Climate in Pollard Meadows · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Dry weather: only 423 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Pollard Meadows, less than on 90% of Canadian towns

Nights in January average −14.7°C. The year is lopsided: July gets about 7.0 times what February does. Its July afternoons stay fresher than in 80% of Canadian towns. Picnics, hikes and garden evenings come into their own from June to August, with highs of 21–24°C.

July afternoons: cooler than 80% of Canadian towns

January nights: colder than 67% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year: drier than 90% of Canadian towns

Read at Edmonton (City), 15 km north-west: ECCC’s normals for 1991–2020.

July high

23.5°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−14.7°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

423 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Snowfall a year

124 cm

Typical Canadian town 141 cm

Frost days

179

a year at 0°C or below

Frost-free days

141

7 May to 25 Sep

A year in Pollard Meadows at a glance

Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.

Jan−6°C−15°CColdest nightsSnowiest

Feb−3°C−13°C

Mar2°C−8°C

Apr10°C−1°C

May18°C6°CLast frost ~7 May

Jun21°C10°C

Jul24°C13°CWarmestWettest

Aug23°C11°C

Sep18°C6°CFirst frost ~25 Sep

Oct10°C0°C

Nov now1°C−8°C

Dec−5°C−13°C

What stands out about Pollard Meadows’s climate

Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.

Drier than 90% of Canadian townsAbout 423 mm of rain and melted snow a year; July is the wettest month and February the driest.Cooler than 80% of Canadian townsJuly afternoons average 23.5°C, the warmest of the year.Less snowy than 71% of Canadian townsAbout 124 cm of snow falls in a year, most of it in January.

A normal year

What a year in Pollard Meadows feels like

Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.

Winter

−5°C / −14°C

43 mm, with 53 cm of snow

Spring

10°C / −1°C

90 mm, with 39 cm of snow

Summer

22°C / 11°C

213 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season

Autumn

9°C / 0°C

77 mm, with 32 cm of snow

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−10°

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20°

30°

−6°C−15°C

−3°C−13°C

2°C−8°C

10°C−1°C

18°C6°C

21°C10°C

24°C13°C

23°C11°C

18°C6°C

10°C0°C

1°C−8°C

−5°C−13°C

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Best months to be outsideJunJulAugHighs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more

Frost & warm days

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.

141 frost-free days · average dates, 1991–2020

7 May 25 Sep

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

179

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

More frosts than 67% of Canadian towns

Days that stay below 0°C

Nights a year below −20°C

Days a year above 20°C

Days a year above 30°C

Frost days by month

Average days at 0°C or below

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Days above 20°C by month

Average days

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Rain & snow

423 mm of precipitation in a typical year

On about 72 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.

423 mm

Rain and snow a year

Drier than 90% of Canadian towns

329 mm

Of it as rain alone (78%)

83 mm

July, the wettest month

12 mm

February, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

83 mm

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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

78 mm

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Snow

Snowfall: about 124 cm in a normal year

The snow season runs October to May; January brings the most, about 26 cm.

124 cm

Snowfall a year

Less snowy than 71% of Canadian towns

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

21 cm

Snow on the ground at the end of January, the deepest month

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

26 cm

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Snow on the ground by month

Centimetres at month’s end

21 cm

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Heating

Heating a home in Pollard Meadows

89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.

5,126 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020

1,648 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

ECCC sums, over the year, how many degrees each day’s average falls short of 18°C. Homes here need more heating than 76% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Pollard Meadows’s climate

The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.

The garden window

Plant out after about 7 May; the first frost of autumn usually arrives near 25 September, leaving roughly 141 days without frost.

Get outside

The comfortable months for a day outside, highs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more: Jun, Jul and Aug.

Parks & trails →

Wind chill

Winter brings about 50 days with a wind chill below −20.

Humidex

The humidex tops 30 on about 11 days a year: muggy days to plan around.

Storms and extremes

The normals describe a typical year, not its worst days; the hazards page covers Pollard Meadows’s.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Edmonton (City)

ECCC builds the Edmonton (City) normals from 3 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.

Distance from the town	15 km north-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	Edmonton (Airport), 18 km

Compared with other towns

How Pollard Meadows compares

Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Alberta.

July afternoons23.5°C

Pollard MeadowsMedian Canadian town

20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C

Cooler than 80% of Canadian towns

January nights−14.7°C

Pollard MeadowsMedian Canadian town

−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C

Colder than 67% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year423 mm

Pollard MeadowsMedian Canadian town

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Drier than 90% of Canadian towns

Snowfall a year124 cm

Pollard MeadowsMedian Canadian town

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Less snowy than 71% of Canadian towns

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Pollard Meadows’s own would show the same figures). The nearest places to Pollard Meadows with figures are 11–29 km away.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Pollard Meadows Edmonton (City)	23.5°C	−14.7°C	423 mm
Beaumont 11 km · Edmonton (Airport)	23.0°C 0.5°C cooler	−18.1°C 3.4°C colder	434 mm
Fort Saskatchewan 29 km · Fort Saskatchewan	23.6°C about the same	−17.8°C 3.1°C colder	473 mm

Month by month

Pollard Meadows 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

Year to year

February varies most from one year to the next (4.2°C), 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).

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Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal

Sources

Where Pollard Meadows’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at Edmonton (City) (the closest location with all twelve months of temperatures).
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: 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 Pollard Meadows’s climate

How warm does Pollard Meadows get in summer?

Peak warmth comes in July, at about 23.5°C by mid-afternoon.

How cold does Pollard Meadows get in winter?

The year’s coldest nights belong to January, at about −14.7°C.

How much rain and snow does Pollard Meadows get?

Count on roughly 423 mm a year, heaviest in July (83 mm) and lightest in February (12 mm).

Are these figures for Pollard Meadows itself?

Close to it: they are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Edmonton (City), just outside Pollard Meadows’s boundary.

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Pollard Meadows →

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).