Precipitation in Wheatland County trails that of 94% of Canadian towns: 412 mm a year
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 25.0°C. Frost is common: about 197 nights a year drop below freezing, more than in 89% of Canadian towns. Temperatures cover 39°C across the year, low to high. From June to August, highs of 21–25°C make it easy to spend the day outdoors.
Wheatland County has no ECCC normals station of its own: every figure here comes from Queenstown, 47 km south-east.
A year in Wheatland County at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Wheatland County’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.
What a year in Wheatland County feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
197 frost days and 102 days above 20°C a year
Frost comes from September to May; in December 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 412 mm of rain and snow a year
June is the wettest month and February the driest. Some 73 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 105 cm in a normal year
From September to May snow is likely; March is the peak, at about 18 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Wheatland County
87% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Behind the figure: the degrees each day’s mean falls under 18°C, summed for the year. Over a year, a home here needs more heating than 61% of Canadian towns.
Living with Wheatland County’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
The frost-free stretch runs from about 19 May to about 20 September, some 123 days in a normal year.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →Averages smooth over blizzards, ice storms, floods and heat waves; Wheatland County’s hazards page covers the risks.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Queenstown
Queenstown is one of the 450 places where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 47 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 940 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | Yes |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −39.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 39.5°C |
| Next-nearest location | Calgary (Airport), 56 km |
How Wheatland County 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 Wheatland County whose figures come from another normals location. No closer place has figures: this one lies 12 km from Wheatland County.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheatland County Queenstown | 25.0°C | −13.7°C | 412 mm |
| Strathmore 12 km · Calgary (Airport) | 23.5°C 1.5°C cooler | −13.5°C about the same | 445 mm |
Wheatland County weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1.9°C | −13.7°C | −7.8°C | 14 mm | 14 cm |
| February | −0.5°C | −12.5°C | −6.5°C | 14 mm | 14 cm |
| March | 4.5°C | −8.1°C | −1.8°C | 19 mm | 18 cm |
| April | 11.6°C | −2.2°C | 4.7°C | 33 mm | 14 cm |
| May | 17.4°C | 3.4°C | 10.5°C | 62 mm | 6 cm |
| June | 21.1°C | 8.0°C | 14.6°C | 82 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.0°C | 10.5°C | 17.8°C | 54 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24.6°C | 9.5°C | 17.1°C | 50 mm | under 1 cm |
| September | 19.5°C | 4.6°C | 12.1°C | 33 mm | 2 cm |
| October | 12.3°C | −1.7°C | 5.3°C | 18 mm | 8 cm |
| November | 4.1°C | −7.8°C | −1.8°C | 18 mm | 15 cm |
| December | −0.7°C | −12.4°C | −6.7°C | 15 mm | 14 cm |
| Year | 11.4°C | −1.9°C | 4.8°C | 412 mm | 105 cm |
A March here can run from −35.5°C to 26.0°C
Two years in three, February’s average falls within 5.0°C of its normal of −6.5°C; June keeps to within 0.9°C.
Where Wheatland County’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s normals for Queenstown, 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
- Comparisons: every Canadian town and neighbourhood of 2,500 or more, each read from its own nearest location; city totals and reserves are left out.
- 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 Wheatland County’s climate
How warm does Wheatland County get in summer?
Expect highs near 25.0°C in July, the hottest month on average.
How cold does Wheatland County get in winter?
Overnight lows average −13.7°C in January, the coldest month.
How much rain and snow does Wheatland County get?
412 mm a year counting snow as water. The wettest month is June (82 mm); the driest, February (14 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Snow cover of 1 cm or more lasts about 4 days in a typical year.
Are these figures for Wheatland County itself?
Not quite: they come from Queenstown, the closest ECCC normals location to Wheatland County.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Wheatland County →
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).