MacEwan is among the frostiest of Canadian towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 23.0°C. Winter and summer sit 41°C apart. In July, afternoons here are cooler than in 90% of Canadian towns. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or snow or more, come about 78 times a year.
Read at Edmonton (Airport), 13 km south: ECCC’s normals for 1991–2020.
A year in MacEwan at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about MacEwan’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.
What a year in MacEwan feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
About 211 frosts and 90 warm days a year
Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. 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
434 mm of precipitation in a typical year
July is the wettest month and February the driest.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 127 cm of snow a year
Snow falls from October to May, most of all in January (about 24 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in MacEwan
87% 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 93% of Canadian towns.
Living with MacEwan’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
The growing season between frosts lasts about 105 days, roughly 27 May to 10 September.
The comfortable months for a day outside, highs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more: Jul.
Parks & trails →Plan for about 67 days a year with a wind chill below −20.
Muggy heat with a humidex over 30 arrives on about 11 days a year.
Ice storms, floods and heat waves are risks, not averages: they are on MacEwan’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Edmonton (Airport)
ECCC builds the Edmonton (Airport) normals from 3 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.
| Distance from the town | 13 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), 15 km |
How MacEwan 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
Places around MacEwan whose figures come from another normals location.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| MacEwan Edmonton (Airport) | 23.0°C | −18.1°C | 434 mm |
| Twin Brooks 0.9 km · Edmonton (Airport) | 23.0°C about the same | −18.1°C about the same | 434 mm |
| Skyrattler 2.1 km · Edmonton (City) | 23.5°C 0.5°C warmer | −14.7°C 3.4°C milder | 423 mm |
MacEwan weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| 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 MacEwan’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: Canada’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (no city totals, no reserves), each through its own nearest location.
- 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 MacEwan’s climate
How warm does MacEwan get in summer?
Highs reach 23.0°C on an average July day; no month is warmer.
How cold does MacEwan get in winter?
Expect nights around −18.1°C in January; no month is colder.
How much rain and snow does MacEwan get?
434 mm a year counting snow as water. The wettest month is July (87 mm); the driest, February (12 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
There is 1 cm of snow or more on the ground on roughly 145 days a year.
Are these figures for MacEwan itself?
They are the normals for Edmonton (Airport), measured just outside MacEwan itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for MacEwan →
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).