Summers in Grande Prairie County No. 1 are cooler than in 94% of Canadian towns
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near −19.4°C. By frosts alone, it ranks colder than 91% of Canadian towns. Precipitation peaks in July and eases off in February. Windshields need scraping on about 202 mornings a year, the days the air reaches 0°C or below.
Figures: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Grande Prairie (5.5 km south-west).
A year in Grande Prairie County No. 1 at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Grande Prairie County No. 1’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.
What a year in Grande Prairie County No. 1 feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
202 frost days and 80 days above 20°C a year
From September to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. Some 43 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
About 435 mm of rain and snow a year
About 87 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 162 cm of snow a year
Snow falls from September to May, most of all in January (about 34 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Grande Prairie County No. 1
87% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Behind the figure: the degrees each day’s mean falls under 18°C, summed for the year. In heating terms, homes need more heating than 96% of Canadian towns.
Living with Grande Prairie County No. 1’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
About 111 days a year pass without frost, from an average last frost of 21 May to a first of 10 September.
Warm afternoons without cold nights, 17–27°C and 8°C or more, mark Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →On some 67 days a year the wind chill drops past −20; mitts and a scarf earn their place.
The air feels heavier than 30 on the humidex for about 5 days a year.
Extremes don’t show in averages: floods, wildfire smoke and ice storms are on Grande Prairie County No. 1’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Grande Prairie
Grande Prairie is a composite: ECCC joins 2 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 5.5 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 669 m |
| Completeness | at least 25 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −47.1°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.6°C |
| Average wind | 11.9 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Dawson Creek, 103 km |
How Grande Prairie County No. 1 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Grande Prairie County No. 1’s would only repeat its figures. No closer places have figures: these lie 84–107 km from Grande Prairie County No. 1.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grande Prairie County No. 1 Grande Prairie | 22.7°C | −19.4°C | 435 mm |
| Birch Hills County 84 km · Peace River | 22.7°C about the same | −20.1°C 0.7°C colder | 384 mm |
| Saddle Hills County 92 km · Dawson Creek | 22.5°C about the same | −19.4°C about the same | 421 mm |
Grande Prairie County No. 1 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 | −8.3°C | −19.4°C | −13.9°C | 28 mm | 34 cm |
| February | −4.6°C | −16.3°C | −10.5°C | 16 mm | 20 cm |
| March | −0.1°C | −11.5°C | −5.8°C | 18 mm | 22 cm |
| April | 9.9°C | −2.3°C | 3.8°C | 22 mm | 11 cm |
| May | 17.0°C | 3.4°C | 10.3°C | 42 mm | 5 cm |
| June | 20.6°C | 8.0°C | 14.3°C | 72 mm | under 1 cm |
| July | 22.7°C | 9.9°C | 16.3°C | 73 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 22.0°C | 8.4°C | 15.2°C | 50 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 17.3°C | 3.8°C | 10.5°C | 37 mm | 2 cm |
| October | 9.1°C | −2.4°C | 3.3°C | 30 mm | 15 cm |
| November | −0.9°C | −10.7°C | −5.9°C | 29 mm | 28 cm |
| December | −6.4°C | −17.0°C | −11.7°C | 19 mm | 25 cm |
| Year | 8.2°C | −3.9°C | 2.2°C | 435 mm | 162 cm |
December strays furthest from its normal year to year, by 5.0°C; June the least
Each bar spans a month’s coldest and warmest readings over thirty years; January’s run from −47.1°C in 1997 to 15.2°C in 2003.
Where Grande Prairie County No. 1’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Grande Prairie: 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: 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 Grande Prairie County No. 1’s climate
How warm does Grande Prairie County No. 1 get in summer?
Summer peaks in July: a typical afternoon reaches 22.7°C.
How cold does Grande Prairie County No. 1 get in winter?
A typical January night falls to −19.4°C, the year’s low point.
How much rain and snow does Grande Prairie County No. 1 get?
Over twelve months, rain and melted snow come to 435 mm; the range runs from 16 mm in February to 73 mm in July.
Are these figures for Grande Prairie County No. 1 itself?
Almost: ECCC’s Grande Prairie location, which gives these figures, lies a short way outside Grande Prairie County No. 1.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Grande Prairie County No. 1 →
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).