Less rain and snow fall on Richfield than on 90% of Canadian towns: 423 mm a year
Midsummer highs settle at about 23.5°C. Precipitation peaks in July and eases off in February. By July afternoons alone, it runs cooler than 80% of Canadian towns. Picnics, hikes and garden evenings come into their own from June to August, with highs of 21–24°C.
1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Edmonton (City) location, 12 km north.
A year in Richfield at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Richfield’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.
What a year in Richfield feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
About 179 frosts and 90 warm days a year
From September to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. Some 24 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 423 mm of rain and snow a year
On about 72 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
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 Richfield
89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Every day colder than 18°C on average adds its gap in degrees to the year’s heating total. That means homes here need more heating than 76% of Canadian towns.
Living with Richfield’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Count on about 141 frost-free days: the last frost averages 7 May, the first 25 September.
Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →Wind chill falls below −20 on about 50 days a year: cover skin and dress in layers.
On some 11 days a year the humidex climbs past 30.
A normal year has no blizzard, flood or heat wave in it; Richfield’s hazards page looks at those.
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 | 12 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), 19 km |
How Richfield 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 Richfield whose figures come from another normals location. No closer places have figures: these lie 13–28 km from Richfield.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richfield Edmonton (City) | 23.5°C | −14.7°C | 423 mm |
| Beaumont 13 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 |
Richfield 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 | −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
Records from 1991 to 2020: no month spans more than March, between −34.0°C (2003) and 23.9°C (2004).
Where Richfield’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, Edmonton (City), 1991–2020.
- 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 Richfield’s climate
How warm does Richfield get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.5°C.
How cold does Richfield get in winter?
Lows sink to −14.7°C on an average January night.
How much rain and snow does Richfield get?
Precipitation totals 423 mm a year, with July the wettest month (83 mm) and February the driest (12 mm).
Are these figures for Richfield itself?
They are the normals for Edmonton (City), measured just outside Richfield itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Richfield →
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).