Hardly any Canadian towns wake to more frost than Louis Bull 138B
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 23.0°C on average. The wettest month is July; the driest is February. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 90% of Canadian towns. Homes need heating from October to April, the months averaging under 10°C.
No ECCC station in Louis Bull 138B has 1991–2020 normals; the page reads Edmonton (Airport), 48 km north, instead.
A year in Louis Bull 138B at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Louis Bull 138B’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.
What a year in Louis Bull 138B feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
Frost on 211 days, 20°C on 90
The frost season runs September to May, and January freezes nearly 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
On about 78 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 127 cm in a normal year
Snow falls from October to May, most of all in January (about 24 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Louis Bull 138B
87% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Think of it as a year’s worth of daily shortfalls below 18°C, added up. A house here needs more heating than 93% of Canadian towns.
Living with Louis Bull 138B’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
About 105 days a year pass without frost, from an average last frost of 27 May to a first of 10 September.
For long days outdoors, Jul bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →The wind chill passes −20 on about 67 days in a normal year.
About 11 days a year turn sultry, with the humidex past 30.
For the weather that does damage, from ice storms to floods, see Louis Bull 138B’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 | 48 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 | Camrose, 54 km |
How Louis Bull 138B compares
Placed among 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+, each on its nearest normals location; each dot is another location used in Alberta.
Nearby towns’ climate
Places around Louis Bull 138B whose figures come from another normals location.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Bull 138B Edmonton (Airport) | 23.0°C | −18.1°C | 434 mm |
| Ermineskin 138 8.3 km · Camrose | 23.1°C about the same | −17.8°C about the same | 378 mm |
Louis Bull 138B 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 | −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 |
March: −42.7°C at its coldest, 24.2°C at its warmest
From one year to the next, February’s average typically shifts by 4.3°C around its normal of −10.4°C, the widest of any month, while June’s shifts by 0.9°C.
Where Louis Bull 138B’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Edmonton (Airport): the nearest of its locations with every month’s 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: a sunshine figure (ECCC published none for 1991–2020) and any lapse-rate correction for height, as the town has no elevation here.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Louis Bull 138B’s climate
How warm does Louis Bull 138B get in summer?
On a normal day in July the thermometer climbs to 23.0°C, the warmest of the year.
How cold does Louis Bull 138B get in winter?
In January, the coldest month, the typical low is −18.1°C.
How much rain and snow does Louis Bull 138B get?
The year adds up to 434 mm. July is the peak month (87 mm) and February the low one (12 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
On about 145 days a year the ground keeps at least 1 cm of snow.
Are these figures for Louis Bull 138B itself?
Not quite: they come from Edmonton (Airport), the closest ECCC normals location to Louis Bull 138B.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Louis Bull 138B →
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).