Ice on the ground: Wetaskiwin County No. 10 sees more frosts than 90% of Canadian towns
Sunny July days climb to about 23.1°C. The year is lopsided: July gets about 8.1 times what December does. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 88% of Canadian towns. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from October to April, when means dip under 10°C.
These are not Wetaskiwin County No. 10’s own readings: ECCC keeps no normals there, so the page uses Breton, 45 km north-west.
A year in Wetaskiwin County No. 10 at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Wetaskiwin County No. 10’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.
What a year in Wetaskiwin County No. 10 feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
201 frost days and 83 days above 20°C a year
Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. On about 26 nights a year the air falls below −20°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
Rain and melted snow: about 499 mm a year
8th wettest of 478 towns of 2,500+ in Alberta.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
166 cm of snow in a typical year
Snow falls from September to May, most of all in January (about 32 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Heating a home in Wetaskiwin County No. 10
86% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
A heating degree day is one degree of shortfall below 18°C for one day, summed over the year. Over a year, a home here needs more heating than 81% of Canadian towns.
Living with Wetaskiwin County No. 10’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Warm afternoons without cold nights, 17–27°C and 8°C or more, mark Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →What averages leave out, the floods and ice storms, is on Wetaskiwin County No. 10’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Breton
Breton is one of the 450 places where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 45 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 843 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −40.5°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.0°C |
| Next-nearest location | Edmonton (Airport), 47 km |
How Wetaskiwin County No. 10 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 Wetaskiwin County No. 10’s would only repeat its figures. The nearest places to Wetaskiwin County No. 10 with figures are 23–35 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wetaskiwin County No. 10 Breton | 23.1°C | −15.2°C | 499 mm |
| Louis Bull 138B 23 km · Edmonton (Airport) | 23.0°C about the same | −18.1°C 2.9°C colder | 434 mm |
| Ermineskin 138 32 km · Camrose | 23.1°C about the same | −17.8°C 2.6°C colder | 378 mm |
| Ponoka County 34 km · Red Deer | 22.9°C about the same | −17.6°C 2.4°C colder | 483 mm |
Wetaskiwin County No. 10 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 | −4.3°C | −15.2°C | −9.8°C | 20 mm | 32 cm |
| February | −1.3°C | −12.8°C | −7.1°C | 15 mm | 18 cm |
| March | 2.4°C | −9.2°C | −3.4°C | 18 mm | 25 cm |
| April | 10.3°C | −2.0°C | 4.3°C | 29 mm | 17 cm |
| May | 16.7°C | 3.4°C | 10.0°C | 60 mm | 6 cm |
| June | 20.1°C | 7.8°C | 14.0°C | 86 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 23.1°C | 10.2°C | 16.7°C | 102 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 22.1°C | 9.1°C | 15.6°C | 69 mm | under 1 cm |
| September | 17.8°C | 4.5°C | 11.1°C | 42 mm | 2 cm |
| October | 10.1°C | −1.5°C | 4.3°C | 22 mm | 12 cm |
| November | 1.4°C | −8.4°C | −3.7°C | 23 mm | 30 cm |
| December | −3.6°C | −14.0°C | −8.5°C | 13 mm | 24 cm |
| Year | 9.6°C | −2.4°C | 3.6°C | 499 mm | 166 cm |
A December here can run warm or cold, its average moving by about 4.6°C; the steadiest month is June
The thirty-year records stretch furthest in March: a low of −37.5°C in 2014 and a high of 22.5°C in 2004.
Where Wetaskiwin County No. 10’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals for Breton, the nearest location with a full year of temperatures.
- Comparisons: the 2,500-plus towns and neighbourhoods of Canada, each read from its closest normals location; whole cities and reserves aren’t counted.
- 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 Wetaskiwin County No. 10’s climate
How warm does Wetaskiwin County No. 10 get in summer?
On a normal day in July the thermometer climbs to 23.1°C, the warmest of the year.
How cold does Wetaskiwin County No. 10 get in winter?
Of all twelve months, January has the coldest nights, about −15.2°C.
How much rain and snow does Wetaskiwin County No. 10 get?
Rain and snow add up to about 499 mm of water a year; July brings the most (102 mm), December the least (13 mm).
Are these figures for Wetaskiwin County No. 10 itself?
The figures are ECCC’s for Breton; Wetaskiwin County No. 10 has no normals station.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Wetaskiwin County No. 10 →
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