Less rain and snow fall on Westbrook Estates than on 90% of Canadian towns: 423 mm a year
January mornings start at about −14.7°C. The year is lopsided: July gets about 7.0 times what February does. Its July afternoons stay fresher than in 80% of Canadian towns. The furnace earns its keep from October to April, the months that average under 10°C.
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals at its Edmonton (City) station, 11 km north.
A year in Westbrook Estates at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Westbrook Estates’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.
What a year in Westbrook Estates feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
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. 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
423 mm of precipitation in a typical year
About 72 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 124 cm of snow a 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 Westbrook Estates
89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
The total grows by a degree for every degree a day’s mean sits under 18°C. By this count, homes here need more heating than 76% of Canadian towns.
Living with Westbrook Estates’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
About 141 days a year pass without frost, from an average last frost of 7 May to a first of 25 September.
The outdoor season by the averages is Jun, Jul and Aug, with highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Plan for about 50 days a year with a wind chill below −20.
Count on some 11 humid days a year with the humidex past 30.
Thirty-year normals hide the storms and the extremes: the hazards page has Westbrook Estates’s risks.
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 | 11 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), 18 km |
How Westbrook Estates 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 Westbrook Estates’s own would show the same figures). Westbrook Estates has no close neighbour with figures; the nearest is 16 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westbrook Estates Edmonton (City) | 23.5°C | −14.7°C | 423 mm |
| Beaumont 16 km · Edmonton (Airport) | 23.0°C 0.5°C cooler | −18.1°C 3.4°C colder | 434 mm |
Westbrook Estates 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
Records from 1991 to 2020: no month spans more than March, between −34.0°C (2003) and 23.9°C (2004).
Where Westbrook Estates’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at Edmonton (City), the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals.
- Comparisons: a pool of Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, read alike; whole cities and reserves stay out of it.
- 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 Westbrook Estates’s climate
How warm does Westbrook Estates get in summer?
Afternoons average 23.5°C in July, the warmest time of year.
How cold does Westbrook Estates get in winter?
Winter bottoms out in January, with lows near −14.7°C.
How much rain and snow does Westbrook Estates 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 Westbrook Estates itself?
Almost: ECCC’s Edmonton (City) location, which gives these figures, lies a short way outside Westbrook Estates.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Westbrook Estates →
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).