Less rain and snow fall on Westview Village than on 90% of Canadian towns: 423 mm a year
The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at −14.7°C on average. In July, afternoons here are cooler than in 80% of Canadian towns. The year is lopsided: July gets about 7.0 times what February does. Plan time outside from June to August, when highs sit at 21–24°C.
1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Edmonton (City) location, 7.0 km east.
A year in Westview Village at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Westview Village’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.
What a year in Westview Village feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
Frost on 179 days, 20°C on 90
Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. 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
On about 72 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 124 cm in a normal year
The snow season runs October to May; January brings the most, about 26 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Westview Village
89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Think of it as a year’s worth of daily shortfalls below 18°C, added up. That means homes here need more heating than 76% of Canadian towns.
Living with Westview Village’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Wait until about 7 May to plant out; frost tends to come back around 25 September, about 141 days later.
For long days outdoors, Jun, Jul and Aug bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →About 50 days a year bring a wind chill under −20, when bare skin chills fast.
Summer brings about 11 days when the humidex passes 30.
Thirty-year normals hide the storms and the extremes: the hazards page has Westview Village’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 | 7.0 km 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), 27 km |
How Westview Village 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Westview Village’s would only repeat its figures. Westview Village has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 24–29 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westview Village Edmonton (City) | 23.5°C | −14.7°C | 423 mm |
| Devon 24 km · Edmonton (Airport) | 23.0°C 0.5°C cooler | −18.1°C 3.4°C colder | 434 mm |
| Fort Saskatchewan 29 km · Fort Saskatchewan | 23.6°C about the same | −17.8°C 3.1°C colder | 473 mm |
Westview Village 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 |
March has run from −34.0°C to 23.9°C in thirty years
From one year to the next, February’s average typically shifts by 4.2°C around its normal of −7.9°C, the widest of any month, while June’s shifts by 1.0°C.
Where Westview Village’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: Canada’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (no city totals, no reserves), each through its own nearest location.
- Not on this page: hours of sunshine, missing from the 1991–2020 normals, and a height correction: the town has no elevation on file.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Westview Village’s climate
How warm does Westview Village get in summer?
Of all twelve months, July has the warmest afternoons, about 23.5°C.
How cold does Westview Village get in winter?
At its coldest, in January, the normal low is −14.7°C.
How much rain and snow does Westview Village 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 Westview Village itself?
Nearly: Edmonton (City), the location behind them, sits just beyond Westview Village’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Westview Village →
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).