Climate in West Jasper Place · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

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

Sunny July days climb to about 23.5°C. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 80% of Canadian towns. July is the wettest month, February the driest. The outdoor season runs 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), 5.6 km north-east: 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 West Jasper Place 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 West Jasper Place’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 West Jasper Place feels like

Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.

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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−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

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. 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

About 423 mm of rain and snow a year

About 72 days a year bring 1 mm 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

124 cm of snow in a typical 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 West Jasper Place

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

Behind the figure: the degrees each day’s mean falls under 18°C, summed for the year. A house here needs more heating than 76% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with West Jasper Place’s climate

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

The garden window

On average the last spring frost comes around 7 May and the first autumn frost around 25 September: about 141 frost-free days between.

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

Frostbite weather, a wind chill under −20, turns up on about 50 days a year.

Humidex

Plan shade and water for about 11 days a year above 30 on the humidex.

Storms and extremes

A normal year has no blizzard, flood or heat wave in it; West Jasper Place’s hazards page looks at those.

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	5.6 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), 24 km

Compared with other towns

How West Jasper Place 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

West Jasper PlaceMedian Canadian town

20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C

Cooler than 80% of Canadian towns

January nights−14.7°C

West Jasper PlaceMedian Canadian town

−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C

Colder than 67% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year423 mm

West Jasper PlaceMedian Canadian town

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Drier than 90% of Canadian towns

Snowfall a year124 cm

West Jasper PlaceMedian 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 West Jasper Place’s own would show the same figures). No closer places have figures: these lie 22–28 km from West Jasper Place.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
West Jasper Place Edmonton (City)	23.5°C	−14.7°C	423 mm
Devon 22 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

Month by month

West Jasper Place 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

Year to year

The most changeable month: February, give or take 4.2°C; the steadiest, June

The thirty-year records stretch furthest in March: a low of −34.0°C in 2003 and a high of 23.9°C in 2004.

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Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal

Sources

Where West Jasper Place’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 (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 West Jasper Place’s climate

How warm does West Jasper Place get in summer?

At its warmest, in July, the normal high is 23.5°C.

How cold does West Jasper Place get in winter?

Midwinter means January, when a typical night reaches −14.7°C.

How much rain and snow does West Jasper Place get?

July is the wettest month at 83 mm and February the driest at 12 mm, for 423 mm over the year.

Are these figures for West Jasper Place itself?

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

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

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).