Photo: awmcphee · CC BY-SA 4.0Fairview No. 136 is among the driest of Canadian towns: 384 mm of rain and snow a year
Midwinter brings lows of about −20.1°C. About 206 nights a year bring a frost, more than in 96% of Canadian towns. The seasons are far apart: from a winter night to a summer afternoon the average spans 43°C. Garden chairs stay out from June to August, the months with highs of 21–23°C.
Every figure here comes from Peace River, 57 km east; ECCC has no normals closer to Fairview No. 136, so they describe the wider area.
A year in Fairview No. 136 at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Fairview No. 136’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.
What a year in Fairview No. 136 feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
Frost on 206 days, 20°C on 79
The frost season runs September to May, and January freezes nearly every night. Some 45 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
384 mm of precipitation in a typical year
June brings the most rain and snow; February, the least. Some 76 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 128 cm of snow a year
Expect snow from September to May, with about 25 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 Fairview No. 136
87% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: September to April.
Measured against 18°C: each day’s shortfall in mean temperature, added over twelve months. Homes here need more heating than 98% of Canadian towns.
Living with Fairview No. 136’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Between the last frost, near 21 May, and the first, near 13 September, lie about 114 frost-free days.
Plan time outside for Jun, Jul and Aug: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.
Parks & trails →Bitter wind chill, under −20, comes on about 78 days a year.
Humid heat, a humidex over 30, comes on about 6 days a year.
Averages smooth over blizzards, ice storms, floods and heat waves; Fairview No. 136’s hazards page covers the risks.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Peace River
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Peace River are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 57 km east |
| Station altitude | 571 m |
| Completeness | at least 25 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −46.5°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 33.5°C |
| Average wind | 11.9 km/h on average, most often from the south-west |
| Next-nearest location | Grande Prairie, 107 km |
How Fairview No. 136 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
Places around Fairview No. 136 whose figures come from another normals location. The nearest places to Fairview No. 136 with figures are 75–117 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview No. 136 Peace River | 22.7°C | −20.1°C | 384 mm |
| Saddle Hills County 75 km · Dawson Creek | 22.5°C about the same | −19.4°C 0.7°C milder | 421 mm |
| Sexsmith 87 km · Grande Prairie | 22.7°C about the same | −19.4°C 0.7°C milder | 435 mm |
Fairview No. 136 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 | −9.9°C | −20.1°C | −15.0°C | 23 mm | 25 cm |
| February | −6.2°C | −17.2°C | −11.7°C | 13 mm | 16 cm |
| March | −0.5°C | −11.9°C | −6.2°C | 15 mm | 18 cm |
| April | 9.4°C | −2.9°C | 3.3°C | 19 mm | 11 cm |
| May | 17.1°C | 3.3°C | 10.2°C | 40 mm | 2 cm |
| June | 20.7°C | 8.1°C | 14.5°C | 68 mm | under 1 cm |
| July | 22.7°C | 9.9°C | 16.3°C | 62 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 21.8°C | 8.2°C | 15.0°C | 43 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 16.3°C | 3.3°C | 9.8°C | 40 mm | 1 cm |
| October | 8.4°C | −2.7°C | 2.9°C | 21 mm | 9 cm |
| November | −2.5°C | −11.6°C | −7.1°C | 20 mm | 21 cm |
| December | −8.2°C | −18.1°C | −13.2°C | 20 mm | 24 cm |
| Year | 7.4°C | −4.3°C | 1.6°C | 384 mm | 128 cm |
A April here can run from −30.6°C to 28.4°C
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high over 1991–2020; December is the month whose average wanders most from year to year (±4.9°C around −13.2°C), June the one that wanders least (±0.8°C).
Where Fairview No. 136’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 normals from ECCC for Peace River, its nearest location with complete temperatures.
- Comparisons: every place of 2,500+ in Canada but the city hubs and the reserves, each on its nearest ECCC location.
- Not on this page: sunshine, absent from every 1991–2020 location, and an altitude correction, for want of the town’s own elevation.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Fairview No. 136’s climate
How warm does Fairview No. 136 get in summer?
At its warmest, in July, the normal high is 22.7°C.
How cold does Fairview No. 136 get in winter?
Midwinter means January, when a typical night reaches −20.1°C.
How much rain and snow does Fairview No. 136 get?
Rain and snow, with snow counted as water, total 384 mm a year; June leads with 68 mm and February trails with 13 mm.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Snow cover of 1 cm or more lasts about 141 days in a typical year.
Are these figures for Fairview No. 136 itself?
Not really: Peace River, the closest location with normals, lies well away from Fairview No. 136.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Fairview No. 136 →
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).