Photo: EzBergs · CC BY-SA 4.0Frost comes to Kehewin 123 more often than to 90% of Canadian towns
High summer brings afternoon highs near 23.6°C. Counting rain and snow together, it is drier than 85% of Canadian towns. June is the wettest month here, with about 6.8 times the rain and snow of February. An umbrella or a shovel earns its place on about 76 days a year with 1 mm or more.
The nearest ECCC normals location is Cold Lake, 51 km north-east: at that distance its figures describe the region more than Kehewin 123 itself.
A year in Kehewin 123 at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Kehewin 123’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.
What a year in Kehewin 123 feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
198 frost days and 89 days above 20°C a year
Frost comes from September to May; in December almost every night freezes. 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
437 mm of precipitation in a typical year
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 127 cm of snow a year
From October to May snow is likely; January is the peak, at about 23 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Kehewin 123
89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
ECCC sums, over the year, how many degrees each day’s average falls short of 18°C. Homes here need more heating than 94% of Canadian towns.
Living with Kehewin 123’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Gardens get from about 19 May to 16 September without frost, around 119 days in all.
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 →Frostbite weather, a wind chill under −20, turns up on about 70 days a year.
Humid summer days, the humidex above 30, number about 11 a year.
Extremes don’t show in averages: floods, wildfire smoke and ice storms are on Kehewin 123’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Cold Lake
The page’s figures are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Cold Lake, one of its 450 normals locations.
| Distance from the town | 51 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 541 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | Yes |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −44.4°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 36.3°C |
| Average wind | 11.1 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Lloydminster, 101 km |
How Kehewin 123 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
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Kehewin 123’s own would show the same figures). Kehewin 123 has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 32–73 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kehewin 123 Cold Lake | 23.6°C | −19.6°C | 437 mm |
| St. Paul 32 km · Vegreville | 23.5°C about the same | −19.0°C 0.6°C milder | 388 mm |
| White Fish Lake 128 70 km · Lac la Biche | 23.1°C 0.5°C cooler | −19.1°C 0.5°C milder | 388 mm |
Kehewin 123 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 | −9.9°C | −19.6°C | −14.8°C | 17 mm | 23 cm |
| February | −6.3°C | −17.3°C | −11.8°C | 13 mm | 17 cm |
| March | 0.5°C | −10.7°C | −5.1°C | 18 mm | 18 cm |
| April | 9.4°C | −2.2°C | 3.6°C | 34 mm | 14 cm |
| May | 17.1°C | 4.1°C | 10.6°C | 40 mm | 2 cm |
| June | 21.0°C | 9.2°C | 15.1°C | 86 mm | under 1 cm |
| July | 23.6°C | 11.8°C | 17.7°C | 79 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 22.5°C | 10.3°C | 16.4°C | 52 mm | under 1 cm |
| September | 16.9°C | 4.9°C | 10.9°C | 39 mm | under 1 cm |
| October | 8.4°C | −1.3°C | 3.6°C | 24 mm | 8 cm |
| November | −1.9°C | −9.8°C | −5.9°C | 19 mm | 23 cm |
| December | −8.7°C | −17.4°C | −13.1°C | 16 mm | 22 cm |
| Year | 7.7°C | −3.2°C | 2.3°C | 437 mm | 127 cm |
The month with the widest range: March, −39.6°C to 17.9°C
December is the least predictable month: about two years in three its average lands within 4.3°C of the normal, −13.1°C. June is the steadiest, within 1.0°C.
Where Kehewin 123’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: 1991–2020 normals for Cold Lake from ECCC’s climate data site, the nearest location with every month of temperature.
- Comparisons: Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500, each placed by its nearest location (city totals and reserves excluded).
- Not on this page: sunshine (no 1991–2020 normals exist for it) and any altitude adjustment, since there is no elevation for the town itself.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Kehewin 123’s climate
How warm does Kehewin 123 get in summer?
At its warmest, in July, the normal high is 23.6°C.
How cold does Kehewin 123 get in winter?
On a normal January night the air drops to −19.6°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does Kehewin 123 get?
A normal year brings 437 mm, snow included as water: June is wettest at 86 mm, February driest at 13 mm.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Roughly 142 days a year start with snow cover of 1 cm or more.
Are these figures for Kehewin 123 itself?
No: they come from Cold Lake, the nearest ECCC normals location, and far enough away to describe the wider area more than Kehewin 123.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Kehewin 123 →
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).