Neither notably warm, cold, wet nor dry, Pincher Creek No. 9 sits near the middle of Canadian towns
A typical January night drops to −10.4°C and a July afternoon reaches 24.2°C; 550 mm of rain and snow falls in a year. Precipitation follows the seasons: June brings about 8.0 times as much as January. Its July afternoons stay fresher than in 69% of Canadian towns. Plan for rain or snow on about 82 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Pincher Creek station, 12 km north-east.
A year in Pincher Creek No. 9 at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Pincher Creek No. 9’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.
What a year in Pincher Creek No. 9 feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
Frost on 172 days, 20°C on 88
From September to May frost is routine, and in December it comes on almost every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 19 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 550 mm of rain and snow a year
The wettest of 478 towns of 2,500+ in Alberta.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 280 cm in a normal year
From September to June snow is likely; December is the peak, at about 60 cm. The snowiest of 474 towns of 2,500+ in Alberta.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
ECCC’s Pincher Creek normals leave snowfall out; the figures here come from Sparwood, 65 km away.
Heating a home in Pincher Creek No. 9
84% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
A heating degree day is one degree of shortfall below 18°C for one day, summed over the year.
Living with Pincher Creek No. 9’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Tender plants are usually safe from around 24 May until frost returns near 12 September: about 110 days.
Plan time outside for Jul and Aug: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.
Parks & trails →About 42 days a year bring a wind chill under −20, when bare skin chills fast.
A humidex above 30 marks about 10 days in a normal year.
Bad-weather days, from blizzards to floods, get their own page for Pincher Creek No. 9: the hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Pincher Creek
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Pincher Creek are 4 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 12 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 1,190 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | Sparwood, 65 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −38.8°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 37.5°C |
| Average wind | 21.6 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Sparwood, 65 km |
How Pincher Creek No. 9 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Pincher Creek No. 9’s would only repeat its figures. Distances here run 61–65 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Pincher Creek No. 9.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pincher Creek No. 9 Pincher Creek | 24.2°C | −10.4°C | 550 mm |
| Fort Macleod 61 km · Claresholm | 25.2°C 1.0°C warmer | −13.2°C 2.8°C colder | 428 mm |
| Blood 148 61 km · Carway | 24.0°C about the same | −10.9°C 0.5°C colder | 534 mm |
| Electoral Area A, East Kootenay 65 km · Sparwood | 24.9°C 0.7°C warmer | −10.7°C about the same | 614 mm |
Pincher Creek No. 9 weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −0.4°C | −10.4°C | −5.4°C | 14 mm | 50 cm |
| February | 0.6°C | −10.0°C | −4.7°C | 22 mm | 42 cm |
| March | 4.5°C | −6.7°C | −1.1°C | 30 mm | 38 cm |
| April | 10.1°C | −2.0°C | 4.1°C | 43 mm | 19 cm |
| May | 15.7°C | 2.8°C | 9.2°C | 72 mm | 8 cm |
| June | 19.3°C | 6.8°C | 13.0°C | 116 mm | 1 cm |
| July | 24.2°C | 9.1°C | 16.6°C | 50 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24.3°C | 8.3°C | 16.4°C | 47 mm | under 1 cm |
| September | 18.6°C | 4.7°C | 11.7°C | 65 mm | 4 cm |
| October | 11.1°C | −0.3°C | 5.4°C | 37 mm | 11 cm |
| November | 3.8°C | −5.4°C | −0.8°C | 25 mm | 47 cm |
| December | −0.5°C | −9.7°C | −5.1°C | 28 mm | 60 cm |
| Year | 10.9°C | −1.1°C | 4.9°C | 550 mm | 280 cm |
March: −36.5°C at its coldest, 22.6°C at its warmest
Year to year, February varies most (a standard deviation of 4.6°C around −4.7°C) and June least (0.9°C).
Where Pincher Creek No. 9’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at Pincher Creek (the closest location with all twelve months of temperatures).
- Other locations: a location missing months of precipitation or snow is filled from the nearest that has them all, never mixed month by month.
- 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: 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 Pincher Creek No. 9’s climate
How warm does Pincher Creek No. 9 get in summer?
Afternoons average 24.3°C in August, the warmest time of year.
How cold does Pincher Creek No. 9 get in winter?
Winter bottoms out in January, with lows near −10.4°C.
How much rain and snow does Pincher Creek No. 9 get?
The year adds up to 550 mm. June is the peak month (116 mm) and January the low one (14 mm).
Are these figures for Pincher Creek No. 9 itself?
Yes: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Pincher Creek, which is in Pincher Creek No. 9.
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