Less rain and snow fall on Wild Rose than on 90% of Canadian towns: 423 mm a year
Midwinter brings lows of about −14.7°C. Temperatures cover 38°C across the year, low to high. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 80% of Canadian towns. Windshields need scraping on about 179 mornings a year, the days the air reaches 0°C or below.
Read at Edmonton (City), 15 km north-west: ECCC’s normals for 1991–2020.
A year in Wild Rose at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Wild Rose’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.
What a year in Wild Rose feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
About 179 frosts and 90 warm days a year
The frost season runs September to May, and January freezes nearly 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
Rain and melted snow: about 423 mm a year
The most falls in July, the least in February. Some 72 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
124 cm of snow in a typical year
Expect snow from October to May, with about 26 cm in January, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Wild Rose
89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Each day the mean sits under 18°C adds its shortfall; a year’s total is its heating degree days. In heating terms, homes need more heating than 76% of Canadian towns.
Living with Wild Rose’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Count on about 141 frost-free days: the last frost averages 7 May, the first 25 September.
Plan time outside for Jun, Jul and Aug: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.
Parks & trails →On some 50 days a year the wind chill drops past −20; mitts and a scarf earn their place.
On some 11 days a year the humidex climbs past 30.
The normals describe a typical year, not its worst days; the hazards page covers Wild Rose’s.
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 | 15 km north-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 | Edmonton (Airport), 21 km |
How Wild Rose compares
Against the 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, each read from its own normals location; the dots are the other locations those towns use in Alberta.
Nearby towns’ climate
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Wild Rose’s own would show the same figures). Wild Rose has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 13–27 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Rose Edmonton (City) | 23.5°C | −14.7°C | 423 mm |
| Beaumont 13 km · Edmonton (Airport) | 23.0°C 0.5°C cooler | −18.1°C 3.4°C colder | 434 mm |
| Fort Saskatchewan 26 km · Fort Saskatchewan | 23.6°C about the same | −17.8°C 3.1°C colder | 473 mm |
Wild Rose 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 month with the widest range: March, −34.0°C to 23.9°C
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high over 1991–2020; February is the month whose average wanders most from year to year (±4.2°C around −7.9°C), June the one that wanders least (±1.0°C).
Where Wild Rose’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: 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 Wild Rose’s climate
How warm does Wild Rose get in summer?
In July, the warmest month, the typical high is 23.5°C.
How cold does Wild Rose get in winter?
The coldest nights come in January, averaging −14.7°C.
How much rain and snow does Wild Rose get?
423 mm a year counting snow as water. The wettest month is July (83 mm); the driest, February (12 mm).
Are these figures for Wild Rose itself?
Almost: ECCC’s Edmonton (City) location, which gives these figures, lies a short way outside Wild Rose.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Wild Rose →
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).