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Climate in Parkland County · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Precipitation in Parkland County trails that of 90% of Canadian towns: 423 mm a year

The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at −14.7°C on average. Temperatures cover 38°C across the year, low to high. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 80% of Canadian towns. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or snow or more, come about 72 times a year.

July afternoons: cooler than 80% of Canadian towns

January nights: colder than 67% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year: drier than 90% of Canadian towns

Borrowed figures: Parkland County has no normals station, so these come from Edmonton (City), 38 km east.

July high

23.5°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−14.7°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

423 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Snowfall a year

124 cm

Typical Canadian town 141 cm

Frost days

179

a year at 0°C or below

Frost-free days

141

7 May to 25 Sep

A year in Parkland County at a glance

Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.

Jan−6°C−15°CColdest nightsSnowiest

Feb−3°C−13°C

Mar2°C−8°C

Apr10°C−1°C

May18°C6°CLast frost ~7 May

Jun21°C10°C

Jul24°C13°CWarmestWettest

Aug23°C11°C

Sep18°C6°CFirst frost ~25 Sep

Oct10°C0°C

Nov now1°C−8°C

Dec−5°C−13°C

What stands out about Parkland County’s climate

Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.

Drier than 90% of Canadian townsAbout 423 mm of rain and melted snow a year; July is the wettest month and February the driest.Cooler than 80% of Canadian townsJuly afternoons average 23.5°C, the warmest of the year.Less snowy than 71% of Canadian townsAbout 124 cm of snow falls in a year, most of it in January.

A normal year

What a year in Parkland County feels like

Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.

Winter

−5°C / −14°C

43 mm, with 53 cm of snow

Spring

10°C / −1°C

90 mm, with 39 cm of snow

Summer

22°C / 11°C

213 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season

Autumn

9°C / 0°C

77 mm, with 32 cm of snow

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10°C−1°C

18°C6°C

21°C10°C

24°C13°C

23°C11°C

18°C6°C

10°C0°C

1°C−8°C

−5°C−13°C

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Best months to be outsideJunJulAugHighs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more

Frost & warm days

179 frost days and 90 days above 20°C a year

Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 24 nights a year.

141 frost-free days · average dates, 1991–2020

7 May 25 Sep

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

179

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

More frosts than 67% of Canadian towns

Days that stay below 0°C

Nights a year below −20°C

Days a year above 20°C

Days a year above 30°C

Frost days by month

Average days at 0°C or below

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Days above 20°C by month

Average days

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Rain & snow

423 mm of precipitation in a typical year

The most falls in July, the least in February.

423 mm

Rain and snow a year

Drier than 90% of Canadian towns

329 mm

Of it as rain alone (78%)

83 mm

July, the wettest month

12 mm

February, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

83 mm

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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

78 mm

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Snow

124 cm of snow in a typical year

The snow season runs October to May; January brings the most, about 26 cm.

124 cm

Snowfall a year

Less snowy than 71% of Canadian towns

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

21 cm

Snow on the ground at the end of January, the deepest month

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

26 cm

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Snow on the ground by month

Centimetres at month’s end

21 cm

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Heating

Heating a home in Parkland County

89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.

5,126 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020

1,648 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

Behind the figure: the degrees each day’s mean falls under 18°C, summed for the year. Over a year, a home here needs more heating than 76% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Parkland County’s climate

The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.

The garden window

From about 7 May to 25 September the garden is usually clear of frost, some 141 days.

Get outside

The comfortable months for a day outside, highs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more: Jun, Jul and Aug.

Parks & trails →

Wind chill

Frostbite weather, a wind chill under −20, turns up on about 50 days a year.

Humidex

The humidex tops 30 on about 11 days a year: muggy days to plan around.

Storms and extremes

Thirty years of averages say little about one bad storm; Parkland County’s hazards page does.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Edmonton (City)

ECCC builds the Edmonton (City) normals from 3 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.

Distance from the town	38 km east
Station altitude	671 m
Completeness	meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule
WMO standard normals	No
Coldest reading, 1991–2020	−37.8°C
Hottest reading, 1991–2020	34.9°C
Average wind	12.2 km/h on average, most often from the west
Next-nearest location	Edmonton (Airport), 40 km

Compared with other towns

How Parkland County 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.

July afternoons23.5°C

Parkland CountyMedian Canadian town

20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C

Cooler than 80% of Canadian towns

January nights−14.7°C

Parkland CountyMedian Canadian town

−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C

Colder than 67% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year423 mm

Parkland CountyMedian Canadian town

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Drier than 90% of Canadian towns

Snowfall a year124 cm

Parkland CountyMedian Canadian town

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Less snowy than 71% of Canadian towns

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Parkland County’s own would show the same figures). Parkland County has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 22–43 km out.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Parkland County Edmonton (City)	23.5°C	−14.7°C	423 mm
Wabamun 133A 22 km · Breton	23.1°C about the same	−15.2°C 0.5°C colder	499 mm
Devon 30 km · Edmonton (Airport)	23.0°C 0.5°C cooler	−18.1°C 3.4°C colder	434 mm
Lac Ste. Anne County 38 km · Campsie	23.5°C about the same	−19.0°C 4.3°C colder	466 mm

Month by month

Parkland County 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	−5.8°C	−14.7°C	−10.3°C	20 mm	26 cm
February	−3.0°C	−12.7°C	−7.9°C	12 mm	13 cm
March	1.7°C	−7.8°C	−3.1°C	17 mm	19 cm
April	10.4°C	−0.7°C	4.9°C	29 mm	15 cm
May	17.5°C	5.6°C	11.6°C	44 mm	5 cm
June	21.0°C	10.2°C	15.6°C	70 mm	0 cm
July	23.5°C	12.6°C	18.1°C	83 mm	0 cm
August	22.6°C	11.3°C	17.0°C	61 mm	under 1 cm
September	17.6°C	6.2°C	11.9°C	39 mm	1 cm
October	10.0°C	−0.1°C	5.0°C	21 mm	11 cm
November	0.6°C	−7.5°C	−3.5°C	18 mm	20 cm
December	−4.7°C	−13.2°C	−9.0°C	12 mm	15 cm
Year	9.3°C	−0.9°C	4.2°C	423 mm	124 cm

Year to year

The most changeable month: February, give or take 4.2°C; the steadiest, June

Over 1991–2020, March saw both −34.0°C (2003) and 23.9°C (2004), the widest span of any month.

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Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal

Sources

Where Parkland County’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: ECCC’s normals for Edmonton (City), 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
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 Parkland County’s climate

How warm does Parkland County get in summer?

July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.5°C.

How cold does Parkland County get in winter?

A typical January night falls to −14.7°C, the year’s low point.

How much rain and snow does Parkland County get?

Over twelve months, rain and melted snow come to 423 mm; the range runs from 12 mm in February to 83 mm in July.

Are these figures for Parkland County itself?

Not as such: Edmonton (City) is the nearest normals location, and Parkland County has none.

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Parkland County →

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).