Edmonton climate — normals and trends
Edmonton (Canada) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.8 °C and it receives 468 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (17.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-13.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Edmonton averages 187 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 90 rainy days per year.
Edmonton has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.4 °C (on 30 June 2021) and the coldest -45.8 °C (on 13 January 2024).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
EdmontonAlberta
- coords
- 53.55°, -113.47°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.8°C
Average daily high
7.7°C
Average daily low
-2.3°C
Annual rainfall
468mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
18.4km/h
Seasonal range
30.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
187 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
90 d/yr
Annual snowfall
78.0 cm
Average feels-like high
4.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-6.3 °C
Average peak gust
33.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.06 · p = 0.020
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
35.4 °C
30 June 2021
Coldest day
-45.8 °C
13 January 2024
Wettest day
81 mm
13 September 1958
Windiest day
54.7 km/h
30 June 1961
Strongest gust
96.1 km/h
30 June 1961
Hottest feels-like
36.6 °C
12 July 2002
Coldest feels-like
-52.1 °C
13 January 2024
Snowiest day
18.3 cm
19 May 1987
Sunniest day
16.8 h
22 June 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -3.8 °C | +5.2 °C | 28 mm | +8 mm |
| Feb | -11.1 °C | -5.2 °C | 5 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 1.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 35 mm | +17 mm |
| Apr | 11.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 17 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 19.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 57 mm | +2 mm |
| Jun | 20.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 58 mm | -25 mm |
| Jul | 22.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 46 mm | -36 mm |
| Aug | 23.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 87 mm | +22 mm |
| Sep | 22.6 °C | +6.0 °C | 5 mm | -37 mm |
| Oct | 12.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 17 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | 2.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 26 mm | +6 mm |
| Dec | -10.8 °C | -3.8 °C | 61 mm | +43 mm |
The year's extremes
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Edmonton?
Edmonton has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.8 °C and it receives 468 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Edmonton?
The hottest day measured in Edmonton between 1940 and 2025 was 30 June 2021, reaching 35.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Edmonton?
The coldest day measured in Edmonton between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 2024, at -45.8 °C.
Does it snow in Edmonton?
Yes. Edmonton gets on average 78.0 cm of snow per year and has around 187 frost days.
Has the climate of Edmonton warmed?
Yes: Edmonton warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Edmonton?
The wettest day measured in Edmonton between 1940 and 2025 was 13 September 1958, with 81 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Edmonton?
The windiest day measured in Edmonton between 1940 and 2025 was 30 June 1961, with winds reaching 54.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Edmonton?
The warmest month in Edmonton is July (17.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-13.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Edmonton?
Edmonton receives on average 468 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 90 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Edmonton?
Edmonton gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Edmonton?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Edmonton between 1940 and 2025 was 19 May 1987, with 18.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Edmonton?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Edmonton.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Edmonton?
In Edmonton, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.6 °C on 12 July 2002, and the lowest was -52.1 °C on 13 January 2024.
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