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.
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.
What stands out about Inglewood’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.
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.
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.
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
July brings the most rain and snow; February, the least. 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 Inglewood
89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
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 with Inglewood’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Wait until about 7 May to plant out; frost tends to come back around 25 September, about 141 days later.
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 →About 50 days a year bring a wind chill under −20, when bare skin chills fast.
Humid summer days, the humidex above 30, number about 11 a year.
Storms, floods and heat waves sit outside these normals; Inglewood’s hazards page covers them.
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 | 1.5 km east |
| 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), 27 km |
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.
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.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inglewood Edmonton (City) | 23.5°C | −14.7°C | 423 mm |
| Fort Saskatchewan 24 km · Fort Saskatchewan | 23.6°C about the same | −17.8°C 3.1°C colder | 473 mm |
| Beaumont 25 km · Edmonton (Airport) | 23.0°C 0.5°C cooler | −18.1°C 3.4°C colder | 434 mm |
Inglewood 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 |
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.
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).