Less rain and snow fall on Leger than on 90% of Canadian towns: 423 mm a year
July afternoons average 23.5°C. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 80% of Canadian towns. Temperatures cover 38°C across the year, low to high. Ice scrapers and block heaters earn their keep on roughly 179 days a year at 0°C or below.
Read at Edmonton (City), 13 km north: ECCC’s normals for 1991–2020.
A year in Leger at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Leger’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.
What a year in Leger feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
179 frost days and 90 days above 20°C a year
The frost season runs September to May, and January freezes nearly 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
July brings the most rain and snow; February, the least. Some 72 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
124 cm of snow in a typical year
Expect snow from October to May, with about 26 cm in January, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Leger
89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
A heating degree day is one degree of shortfall below 18°C for one day, summed over the year. In heating terms, homes need more heating than 76% of Canadian towns.
Living with Leger’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Tender plants are usually safe from around 7 May until frost returns near 25 September: about 141 days.
Plan time outside for Jun, Jul and Aug: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.
Parks & trails →Wind chill falls below −20 on about 50 days a year: cover skin and dress in layers.
About 11 days a year turn sultry, with the humidex past 30.
The normals describe a typical year, not its worst days; the hazards page covers Leger’s.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Edmonton (City)
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Edmonton (City) are 3 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 13 km north |
| 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), 15 km |
How Leger compares
Placed among 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+, each on its nearest normals location; each dot is another location used in Alberta.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Leger’s would only repeat its figures. The nearest place to Leger with figures is 15 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leger Edmonton (City) | 23.5°C | −14.7°C | 423 mm |
| Devon 15 km · Edmonton (Airport) | 23.0°C 0.5°C cooler | −18.1°C 3.4°C colder | 434 mm |
Leger 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 |
March has run from −34.0°C to 23.9°C in thirty years
From one year to the next, February’s average typically shifts by 4.2°C around its normal of −7.9°C, the widest of any month, while June’s shifts by 1.0°C.
Where Leger’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at Edmonton (City) (the closest location with all twelve months 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: 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 Leger’s climate
How warm does Leger get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.5°C.
How cold does Leger get in winter?
Midwinter means January, when a typical night reaches −14.7°C.
How much rain and snow does Leger get?
Rain and snow add up to about 423 mm of water a year; July brings the most (83 mm), February the least (12 mm).
Are these figures for Leger itself?
Almost: ECCC’s Edmonton (City) location, which gives these figures, lies a short way outside Leger.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Leger →
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).