Climate in Ermineskin 138 · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Few Canadian towns get less rain and snow than Ermineskin 138: 378 mm a year

Sunny July days climb to about 23.1°C. By frosts alone, it ranks colder than 95% of Canadian towns. From frozen January to warm July, readings climb 41°C. Heating does most of its work from October to April, in months below 10°C on average.

July afternoons: cooler than 88% of Canadian towns

January nights: colder than 82% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year: drier than 96% of Canadian towns

The nearest ECCC normals location to Ermineskin 138 is Camrose, 48 km north-east, and every figure on this page is its.

July high

23.1°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−17.8°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

378 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Snowfall a year

127 cm

Typical Canadian town 141 cm

Frost days

205

a year at 0°C or below

Frost-free days

117

20 May to 14 Sep

A year in Ermineskin 138 at a glance

Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.

Jan−6°C−18°CColdest nightsSnowiest

Feb−4°C−16°C

Mar1°C−11°C

Apr10°C−2°C

May17°C3°CLast frost ~20 May

Jun21°C8°C

Jul23°C10°CWarmestWettest

Aug23°C9°C

Sep17°C4°CFirst frost ~14 Sep

Oct10°C−3°C

Nov now0°C−10°C

Dec−5°C−16°C

What stands out about Ermineskin 138’s climate

Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.

Drier than 96% of Canadian townsAbout 378 mm of rain and melted snow a year; July is the wettest month and February the driest.Cooler than 88% of Canadian townsJuly afternoons average 23.1°C, the warmest of the year.Colder than 82% of Canadian townsJanuary nights average −17.8°C, the coldest of the year.

A normal year

What a year in Ermineskin 138 feels like

Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.

Winter

−5°C / −17°C

38 mm, with 55 cm of snow

Spring

9°C / −3°C

83 mm, with 42 cm of snow

Summer

22°C / 9°C

189 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season

Autumn

9°C / −3°C

68 mm, with 30 cm of snow

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21°C8°C

23°C10°C

23°C9°C

17°C4°C

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0°C−10°C

−5°C−16°C

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Best months to be outsideJunJulAugHighs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more

Frost & warm days

205 frost days and 87 days above 20°C a year

Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. On about 39 nights a year the air falls below −20°C.

117 frost-free days · average dates, 1991–2020

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Frost days a year (0°C or below)

More frosts than 95% 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

Rain and melted snow: about 378 mm a year

July is the wettest month and February the driest. About 72 days a year bring 1 mm or more.

378 mm

Rain and snow a year

Drier than 96% of Canadian towns

73 mm

July, the wettest month

9 mm

February, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

73 mm

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Snow

127 cm of snow in a typical year

The snow season runs October to May; January brings the most, about 24 cm.

127 cm

Snowfall a year

Less snowy than 61% of Canadian towns

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

24 cm

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Snowfall: Edmonton (Airport), 52 km away (Camrose records no complete year of it).

Heating

Heating a home in Ermineskin 138

87% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.

5,634 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020

1,402 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

Each day the mean sits under 18°C adds its shortfall; a year’s total is its heating degree days. Over a year, a home here needs more heating than 86% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Ermineskin 138’s climate

Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.

The garden window

A normal year gives the garden about 117 frost-free days, roughly 20 May to 14 September.

Get outside

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 →

Wind chill

Roughly 66 days a year feel colder than −20 in the wind.

Humidex

Plan shade and water for about 13 days a year above 30 on the humidex.

Storms and extremes

A typical year is calm by definition; Ermineskin 138’s hazards page covers the exceptions.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Camrose

Every temperature, frost, snow and degree-day figure on this page is the 1991–2020 normal ECCC publishes for Camrose.

Distance from the town	48 km north-east
Station altitude	739 m
Completeness	meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule
WMO standard normals	No
Snowfall from	Edmonton (Airport), 52 km
Coldest reading, 1991–2020	−44.9°C
Hottest reading, 1991–2020	35.3°C
Average wind	12.3 km/h on average, most often from the west
Next-nearest location	Edmonton (Airport), 52 km

Compared with other towns

How Ermineskin 138 compares

Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Alberta.

July afternoons23.1°C

Ermineskin 138Median Canadian town

20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C

Cooler than 88% of Canadian towns

January nights−17.8°C

Ermineskin 138Median Canadian town

−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C

Colder than 82% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year378 mm

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Drier than 96% of Canadian towns

Snowfall a year127 cm

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Less snowy than 61% of Canadian towns

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Ermineskin 138’s would only repeat its figures. No closer places have figures: these lie 8–26 km from Ermineskin 138.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Ermineskin 138 Camrose	23.1°C	−17.8°C	378 mm
Louis Bull 138B 8.3 km · Edmonton (Airport)	23.0°C about the same	−18.1°C about the same	434 mm
Ponoka 22 km · Red Deer	22.9°C about the same	−17.6°C about the same	483 mm

Month by month

Ermineskin 138 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	−6.4°C	−17.8°C	−12.2°C	19 mm	24 cm
February	−4.0°C	−16.4°C	−10.2°C	9 mm	14 cm
March	1.0°C	−10.6°C	−4.8°C	16 mm	19 cm
April	10.0°C	−2.4°C	3.8°C	27 mm	16 cm
May	17.2°C	3.4°C	10.3°C	40 mm	6 cm
June	20.5°C	8.1°C	14.3°C	72 mm	under 1 cm
July	23.1°C	10.2°C	16.7°C	73 mm	0 cm
August	22.5°C	8.7°C	15.6°C	44 mm	under 1 cm
September	17.4°C	3.6°C	10.5°C	34 mm	1 cm
October	9.7°C	−2.7°C	3.5°C	18 mm	10 cm
November	0.1°C	−10.1°C	−5.0°C	16 mm	19 cm
December	−5.3°C	−16.2°C	−10.8°C	10 mm	16 cm
Year	8.8°C	−3.5°C	2.7°C	378 mm	127 cm

Year to year

February strays furthest from its normal year to year, by 4.2°C; June the least

Records from 1991 to 2020: no month spans more than March, between −39.8°C (2003) and 25.1°C (2004).

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Sources

Where Ermineskin 138’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at Camrose, the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals.
Other locations: precipitation and snowfall come from the nearest location that publishes all twelve months of them, as named above.
Comparisons: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
Not on this page: sunshine, not in ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals, and the effect of the town’s height, for which there is no figure.

Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada

Questions about Ermineskin 138’s climate

How warm does Ermineskin 138 get in summer?

Highs reach 23.1°C on an average July day; no month is warmer.

How cold does Ermineskin 138 get in winter?

Expect nights around −17.8°C in January; no month is colder.

How much rain and snow does Ermineskin 138 get?

Around 378 mm a year in all, from 73 mm in July down to 9 mm in February.

Are these figures for Ermineskin 138 itself?

They are borrowed from Camrose, the nearest place to Ermineskin 138 where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Ermineskin 138 →

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).