Keswick sits near the top of Canadian towns for frosts
Sunny July days climb to about 23.0°C. From frozen January to warm July, readings climb 41°C. In July, afternoons here are cooler than in 90% of Canadian towns. Homes need heating from October to April, the months averaging under 10°C.
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals at its Edmonton (Airport) station, 11 km south.
A year in Keswick at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Keswick’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.
What a year in Keswick feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
Frost on 211 days, 20°C on 90
From September to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. On about 38 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
About 434 mm of rain and snow a year
The most falls in July, the least in February. On about 78 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 127 cm in a normal year
From October to May snow is likely; January is the peak, at about 24 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Keswick
87% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Warm days count for nothing; each colder day adds how far its mean sits below 18°C. Homes here need more heating than 93% of Canadian towns.
Living with Keswick’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Gardens get from about 27 May to 10 September without frost, around 105 days in all.
The outdoor season by the averages is Jul, with highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Roughly 67 days a year feel colder than −20 in the wind.
Roughly 11 days a year feel hotter than 30 once humidity is counted.
Bad-weather days, from blizzards to floods, get their own page for Keswick: the hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Edmonton (Airport)
Edmonton (Airport) is a composite: ECCC joins 3 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 11 km south |
| Station altitude | 723 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −46.1°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.6°C |
| Average wind | 12.5 km/h on average, most often from the south |
| Next-nearest location | Edmonton (City), 18 km |
How Keswick 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Keswick’s would only repeat its figures. The nearest place to Keswick with figures is 11 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keswick Edmonton (Airport) | 23.0°C | −18.1°C | 434 mm |
| Enoch Cree Nation 11 km · Edmonton (City) | 23.5°C 0.5°C warmer | −14.7°C 3.4°C milder | 423 mm |
Keswick 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 | −6.5°C | −18.1°C | −12.3°C | 22 mm | 24 cm |
| February | −4.1°C | −16.6°C | −10.4°C | 12 mm | 14 cm |
| March | 0.5°C | −11.2°C | −5.3°C | 17 mm | 19 cm |
| April | 10.1°C | −3.2°C | 3.5°C | 30 mm | 16 cm |
| May | 17.6°C | 2.7°C | 10.1°C | 47 mm | 6 cm |
| June | 20.7°C | 7.5°C | 14.1°C | 75 mm | under 1 cm |
| July | 23.0°C | 9.4°C | 16.2°C | 87 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 22.4°C | 7.8°C | 15.1°C | 53 mm | under 1 cm |
| September | 17.8°C | 2.8°C | 10.3°C | 35 mm | 1 cm |
| October | 10.0°C | −3.3°C | 3.4°C | 22 mm | 10 cm |
| November | 0.2°C | −10.6°C | −5.2°C | 20 mm | 19 cm |
| December | −5.3°C | −16.7°C | −11.0°C | 15 mm | 16 cm |
| Year | 8.9°C | −4.1°C | 2.4°C | 434 mm | 127 cm |
In March, anything from −42.7°C to 24.2°C
Two years in three, February’s average falls within 4.3°C of its normal of −10.4°C; June keeps to within 0.9°C.
Where Keswick’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals for Edmonton (Airport), the nearest location with a full year of temperatures.
- Comparisons: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
- Not on this page: sunshine (no 1991–2020 normals exist for it) and any altitude adjustment, since there is no elevation for the town itself.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Keswick’s climate
How warm does Keswick get in summer?
Highs reach 23.0°C on an average July day; no month is warmer.
How cold does Keswick get in winter?
Deep winter means January, when nights average −18.1°C.
How much rain and snow does Keswick get?
About 434 mm a year, rain and melted snow together. July is the wettest month (87 mm) and February the driest (12 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
On about 145 days a year the ground keeps at least 1 cm of snow.
Are these figures for Keswick itself?
They are the normals for Edmonton (Airport), measured just outside Keswick itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Keswick →
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).