Dry weather: only 423 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Pleasantview, less than on 90% of Canadian towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 23.5°C. Winter and summer sit 38°C apart. By July afternoons alone, it runs cooler than 80% of Canadian towns. An umbrella or a shovel earns its place on about 72 days a year with 1 mm or more.
1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Edmonton (City) location, 8.9 km north.
A year in Pleasantview at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Pleasantview’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.
What a year in Pleasantview feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
About 179 frosts and 90 warm days 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
About 423 mm of rain and snow a year
July brings the most rain and snow; February, the least.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
124 cm of snow in a typical year
From October to May snow is likely; January is the peak, at about 26 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Pleasantview
89% 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. Over a year, a home here needs more heating than 76% of Canadian towns.
Living with Pleasantview’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.
Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →Expect around 50 days a year when the wind chill sinks below −20.
Roughly 11 days a year feel hotter than 30 once humidity is counted.
A typical year is calm by definition; Pleasantview’s hazards page covers the exceptions.
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 | 8.9 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), 20 km |
How Pleasantview compares
Against the 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, each read from its own normals location; the dots are the other locations those towns use in Alberta.
Nearby towns’ climate
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Pleasantview’s own would show the same figures). Distances here run 16–28 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Pleasantview.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasantview Edmonton (City) | 23.5°C | −14.7°C | 423 mm |
| Beaumont 16 km · Edmonton (Airport) | 23.0°C 0.5°C cooler | −18.1°C 3.4°C colder | 434 mm |
| Fort Saskatchewan 28 km · Fort Saskatchewan | 23.6°C about the same | −17.8°C 3.1°C colder | 473 mm |
Pleasantview 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 |
From year to year, February moves by 4.2°C, more than any month, and June least
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high since 1991. March spans the most, from −34.0°C (2003) to 23.9°C (2004).
Where Pleasantview’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: Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500, each placed by its nearest location (city totals and reserves excluded).
- Not on this page: sunshine, absent from every 1991–2020 location, and an altitude correction, for want of the town’s own elevation.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Pleasantview’s climate
How warm does Pleasantview get in summer?
The warmest month is July, when afternoons average 23.5°C.
How cold does Pleasantview get in winter?
Expect nights around −14.7°C in January; no month is colder.
How much rain and snow does Pleasantview get?
Rain and snow, with snow counted as water, total 423 mm a year; July leads with 83 mm and February trails with 12 mm.
Are these figures for Pleasantview itself?
Almost: ECCC’s Edmonton (City) location, which gives these figures, lies a short way outside Pleasantview.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Pleasantview →
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).