Climate in Provost No. 52 · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Few Canadian towns get less rain and snow than Provost No. 52: 339 mm a year

In July the day’s top temperature is typically 23.8°C. Expect the most rain and snow in June and the least in December. By frosts alone, it ranks colder than almost every Canadian town. The outdoor season, with highs of 23–24°C, runs through July and August.

July afternoons: cooler than 71% of Canadian towns

January nights: colder than 85% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year: drier than almost every Canadian town

Far-off figures: ECCC’s closest normals for Provost No. 52 come from Coronation, 71 km south-west, so take them as the area’s climate.

July high

23.8°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−18.8°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

339 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Snowfall a year

99 cm

Typical Canadian town 141 cm

Frost days

216

a year at 0°C or below

A year in Provost No. 52 at a glance

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

Jan−8°C−19°CColdest nightsSnowiest

Feb−6°C−17°C

Mar−1°C−11°C

Apr10°C−4°C

May17°C2°C

Jun20°C7°CWettest

Jul24°C9°CWarmest

Aug23°C8°C

Sep18°C3°C

Oct10°C−4°C

Nov now0°C−11°C

Dec−7°C−17°C

What stands out about Provost No. 52’s climate

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

Drier than almost every Canadian townAbout 339 mm of rain and melted snow a year; June is the wettest month and December the driest. 472nd wettest of 479 towns of 2,500+ in Alberta.Less snowy than 90% of Canadian townsAbout 99 cm of snow falls in a year, most of it in January.Colder than 85% of Canadian townsJanuary nights average −18.8°C, the coldest of the year.

A normal year

What a year in Provost No. 52 feels like

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

Winter

−7°C / −18°C

30 mm, with 48 cm of snow

Spring

9°C / −4°C

77 mm, with 28 cm of snow

Summer

23°C / 8°C

172 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season

Autumn

9°C / −4°C

60 mm, with 24 cm of snow

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10°C−4°C

17°C2°C

20°C7°C

24°C9°C

23°C8°C

18°C3°C

10°C−4°C

0°C−11°C

−7°C−17°C

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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

Frost & warm days

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

The frost season runs September to May, and January freezes nearly every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 42 nights a year.

216

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

More frosts than almost every Canadian town

103

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

339 mm of precipitation in a typical year

472nd wettest of 479 towns of 2,500+ in Alberta. On about 66 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.

339 mm

Rain and snow a year

Drier than almost every Canadian town

69 mm

June, the wettest month

9 mm

December, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

69 mm

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Snow

Snowfall: about 99 cm in a normal year

Expect snow from October to May, with about 19 cm in January, the snowiest month.

99 cm

Snowfall a year

Less snowy than 90% of Canadian towns

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

19 cm

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Snowfall: Fabyan, 77 km away (Coronation records no complete year of it).

Heating

Heating a home in Provost No. 52

87% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.

5,886 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020

1,359 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

A heating degree day is one degree of shortfall below 18°C for one day, summed over the year. That means homes here need more heating than 97% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Provost No. 52’s climate

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

Get outside

The outdoor season by the averages is Jul and Aug, with highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.

Parks & trails →

Wind chill

Winter brings about 76 days with a wind chill below −20.

Humidex

About 11 days a year feel above 30 on the humidex.

Storms and extremes

Averages smooth over blizzards, ice storms, floods and heat waves; Provost No. 52’s hazards page covers the risks.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Coronation

Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Coronation are 3 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.

Distance from the town	71 km south-west
Station altitude	791 m
Completeness	meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule
WMO standard normals	No
Snowfall from	Fabyan, 77 km
Coldest reading, 1991–2020	−43.8°C
Hottest reading, 1991–2020	37.9°C
Average wind	15.1 km/h on average, most often from the north-west
Next-nearest location	Fabyan, 77 km

Compared with other towns

How Provost No. 52 compares

Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Alberta.

July afternoons23.8°C

Provost No. 52Median Canadian town

20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C

Cooler than 71% of Canadian towns

January nights−18.8°C

Provost No. 52Median Canadian town

−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C

Colder than 85% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year339 mm

Provost No. 52Median Canadian town

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Drier than almost every Canadian town472nd wettest of 479 towns of 2,500+ in Alberta

Snowfall a year99 cm

Provost No. 52Median Canadian town

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Less snowy than 90% of Canadian towns

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Provost No. 52’s would only repeat its figures. Distances here run 17–60 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Provost No. 52.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Provost No. 52 Coronation	23.8°C	−18.8°C	339 mm
Provost 17 km · Esther	25.9°C 2.1°C warmer	−17.9°C 0.9°C milder	425 mm
Wainwright No. 61 56 km · Fabyan	23.5°C about the same	−19.5°C 0.7°C colder	425 mm

Month by month

Provost No. 52 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	−8.0°C	−18.8°C	−13.4°C	12 mm	19 cm
February	−6.0°C	−17.1°C	−11.6°C	9 mm	11 cm
March	−0.5°C	−11.2°C	−5.7°C	13 mm	15 cm
April	9.6°C	−3.5°C	3.0°C	25 mm	11 cm
May	16.8°C	2.2°C	9.5°C	39 mm	2 cm
June	20.4°C	7.0°C	13.7°C	69 mm	0 cm
July	23.8°C	9.3°C	16.6°C	61 mm	0 cm
August	23.4°C	8.2°C	15.8°C	43 mm	under 1 cm
September	17.9°C	2.7°C	10.3°C	29 mm	1 cm
October	9.7°C	−3.8°C	3.0°C	17 mm	7 cm
November	−0.2°C	−10.7°C	−5.5°C	15 mm	16 cm
December	−6.6°C	−17.2°C	−11.9°C	9 mm	17 cm
Year	8.4°C	−4.4°C	2.0°C	339 mm	99 cm

Year to year

From −39.8°C to 25.4°C: March’s coldest and warmest days since 1991

Year to year, February varies most (a standard deviation of 4.4°C around −11.6°C) and June least (1.0°C).

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Sources

Where Provost No. 52’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at Coronation (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: a pool of Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, read alike; whole cities and reserves stay out of it.
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 Provost No. 52’s climate

How warm does Provost No. 52 get in summer?

Midsummer means July, with afternoons near 23.8°C on a typical day.

How cold does Provost No. 52 get in winter?

A typical January night falls to −18.8°C, the year’s low point.

How much rain and snow does Provost No. 52 get?

Measured as water, a year brings 339 mm: 69 mm in June, the wettest month, and 9 mm in December, the driest.

Are these figures for Provost No. 52 itself?

Not really: Coronation, the closest location with normals, lies well away from Provost No. 52.

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Provost No. 52 →

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