Frosty mornings in St. Paul County No. 19 outnumber those of 90% of Canadian towns
High summer brings afternoon highs near 23.6°C. Precipitation peaks in June and eases off in February. Its yearly rain and snow fall short of 85% of Canadian towns. Picnics, hikes and garden evenings come into their own from June to August, with highs of 21–24°C.
The nearest ECCC normals location is Cold Lake, 77 km north-east: at that distance its figures describe the region more than St. Paul County No. 19 itself.
A year in St. Paul County No. 19 at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about St. Paul County No. 19’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.
What a year in St. Paul County No. 19 feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
198 frost days and 89 days above 20°C a year
From September to May frost is routine, and in December it comes on almost every night. Some 43 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
437 mm of precipitation in a typical year
On about 76 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 127 cm of snow a year
Expect snow from October to May, with about 23 cm in January, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in St. Paul County No. 19
89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Degree days add up how far each day’s mean temperature falls below 18°C over a year. Over a year, a home here needs more heating than 94% of Canadian towns.
Living with St. Paul County No. 19’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Plant out after about 19 May; the first frost of autumn usually arrives near 16 September, leaving roughly 119 days without frost.
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 →Winter brings about 70 days with a wind chill below −20.
Expect around 11 sticky days a year with the humidex above 30.
The normals describe a typical year, not its worst days; the hazards page covers St. Paul County No. 19’s.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Cold Lake
The page’s figures are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Cold Lake, one of its 450 normals locations.
| Distance from the town | 77 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 541 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | Yes |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −44.4°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 36.3°C |
| Average wind | 11.1 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Vegreville, 82 km |
How St. Paul County No. 19 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.
Nearby towns’ climate
Places around St. Paul County No. 19 whose figures come from another normals location. Distances here run 10–44 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from St. Paul County No. 19.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Paul County No. 19 Cold Lake | 23.6°C | −19.6°C | 437 mm |
| St. Paul 10 km · Vegreville | 23.5°C about the same | −19.0°C 0.6°C milder | 388 mm |
| White Fish Lake 128 44 km · Lac la Biche | 23.1°C 0.5°C cooler | −19.1°C 0.5°C milder | 388 mm |
St. Paul County No. 19 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 | −9.9°C | −19.6°C | −14.8°C | 17 mm | 23 cm |
| February | −6.3°C | −17.3°C | −11.8°C | 13 mm | 17 cm |
| March | 0.5°C | −10.7°C | −5.1°C | 18 mm | 18 cm |
| April | 9.4°C | −2.2°C | 3.6°C | 34 mm | 14 cm |
| May | 17.1°C | 4.1°C | 10.6°C | 40 mm | 2 cm |
| June | 21.0°C | 9.2°C | 15.1°C | 86 mm | under 1 cm |
| July | 23.6°C | 11.8°C | 17.7°C | 79 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 22.5°C | 10.3°C | 16.4°C | 52 mm | under 1 cm |
| September | 16.9°C | 4.9°C | 10.9°C | 39 mm | under 1 cm |
| October | 8.4°C | −1.3°C | 3.6°C | 24 mm | 8 cm |
| November | −1.9°C | −9.8°C | −5.9°C | 19 mm | 23 cm |
| December | −8.7°C | −17.4°C | −13.1°C | 16 mm | 22 cm |
| Year | 7.7°C | −3.2°C | 2.3°C | 437 mm | 127 cm |
December varies most from one year to the next (4.3°C), June least
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high since 1991. March spans the most, from −39.6°C (2009) to 17.9°C (1992).
Where St. Paul County No. 19’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: 1991–2020 normals for Cold Lake from ECCC’s climate data site, the nearest location with every month of temperature.
- 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, which none of ECCC’s 450 locations publishes for 1991–2020, and the town’s own height above sea level, so no figure is adjusted for altitude.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about St. Paul County No. 19’s climate
How warm does St. Paul County No. 19 get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.6°C.
How cold does St. Paul County No. 19 get in winter?
The year’s coldest nights belong to January, at about −19.6°C.
How much rain and snow does St. Paul County No. 19 get?
Measured as water, a year brings 437 mm: 86 mm in June, the wettest month, and 13 mm in February, the driest.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Around 142 days a year see 1 cm of snow or more lying.
Are these figures for St. Paul County No. 19 itself?
Not really: Cold Lake, the closest location with normals, lies well away from St. Paul County No. 19.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for St. Paul County No. 19 →
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).