Climate in Rundle Heights · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Rundle Heights is drier than 90% of Canadian towns: 423 mm of rain and snow a year

January mornings start at about −14.7°C. The seasons are far apart: from a winter night to a summer afternoon the average spans 38°C. In July, afternoons here are cooler than in 80% of Canadian towns. Have the furnace checked before October to April, the months that average under 10°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

Figures: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Edmonton (City) (8.7 km west).

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 Rundle Heights 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 Rundle Heights’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 Rundle Heights 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°

0°

10°

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

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. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 24 nights a year.

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

Rain and melted snow: about 423 mm a year

July brings the most rain and snow; February, the least. Some 72 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.

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

About 124 cm of snow a 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 Rundle Heights

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

Degree days add up how far each day’s mean temperature falls below 18°C over a year. In heating terms, homes need more heating than 76% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Rundle Heights’s climate

What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.

The garden window

Tender plants are usually safe from around 7 May until frost returns near 25 September: about 141 days.

Get outside

Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in Jun, Jul and Aug.

Parks & trails →

Wind chill

Plan for about 50 days a year with a wind chill below −20.

Humidex

Count on some 11 humid days a year with the humidex past 30.

Storms and extremes

Storms, floods and heat waves sit outside these normals; Rundle Heights’s hazards page covers them.

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	8.7 km 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	Fort Saskatchewan, 22 km

Compared with other towns

How Rundle Heights 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.

July afternoons23.5°C

Rundle HeightsMedian Canadian town

20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C

Cooler than 80% of Canadian towns

January nights−14.7°C

Rundle HeightsMedian Canadian town

−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C

Colder than 67% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year423 mm

Rundle HeightsMedian Canadian town

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Drier than 90% of Canadian towns

Snowfall a year124 cm

Rundle HeightsMedian 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 Rundle Heights’s own would show the same figures). Distances here run 17–29 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Rundle Heights.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Rundle Heights Edmonton (City)	23.5°C	−14.7°C	423 mm
Fort Saskatchewan 17 km · Fort Saskatchewan	23.6°C about the same	−17.8°C 3.1°C colder	473 mm
Beaumont 24 km · Edmonton (Airport)	23.0°C 0.5°C cooler	−18.1°C 3.4°C colder	434 mm

Month by month

Rundle Heights 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

Two years in three, February’s average lands within 4.2°C of normal, against the steadier June

March has the widest record range, −34.0°C in 2003 to 23.9°C in 2004; the tick on each bar is the month’s normal.

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Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal

Sources

Where Rundle Heights’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: ECCC’s 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals for Edmonton (City), the nearest location with a full year of temperatures.
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: a sunshine figure (ECCC published none for 1991–2020) and any lapse-rate correction for height, as the town has no elevation here.

Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada

Questions about Rundle Heights’s climate

How warm does Rundle Heights get in summer?

On a normal day in July the thermometer climbs to 23.5°C, the warmest of the year.

How cold does Rundle Heights get in winter?

Winter bottoms out in January, with lows near −14.7°C.

How much rain and snow does Rundle Heights get?

Rain and snow add up to about 423 mm of water a year; July brings the most (83 mm), February the least (12 mm).

Are these figures for Rundle Heights itself?

Nearly: Edmonton (City), the location behind them, sits just beyond Rundle Heights’s boundary.

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

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).