Photo: Tara Zieminek · Public domainSpruce Grove is drier than 90% of Canadian towns: 423 mm of rain and snow a year
Nights in January average −14.7°C. The year swings widely: the coldest month’s nights and the warmest month’s afternoons are 38°C apart. Its July afternoons stay fresher than in 80% of Canadian towns. The furnace earns its keep from October to April, the months that average under 10°C.
The nearest ECCC normals location to Spruce Grove is Edmonton (City), 26 km east, and every figure on this page is its.
A year in Spruce Grove at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Spruce Grove’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.
What a year in Spruce Grove feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
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.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 423 mm of rain and snow a year
The most falls in July, the least in February. Some 72 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
124 cm of snow in a typical year
Snow falls from October to May, most of all in January (about 26 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Spruce Grove
89% 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. That means homes here need more heating than 76% of Canadian towns.
Living with Spruce Grove’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Count on about 141 frost-free days: the last frost averages 7 May, the first 25 September.
Plan time outside for Jun, Jul and Aug: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.
Parks & trails →Plan for about 50 days a year with a wind chill below −20.
Count on some 11 humid days a year with the humidex past 30.
For the weather that does damage, from ice storms to floods, see Spruce Grove’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →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 | 26 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), 34 km |
How Spruce Grove 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 Spruce Grove whose figures come from another normals location. The nearest places to Spruce Grove with figures are 26–40 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spruce Grove Edmonton (City) | 23.5°C | −14.7°C | 423 mm |
| Devon 26 km · Edmonton (Airport) | 23.0°C 0.5°C cooler | −18.1°C 3.4°C colder | 434 mm |
| Wabamun 133A 34 km · Breton | 23.1°C about the same | −15.2°C 0.5°C colder | 499 mm |
Spruce Grove weather by month
Month by month, 1991–2020: the usual high, low and mean, the rain and snow, and the snowfall.
| 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 |
From −34.0°C to 23.9°C: March’s coldest and warmest days since 1991
Year to year, February varies most (a standard deviation of 4.2°C around −7.9°C) and June least (1.0°C).
Where Spruce Grove’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at Edmonton (City), the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals.
- Comparisons: Canada’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (no city totals, no reserves), each through its own nearest location.
- 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 Spruce Grove’s climate
How warm does Spruce Grove get in summer?
On a normal day in July the thermometer climbs to 23.5°C, the warmest of the year.
How cold does Spruce Grove get in winter?
Deep winter means January, when nights average −14.7°C.
How much rain and snow does Spruce Grove get?
Around 423 mm a year in all, from 83 mm in July down to 12 mm in February.
Are these figures for Spruce Grove itself?
No, the station behind them is Edmonton (City), beyond Spruce Grove’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Spruce Grove →
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).