Hardly any Canadian towns wake to more frost than Paisley
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 23.0°C. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 90% of Canadian towns. Of all months, July brings the most precipitation and February the least. Homes need heating from October to April, the months averaging under 10°C.
1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Edmonton (Airport) location, 11 km south.
A year in Paisley at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Paisley’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.
What a year in Paisley feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
About 211 frosts and 90 warm days a year
From September to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. 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
Rain and melted snow: about 434 mm a year
On about 78 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 127 cm in a normal 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 Paisley
87% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Behind the figure: the degrees each day’s mean falls under 18°C, summed for the year. In heating terms, homes need more heating than 93% of Canadian towns.
Living with Paisley’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
The frost-free stretch runs from about 27 May to about 10 September, some 105 days in a normal year.
For long days outdoors, Jul bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →On some 67 days a year the wind chill drops past −20; mitts and a scarf earn their place.
A humidex above 30 marks about 11 days in a normal year.
For blizzards, floods and wildfire, turn to Paisley’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 | 11 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), 17 km |
How Paisley 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 Paisley whose figures come from another normals location. No closer place has figures: this one lies 12 km from Paisley.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paisley Edmonton (Airport) | 23.0°C | −18.1°C | 434 mm |
| Edmonton 12 km · Edmonton (City) | 23.5°C 0.5°C warmer | −14.7°C 3.4°C milder | 423 mm |
Paisley 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 |
The most changeable month: February, give or take 4.3°C; the steadiest, June
Over 1991–2020, March saw both −42.7°C (2009) and 24.2°C (2004), the widest span of any month.
Where Paisley’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s normals for Edmonton (Airport), 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
- Comparisons: the 2,500-plus towns and neighbourhoods of Canada, each read from its closest normals location; whole cities and reserves aren’t counted.
- Not on this page: sunshine, which none of ECCC’s 450 locations publishes for 1991–2020, and the town’s own height above sea level, so no figure is adjusted for altitude.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Paisley’s climate
How warm does Paisley get in summer?
Summer peaks in July: a typical afternoon reaches 23.0°C.
How cold does Paisley get in winter?
The year’s coldest nights belong to January, at about −18.1°C.
How much rain and snow does Paisley get?
The year adds up to 434 mm. July is the peak month (87 mm) and February the low one (12 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
The ground is white, with 1 cm or more, on some 145 days a year.
Are these figures for Paisley itself?
They are the normals for Edmonton (Airport), measured just outside Paisley itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Paisley →
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).