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Climate in Vauxhall · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Few Canadian towns get less rain and snow than Vauxhall: 299 mm a year

The depth of winter brings overnight lows near −14.1°C. In July, afternoons here are warmer than in 83% of Canadian towns. The seasons are far apart: from a winter night to a summer afternoon the average spans 41°C. Plan for rain or snow on about 55 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.

July afternoons: warmer than 83% of Canadian towns

January nights: colder than 60% of Canadian towns

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

1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Vauxhall location, 2.9 km south-west.

July high

26.8°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−14.1°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

299 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Snowfall a year

108 cm

Typical Canadian town 141 cm

Frost days

182

a year at 0°C or below

Frost-free days

126

15 May to 19 Sep

A year in Vauxhall at a glance

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

Jan−2°C−14°CColdest nights

Feb0°C−13°C

Mar5°C−8°CSnowiest

Apr13°C−1°C

May19°C4°CLast frost ~15 May

Jun22°C9°CWettest

Jul27°C11°CWarmest

Aug27°C10°C

Sep21°C5°CFirst frost ~19 Sep

Oct13°C−1°C

Nov now5°C−8°C

Dec−1°C−13°C

What stands out about Vauxhall’s climate

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

Drier than almost every Canadian townAbout 299 mm of rain and melted snow a year; June is the wettest month and February the driest. 477th wettest of 479 towns of 2,500+ in Alberta.Less snowy than 87% of Canadian townsAbout 108 cm of snow falls in a year, most of it in March.Warmer than 83% of Canadian townsJuly afternoons average 26.8°C, the warmest of the year. 6th warmest of 479 towns of 2,500+ in Alberta.

A normal year

What a year in Vauxhall feels like

Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.

Winter

−1°C / −13°C

29 mm, with 43 cm of snow

Spring

12°C / −2°C

73 mm, with 36 cm of snow

Summer

25°C / 10°C

141 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season

Autumn

13°C / −1°C

57 mm, with 27 cm of snow

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0°C−13°C

5°C−8°C

13°C−1°C

19°C4°C

22°C9°C

27°C11°C

27°C10°C

21°C5°C

13°C−1°C

5°C−8°C

−1°C−13°C

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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

Frost & warm days

About 182 frosts and 117 warm days a year

From September to May frost is routine, and in December it comes on almost every night. Some 26 nights a year drop under −20°C.

126 frost-free days · average dates, 1991–2020

15 May 19 Sep

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

182

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

More frosts than 73% of Canadian towns

Days that stay below 0°C

Nights a year below −20°C

117

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

Rain and melted snow: about 299 mm a year

June brings the most rain and snow; February, the least. 477th wettest of 479 towns of 2,500+ in Alberta.

299 mm

Rain and snow a year

Drier than almost every Canadian town

76 mm

June, the wettest month

7 mm

February, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

76 mm

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Precipitation: Brooks, 57 km away (Vauxhall records no complete year of it).

Snow

About 108 cm of snow a year

Expect snow from August to May, with about 18 cm in March, the snowiest month.

108 cm

Snowfall a year

Less snowy than 87% of Canadian towns

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

18 cm

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ECCC’s Vauxhall normals leave snowfall out; the figures here come from Lethbridge, 70 km away.

Heating

Heating a home in Vauxhall

89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.

4,670 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020

1,804 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

The total grows by a degree for every degree a day’s mean sits under 18°C.

Living here

Living with Vauxhall’s climate

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

The garden window

On average the last spring frost comes around 15 May and the first autumn frost around 19 September: about 126 frost-free days between.

Get outside

Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in Jun, Jul and Aug.

Parks & trails →

Wind chill

Wind chill falls below −20 on about 49 days a year: cover skin and dress in layers.

Humidex

A humidex above 30 marks about 31 days in a normal year.

Storms and extremes

Severe weather is a separate story from the averages: see Vauxhall’s hazards page.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Vauxhall

The page’s figures are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Vauxhall, one of its 450 normals locations.

Distance from the town	2.9 km south-west
Station altitude	779 m
Completeness	meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule
WMO standard normals	No
Precipitation from	Brooks, 57 km
Snowfall from	Lethbridge, 70 km
Coldest reading, 1991–2020	−44.2°C
Hottest reading, 1991–2020	39.9°C
Average wind	14.6 km/h on average, most often from the west
Next-nearest location	Brooks, 57 km

Compared with other towns

How Vauxhall 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.

July afternoons26.8°C

VauxhallMedian Canadian town

20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C

Warmer than 83% of Canadian towns6th warmest of 479 towns of 2,500+ in Alberta

January nights−14.1°C

VauxhallMedian Canadian town

−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C

Colder than 60% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year299 mm

VauxhallMedian Canadian town

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Drier than almost every Canadian town477th wettest of 479 towns of 2,500+ in Alberta

Snowfall a year108 cm

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Less snowy than 87% of Canadian towns

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Vauxhall’s would only repeat its figures. No closer places have figures: these lie 53–57 km from Vauxhall.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Vauxhall	26.8°C	−14.1°C	299 mm
Picture Butte 53 km · Lethbridge	26.3°C 0.5°C cooler	−12.1°C 2.0°C milder	373 mm
Bow Island 56 km · Medicine Hat	27.7°C 0.9°C warmer	−14.1°C about the same	331 mm
Newell County 57 km · Brooks	26.9°C about the same	−15.7°C 1.6°C colder	299 mm

Month by month

Vauxhall weather by month

Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.

Month	High	Low	Mean	Rain & snow	Snow
January	−2.2°C	−14.1°C	−8.1°C	11 mm	13 cm
February	0.1°C	−12.8°C	−6.4°C	7 mm	15 cm
March	5.4°C	−7.5°C	−1.1°C	16 mm	18 cm
April	12.7°C	−1.3°C	5.7°C	20 mm	13 cm
May	18.6°C	4.3°C	11.5°C	37 mm	5 cm
June	22.4°C	8.8°C	15.6°C	76 mm	0 cm
July	26.8°C	10.9°C	18.8°C	32 mm	0 cm
August	26.5°C	9.7°C	18.1°C	33 mm	1 cm
September	21.0°C	5.1°C	13.1°C	29 mm	1 cm
October	13.1°C	−1.0°C	6.1°C	14 mm	10 cm
November	4.8°C	−7.6°C	−1.4°C	15 mm	16 cm
December	−1.1°C	−13.0°C	−7.1°C	11 mm	15 cm
Year	12.3°C	−1.6°C	5.4°C	299 mm	108 cm

Year to year

March has run from −40.2°C to 27.4°C in thirty years

Year to year, February varies most (a standard deviation of 5.3°C around −6.4°C) and June least (1.0°C).

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Sources

Where Vauxhall’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at Vauxhall, the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals.
Other locations: where a location publishes no full year of precipitation or snowfall, the nearest one that does supplies it, named beside those figures.
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, absent from every 1991–2020 location, and an altitude correction, for want of the town’s own elevation.

Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada

Questions about Vauxhall’s climate

How warm does Vauxhall get in summer?

July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.8°C.

How cold does Vauxhall get in winter?

The year’s coldest nights belong to January, at about −14.1°C.

How much rain and snow does Vauxhall get?

The year adds up to 299 mm. June is the peak month (76 mm) and February the low one (7 mm).

Are these figures for Vauxhall itself?

Close to it: they are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Vauxhall, just outside Vauxhall’s boundary.

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Vauxhall →

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).