Photo: Jack Borno · CC BY-SA 3.0Few Canadian towns get more frosts than Stoney 142, 143, 144
Sunny July days climb to about 22.5°C. Its July afternoons stay fresher than in 96% of Canadian towns. Of all months, June brings the most precipitation and February the least. The furnace earns its keep from September to May, the months that average under 10°C.
These are not Stoney 142, 143, 144’s own readings: ECCC keeps no normals there, so the page uses Banff, 49 km west.
A year in Stoney 142, 143, 144 at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Stoney 142, 143, 144’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.
What a year in Stoney 142, 143, 144 feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
About 220 frosts and 67 warm days a year
From August to June frost is routine, and in December it comes on almost every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 23 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 454 mm of rain and snow a year
On about 91 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 184 cm in a normal year
Snow falls from September to June, most of all in April (about 30 cm). 5th snowiest of 475 towns of 2,500+ in Alberta.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Heating a home in Stoney 142, 143, 144
82% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: September to May.
Measured against 18°C: each day’s shortfall in mean temperature, added over twelve months. That means homes here need more heating than 83% of Canadian towns.
Living with Stoney 142, 143, 144’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
The growing season between frosts lasts about 64 days, roughly 19 June to 23 August.
Summer nights stay cool here: no month pairs 17–27°C afternoons with 8°C nights.
Parks & trails →Winter brings about 39 days with a wind chill below −20.
About 3 days a year turn sultry, with the humidex past 30.
Extremes don’t show in averages: floods, wildfire smoke and ice storms are on Stoney 142, 143, 144’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Banff
Banff is a composite: ECCC joins 3 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 49 km west |
| Station altitude | 1,397 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −44.2°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 34.2°C |
| Average wind | 8.2 km/h on average, most often from the south-west |
| Next-nearest location | Calgary (Airport), 59 km |
How Stoney 142, 143, 144 compares
Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Alberta.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Stoney 142, 143, 144’s would only repeat its figures. The one place listed is 27 km from Stoney 142, 143, 144, the nearest with figures.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stoney 142, 143, 144 Banff | 22.5°C | −13.5°C | 454 mm |
| Cochrane 27 km · Calgary (Airport) | 23.5°C 1.0°C warmer | −13.5°C about the same | 445 mm |
Stoney 142, 143, 144 weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −3.5°C | −13.5°C | −8.5°C | 19 mm | 21 cm |
| February | −0.5°C | −12.6°C | −6.6°C | 19 mm | 20 cm |
| March | 3.7°C | −8.2°C | −2.2°C | 29 mm | 25 cm |
| April | 9.0°C | −3.5°C | 2.8°C | 39 mm | 30 cm |
| May | 14.3°C | 0.5°C | 7.4°C | 50 mm | 12 cm |
| June | 17.9°C | 4.4°C | 11.2°C | 73 mm | 2 cm |
| July | 22.5°C | 6.8°C | 14.7°C | 47 mm | under 1 cm |
| August | 22.1°C | 5.8°C | 14.0°C | 47 mm | under 1 cm |
| September | 16.7°C | 2.2°C | 9.4°C | 45 mm | 8 cm |
| October | 9.1°C | −2.4°C | 3.4°C | 36 mm | 17 cm |
| November | 0.6°C | −8.2°C | −3.8°C | 28 mm | 25 cm |
| December | −4.6°C | −13.4°C | −9.0°C | 23 mm | 23 cm |
| Year | 8.9°C | −3.5°C | 2.7°C | 454 mm | 184 cm |
From −38.5°C to 20.0°C: March’s coldest and warmest days since 1991
Year to year, February varies most (a standard deviation of 4.1°C around −6.6°C) and June least (0.9°C).
Where Stoney 142, 143, 144’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 normals from ECCC for Banff, its nearest location with complete temperatures.
- 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: sunshine, not in ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals, and the effect of the town’s height, for which there is no figure.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Stoney 142, 143, 144’s climate
How warm does Stoney 142, 143, 144 get in summer?
Peak warmth comes in July, at about 22.5°C by mid-afternoon.
How cold does Stoney 142, 143, 144 get in winter?
A typical January night falls to −13.5°C, the year’s low point.
How much rain and snow does Stoney 142, 143, 144 get?
Around 454 mm a year in all, from 73 mm in June down to 19 mm in February.
Are these figures for Stoney 142, 143, 144 itself?
The figures are ECCC’s for Banff; Stoney 142, 143, 144 has no normals station.
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