Less rain and snow fall on Willow Creek No. 26 than on 86% of Canadian towns: 428 mm a year
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 25.2°C on average. Frosty nights outnumber those of 75% of Canadian towns. The year is lopsided: June gets about 7.1 times what January does. For walks and days out, July and August bring highs of 25°C.
Measured at Claresholm, 8.1 km north-west: ECCC’s normals for 1991–2020.
A year in Willow Creek No. 26 at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Willow Creek No. 26’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.
What a year in Willow Creek No. 26 feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
About 191 frosts and 106 warm days a year
From September to May frost is routine, and in December it comes on almost every night. 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 428 mm of rain and snow a year
On about 73 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 111 cm of snow a year
The snow season runs September to May; March brings the most, about 22 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Heating a home in Willow Creek No. 26
86% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Each day the mean sits under 18°C adds its shortfall; a year’s total is its heating degree days.
Living with Willow Creek No. 26’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Wait until about 25 May to plant out; frost tends to come back around 13 September, about 110 days later.
Warm afternoons without cold nights, 17–27°C and 8°C or more, mark Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →A wind chill below −20 is part of about 41 days a year here.
About 17 days a year turn sultry, with the humidex past 30.
For blizzards, floods and wildfire, turn to Willow Creek No. 26’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Claresholm
Claresholm is a composite: ECCC joins 2 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 8.1 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 1,009 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | Yes |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −41.8°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 39.7°C |
| Average wind | 12.6 km/h on average, most often from the north |
| Next-nearest location | Pincher Creek, 55 km |
How Willow Creek No. 26 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 Willow Creek No. 26 whose figures come from another normals location. Willow Creek No. 26 has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 39–57 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Creek No. 26 Claresholm | 25.2°C | −13.2°C | 428 mm |
| Nobleford 39 km · Lethbridge | 26.3°C 1.1°C warmer | −12.1°C 1.1°C milder | 373 mm |
| Piikani 147 44 km · Pincher Creek | 24.2°C 1.0°C cooler | −10.4°C 2.8°C milder | 550 mm |
| Vulcan 57 km · Queenstown | 25.0°C about the same | −13.7°C 0.5°C colder | 412 mm |
Willow Creek No. 26 weather by month
Month by month, 1991–2020: the usual high, low and mean, the rain and snow, and the snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0.4°C | −13.2°C | −6.4°C | 13 mm | 15 cm |
| February | 1.8°C | −12.0°C | −5.1°C | 15 mm | 17 cm |
| March | 5.9°C | −7.7°C | −0.9°C | 22 mm | 22 cm |
| April | 11.7°C | −2.3°C | 4.7°C | 33 mm | 12 cm |
| May | 17.3°C | 2.8°C | 10.1°C | 68 mm | 6 cm |
| June | 20.9°C | 7.0°C | 14.0°C | 93 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.2°C | 9.3°C | 17.2°C | 47 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25.1°C | 8.3°C | 16.7°C | 43 mm | under 1 cm |
| September | 20.0°C | 3.8°C | 11.9°C | 42 mm | 1 cm |
| October | 12.9°C | −1.7°C | 5.6°C | 20 mm | 7 cm |
| November | 5.4°C | −7.6°C | −1.1°C | 18 mm | 16 cm |
| December | 0.9°C | −12.5°C | −5.8°C | 16 mm | 15 cm |
| Year | 12.3°C | −2.2°C | 5.1°C | 428 mm | 111 cm |
The most changeable month: February, give or take 4.9°C; the steadiest, June
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high since 1991. February spans the most, from −40.0°C (1994) to 24.0°C (1992).
Where Willow Creek No. 26’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at Claresholm, the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals.
- 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: hours of sunshine, missing from the 1991–2020 normals, and a height correction: the town has no elevation on file.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Willow Creek No. 26’s climate
How warm does Willow Creek No. 26 get in summer?
At its warmest, in July, the normal high is 25.2°C.
How cold does Willow Creek No. 26 get in winter?
A typical January night falls to −13.2°C, the year’s low point.
How much rain and snow does Willow Creek No. 26 get?
The year adds up to 428 mm. June is the peak month (93 mm) and January the low one (13 mm).
Are these figures for Willow Creek No. 26 itself?
Yes, measured at Claresholm, which sits inside Willow Creek No. 26’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Willow Creek No. 26 →
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).