Dry weather: only 423 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Montrose, less than on 90% of Canadian towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 23.5°C. A year here swings 38°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Its July afternoons stay fresher than in 80% of Canadian towns. The outdoor season runs from June to August, with highs of 21–24°C.
Figures: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Edmonton (City) (5.3 km west).
A year in Montrose at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Montrose’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.
What a year in Montrose feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
Frost on 179 days, 20°C on 90
Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. 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
About 423 mm of rain and snow a year
The most falls in July, the least in February. About 72 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 124 cm of snow a 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 Montrose
89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
The total grows by a degree for every degree a day’s mean sits under 18°C. A house here needs more heating than 76% of Canadian towns.
Living with Montrose’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Wait until about 7 May to plant out; frost tends to come back around 25 September, about 141 days later.
Warm afternoons without cold nights, 17–27°C and 8°C or more, mark Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →Roughly 50 days a year feel colder than −20 in the wind.
A humidex above 30 marks about 11 days in a normal year.
For the weather that does damage, from ice storms to floods, see Montrose’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Edmonton (City)
Edmonton (City) is a composite: ECCC joins 3 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 5.3 km west |
| 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, 24 km |
How Montrose 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
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Montrose’s own would show the same figures). Distances here run 18–29 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Montrose.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montrose Edmonton (City) | 23.5°C | −14.7°C | 423 mm |
| Fort Saskatchewan 18 km · Fort Saskatchewan | 23.6°C about the same | −17.8°C 3.1°C colder | 473 mm |
| Beaumont 25 km · Edmonton (Airport) | 23.0°C 0.5°C cooler | −18.1°C 3.4°C colder | 434 mm |
Montrose 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 Montrose’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at Edmonton (City), the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals.
- Comparisons: every Canadian town and neighbourhood of 2,500 or more, each read from its own nearest location; city totals and reserves are left out.
- Not on this page: hours of sunshine, missing from the 1991–2020 normals, and a height correction: the town has no elevation on file.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Montrose’s climate
How warm does Montrose get in summer?
The year’s warmest days come in July, with highs averaging 23.5°C.
How cold does Montrose get in winter?
Expect nights around −14.7°C in January; no month is colder.
How much rain and snow does Montrose get?
The yearly total is about 423 mm. July gets 83 mm, the most of any month; February gets 12 mm, the least.
Are these figures for Montrose itself?
Close to it: they are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Edmonton (City), just outside Montrose’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Montrose →
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).