Less rain and snow fall on River Valley Oleskiw than on 90% of Canadian towns: 423 mm a year
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 23.5°C. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 80% of Canadian towns. Precipitation follows the seasons: July brings about 7.0 times as much as February. The heating season runs October to April: each of those months averages under 10°C.
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals at its Edmonton (City) station, 10 km north-east.
A year in River Valley Oleskiw at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about River Valley Oleskiw’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.
What a year in River Valley Oleskiw feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
179 frost days and 90 days above 20°C a year
From September to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost 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
423 mm of precipitation in a typical year
Some 72 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
124 cm of snow in a typical 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 River Valley Oleskiw
89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Each day the mean sits under 18°C adds its shortfall; a year’s total is its heating degree days. Over a year, a home here needs more heating than 76% of Canadian towns.
Living with River Valley Oleskiw’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
From about 7 May to 25 September the garden is usually clear of frost, some 141 days.
Mild days and mild nights together (17–27°C by day, 8°C or more at night) belong to Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →Frostbite weather, a wind chill under −20, turns up on about 50 days a year.
Humid summer days, the humidex above 30, number about 11 a year.
Extremes don’t show in averages: floods, wildfire smoke and ice storms are on River Valley Oleskiw’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →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 | 10 km north-east |
| 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 River Valley Oleskiw 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 River Valley Oleskiw whose figures come from another normals location. No closer place has figures: this one lies 17 km from River Valley Oleskiw.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| River Valley Oleskiw Edmonton (City) | 23.5°C | −14.7°C | 423 mm |
| Devon 17 km · Edmonton (Airport) | 23.0°C 0.5°C cooler | −18.1°C 3.4°C colder | 434 mm |
River Valley Oleskiw 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 |
The month with the widest range: March, −34.0°C to 23.9°C
February is the least predictable month: about two years in three its average lands within 4.2°C of the normal, −7.9°C. June is the steadiest, within 1.0°C.
Where River Valley Oleskiw’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s normals for Edmonton (City), 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
- Comparisons: the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ across Canada, each on its nearest normals location, without the city totals or the reserves.
- Not on this page: sunshine, not in ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals, and the effect of the town’s height, for which there is no figure.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about River Valley Oleskiw’s climate
How warm does River Valley Oleskiw get in summer?
Expect highs near 23.5°C in July, the hottest month on average.
How cold does River Valley Oleskiw get in winter?
On a normal January night the air drops to −14.7°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does River Valley Oleskiw 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 River Valley Oleskiw itself?
Close to it: they are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Edmonton (City), just outside River Valley Oleskiw’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for River Valley Oleskiw →
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).