Dry weather: only 423 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Lago Lindo, less than on 90% of Canadian towns
Deep winter brings January lows near −14.7°C. In July, afternoons here are cooler than in 80% of Canadian towns. Expect the most rain and snow in July and the least in February. Plan for rain or snow on about 72 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Edmonton (City) location, 7.4 km south.
A year in Lago Lindo at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Lago Lindo’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.
What a year in Lago Lindo 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. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 24 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
Rain and melted snow: about 423 mm a year
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
124 cm of snow in a typical year
The snow season runs October to May; January brings the most, about 26 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Lago Lindo
89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
A day averaging 10 degrees under 18°C adds 10 to the total; warm days add nothing. Over a year, a home here needs more heating than 76% of Canadian towns.
Living with Lago Lindo’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.
Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →Wind chill falls below −20 on about 50 days a year: cover skin and dress in layers.
The air feels heavier than 30 on the humidex for about 11 days a year.
A normal year has no blizzard, flood or heat wave in it; Lago Lindo’s hazards page looks at those.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Edmonton (City)
ECCC builds the Edmonton (City) normals from 3 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.
| Distance from the town | 7.4 km south |
| 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, 22 km |
How Lago Lindo 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 Lago Lindo’s own would show the same figures). No closer place has figures: this one lies 17 km from Lago Lindo.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lago Lindo Edmonton (City) | 23.5°C | −14.7°C | 423 mm |
| Fort Saskatchewan 17 km · Fort Saskatchewan | 23.6°C about the same | −17.8°C 3.1°C colder | 473 mm |
Lago Lindo 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 |
February strays furthest from its normal year to year, by 4.2°C; June the least
Records from 1991 to 2020: no month spans more than March, between −34.0°C (2003) and 23.9°C (2004).
Where Lago Lindo’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: Canada’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (no city totals, no reserves), each through its own nearest location.
- 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 Lago Lindo’s climate
How warm does Lago Lindo get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.5°C.
How cold does Lago Lindo get in winter?
The coldest nights come in January, averaging −14.7°C.
How much rain and snow does Lago Lindo get?
423 mm a year counting snow as water. The wettest month is July (83 mm); the driest, February (12 mm).
Are these figures for Lago Lindo itself?
Close to it: they are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Edmonton (City), just outside Lago Lindo’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Lago Lindo →
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).