Less rain and snow fall on Enoch Cree Nation than on 90% of Canadian towns: 423 mm a year
Nights in January average −14.7°C. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 80% of Canadian towns. The year swings widely: the coldest month’s nights and the warmest month’s afternoons are 38°C apart. Homes need heating from October to April, the months averaging under 10°C.
Enoch Cree Nation has no ECCC normals station of its own: every figure here comes from Edmonton (City), 16 km north-east.
A year in Enoch Cree Nation at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Enoch Cree Nation’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.
What a year in Enoch Cree Nation 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
Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. 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
Rain and melted snow: about 423 mm a year
July is the wettest month and February the driest. 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
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 Enoch Cree Nation
89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Heating degree days total each day’s gap between its mean temperature and 18°C. That means homes here need more heating than 76% of Canadian towns.
Living with Enoch Cree Nation’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Plant out after about 7 May; the first frost of autumn usually arrives near 25 September, leaving roughly 141 days without frost.
For long days outdoors, Jun, Jul and Aug bring 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.
On some 11 days a year the humidex climbs past 30.
Thirty-year normals hide the storms and the extremes: the hazards page has Enoch Cree Nation’s risks.
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 | 16 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), 22 km |
How Enoch Cree Nation 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.
Nearby towns’ climate
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Enoch Cree Nation’s own would show the same figures). Enoch Cree Nation has no close neighbour with figures; the nearest is 16 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enoch Cree Nation Edmonton (City) | 23.5°C | −14.7°C | 423 mm |
| Devon 16 km · Edmonton (Airport) | 23.0°C 0.5°C cooler | −18.1°C 3.4°C colder | 434 mm |
Enoch Cree Nation 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 |
A March here can run from −34.0°C to 23.9°C
February is the least predictable month: about two years in three its average lands within 4.2°C of the normal, −7.9°C. June is the steadiest, within 1.0°C.
Where Enoch Cree Nation’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals for Edmonton (City), the nearest location with a full year of temperatures.
- Comparisons: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
- 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 Enoch Cree Nation’s climate
How warm does Enoch Cree Nation get in summer?
A normal July afternoon tops out at about 23.5°C, the year’s high point.
How cold does Enoch Cree Nation get in winter?
January nights average −14.7°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does Enoch Cree Nation get?
Over twelve months, rain and melted snow come to 423 mm; the range runs from 12 mm in February to 83 mm in July.
Are these figures for Enoch Cree Nation itself?
They are borrowed from Edmonton (City), the nearest place to Enoch Cree Nation where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.
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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).