Satoo is drier than 90% of Canadian towns: 423 mm of rain and snow a year
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 23.5°C. In July, afternoons here are cooler than in 80% of Canadian towns. Precipitation peaks in July and eases off in February. Picnics, hikes and garden evenings come into their own from June to August, with highs of 21–24°C.
Figures: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Edmonton (City) (14 km north).
A year in Satoo at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Satoo’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.
What a year in Satoo feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
Frost on 179 days, 20°C on 90
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
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
Snow falls from October to May, most of all in January (about 26 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Satoo
89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
The count adds up, day by day, how far the mean temperature falls short of 18°C. Over a year, a home here needs more heating than 76% of Canadian towns.
Living with Satoo’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
On average the last spring frost comes around 7 May and the first autumn frost around 25 September: about 141 frost-free days between.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →About 50 days a year bring a wind chill under −20, when bare skin chills fast.
The humidex tops 30 on about 11 days a year: muggy days to plan around.
Storms, floods and heat waves sit outside these normals; Satoo’s hazards page covers them.
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 | 14 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), 16 km |
How Satoo 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
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Satoo’s own would show the same figures). The one place listed is 11 km from Satoo, the nearest with figures.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Satoo 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 |
Satoo 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 most changeable month: February, give or take 4.2°C; the steadiest, June
Each bar spans a month’s coldest and warmest readings over thirty years; March’s run from −34.0°C in 2003 to 23.9°C in 2004.
Where Satoo’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Edmonton (City): the nearest of its locations with every month’s 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: 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 Satoo’s climate
How warm does Satoo get in summer?
The warmest month is July, when afternoons average 23.5°C.
How cold does Satoo get in winter?
Winter bottoms out in January, with lows near −14.7°C.
How much rain and snow does Satoo get?
A normal year brings 423 mm, snow included as water: July is wettest at 83 mm, February driest at 12 mm.
Are these figures for Satoo itself?
Close to it: they are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Edmonton (City), just outside Satoo’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Satoo →
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).