Mactaggart sits near the top of Canadian towns for frosts
Expect July afternoons of about 23.0°C. July is the wettest month here, with about 7.0 times the rain and snow of February. Summers stay cool: 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.
1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Edmonton (Airport) location, 13 km south.
A year in Mactaggart at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Mactaggart’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.
What a year in Mactaggart feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
Frost on 211 days, 20°C on 90
The frost season runs September to May, and January freezes nearly every night. Some 38 nights a year drop under −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
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
127 cm of snow in a typical year
The snow season runs October to May; January brings the most, about 24 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Mactaggart
87% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Each day the mean sits under 18°C adds its shortfall; a year’s total is its heating degree days. Over a year, a home here needs more heating than 93% of Canadian towns.
Living with Mactaggart’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
A normal year gives the garden about 105 frost-free days, roughly 27 May to 10 September.
Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in Jul.
Parks & trails →About 67 days a year bring a wind chill under −20, when bare skin chills fast.
The humidex tops 30 on about 11 days a year: muggy days to plan around.
For the weather that does damage, from ice storms to floods, see Mactaggart’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Edmonton (Airport)
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Edmonton (Airport) are 3 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| 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 Mactaggart compares
Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Alberta.
Nearby towns’ climate
Places around Mactaggart whose figures come from another normals location.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mactaggart Edmonton (Airport) | 23.0°C | −18.1°C | 434 mm |
| Magrath Heights 1.2 km · Edmonton (City) | 23.5°C 0.5°C warmer | −14.7°C 3.4°C milder | 423 mm |
| South Terwillegar 1.4 km · Edmonton (Airport) | 23.0°C about the same | −18.1°C about the same | 434 mm |
Mactaggart weather by month
Month by month, 1991–2020: the usual high, low and mean, the rain and snow, and the 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 |
From year to year, February moves by 4.3°C, more than any month, and June least
Over 1991–2020, March saw both −42.7°C (2009) and 24.2°C (2004), the widest span of any month.
Where Mactaggart’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at Edmonton (Airport), the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals.
- 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: 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 Mactaggart’s climate
How warm does Mactaggart get in summer?
On a normal day in July the thermometer climbs to 23.0°C, the warmest of the year.
How cold does Mactaggart get in winter?
In January, the coldest month, the typical low is −18.1°C.
How much rain and snow does Mactaggart get?
Over twelve months, rain and melted snow come to 434 mm; the range runs from 12 mm in February to 87 mm in July.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Expect snow on the ground, at least 1 cm, for about 145 days a year.
Are these figures for Mactaggart itself?
They are the normals for Edmonton (Airport), measured just outside Mactaggart itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Mactaggart →
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).