Photo: formulanone from Huntsville, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Leduc sits near the top of Canadian towns for frosts
High summer brings afternoon highs near 23.0°C. The wettest month is July; the driest is February. Its July afternoons stay fresher than in 90% of Canadian towns. Homes need heating from October to April, the months averaging under 10°C.
Borrowed figures: Leduc has no normals station, so these come from Edmonton (Airport), 7.0 km north.
A year in Leduc at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Leduc’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.
What a year in Leduc feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
About 211 frosts and 90 warm days a year
From September to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. Some 38 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
434 mm of precipitation in a typical year
Some 78 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
127 cm of snow in a typical year
Expect snow from October to May, with about 24 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 Leduc
87% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
The count adds up, day by day, how far the mean temperature falls short of 18°C. Homes here need more heating than 93% of Canadian towns.
Living with Leduc’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
The frost-free stretch runs from about 27 May to about 10 September, some 105 days in a normal year.
For long days outdoors, Jul bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →A wind chill below −20 is part of about 67 days a year here.
Humid heat, a humidex over 30, comes on about 11 days a year.
Severe weather is a separate story from the averages: see Leduc’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Edmonton (Airport)
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Edmonton (Airport) are 3 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 7.0 km north |
| Station altitude | 723 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −46.1°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.6°C |
| Average wind | 12.5 km/h on average, most often from the south |
| Next-nearest location | Edmonton (City), 35 km |
How Leduc 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 Leduc whose figures come from another normals location. Leduc has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 28–40 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leduc Edmonton (Airport) | 23.0°C | −18.1°C | 434 mm |
| Enoch Cree Nation 28 km · Edmonton (City) | 23.5°C 0.5°C warmer | −14.7°C 3.4°C milder | 423 mm |
| Wetaskiwin 34 km · Camrose | 23.1°C about the same | −17.8°C about the same | 378 mm |
Leduc weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −6.5°C | −18.1°C | −12.3°C | 22 mm | 24 cm |
| February | −4.1°C | −16.6°C | −10.4°C | 12 mm | 14 cm |
| March | 0.5°C | −11.2°C | −5.3°C | 17 mm | 19 cm |
| April | 10.1°C | −3.2°C | 3.5°C | 30 mm | 16 cm |
| May | 17.6°C | 2.7°C | 10.1°C | 47 mm | 6 cm |
| June | 20.7°C | 7.5°C | 14.1°C | 75 mm | under 1 cm |
| July | 23.0°C | 9.4°C | 16.2°C | 87 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 22.4°C | 7.8°C | 15.1°C | 53 mm | under 1 cm |
| September | 17.8°C | 2.8°C | 10.3°C | 35 mm | 1 cm |
| October | 10.0°C | −3.3°C | 3.4°C | 22 mm | 10 cm |
| November | 0.2°C | −10.6°C | −5.2°C | 20 mm | 19 cm |
| December | −5.3°C | −16.7°C | −11.0°C | 15 mm | 16 cm |
| Year | 8.9°C | −4.1°C | 2.4°C | 434 mm | 127 cm |
The most changeable month: February, give or take 4.3°C; the steadiest, June
Over 1991–2020, March saw both −42.7°C (2009) and 24.2°C (2004), the widest span of any month.
Where Leduc’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, Edmonton (Airport), 1991–2020.
- 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, 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 Leduc’s climate
How warm does Leduc get in summer?
Peak warmth comes in July, at about 23.0°C by mid-afternoon.
How cold does Leduc get in winter?
Midwinter means January, when a typical night reaches −18.1°C.
How much rain and snow does Leduc get?
A normal year brings 434 mm, snow included as water: July is wettest at 87 mm, February driest at 12 mm.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
In a normal winter there are about 145 days with at least 1 cm of snow lying.
Are these figures for Leduc itself?
No. ECCC measures normals at Edmonton (Airport), not in Leduc; the page uses the nearest it has.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Leduc →
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).