InglewoodMedian Canadian town
05001,0001,500
Drier than 90% of Canadian towns
Snowfall a year124 cm
InglewoodMedian Canadian town
0100200300
Less snowy than 71% of Canadian towns
Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Inglewood’s own would show the same figures). Inglewood has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 24–27 km out.

TownJuly highJanuary lowRain & snow
Inglewood Edmonton (City)23.5°C−14.7°C423 mm
Fort Saskatchewan 24 km · Fort Saskatchewan23.6°C about the same−17.8°C 3.1°C colder473 mm
Beaumont 25 km · Edmonton (Airport)23.0°C 0.5°C cooler−18.1°C 3.4°C colder434 mm
Month by month

Inglewood weather by month

Average daily high and low, mean temperature, rain and snow (as water) and snowfall by month, 1991–2020.

MonthHighLowMeanRain & snowSnow
January−5.8°C−14.7°C−10.3°C20 mm26 cm
February−3.0°C−12.7°C−7.9°C12 mm13 cm
March1.7°C−7.8°C−3.1°C17 mm19 cm
April10.4°C−0.7°C4.9°C29 mm15 cm
May17.5°C5.6°C11.6°C44 mm5 cm
June21.0°C10.2°C15.6°C70 mm0 cm
July23.5°C12.6°C18.1°C83 mm0 cm
August22.6°C11.3°C17.0°C61 mmunder 1 cm
September17.6°C6.2°C11.9°C39 mm1 cm
October10.0°C−0.1°C5.0°C21 mm11 cm
November0.6°C−7.5°C−3.5°C18 mm20 cm
December−4.7°C−13.2°C−9.0°C12 mm15 cm
Year9.3°C−0.9°C4.2°C423 mm124 cm
Year to year

From year to year, February moves by 4.2°C, more than any month, and June least

The thirty-year records stretch furthest in March: a low of −34.0°C in 2003 and a high of 23.9°C in 2004.

Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal
Sources

Where Inglewood’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

  • Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Edmonton (City): the nearest of its locations with every month’s temperatures.
  • Comparisons: a pool of Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, read alike; whole cities and reserves stay out of it.
  • 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 Inglewood’s climate

How warm does Inglewood get in summer?

Afternoons average 23.5°C in July, the warmest time of year.

How cold does Inglewood get in winter?

At its coldest, in January, the normal low is −14.7°C.

How much rain and snow does Inglewood 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 Inglewood itself?

Nearly: Edmonton (City), the location behind them, sits just beyond Inglewood’s boundary.

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

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).