Leduc climate — normals and trends
Leduc (Canada) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.9 °C and it receives 474 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 (16.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-12.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Leduc averages 186 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 91 rainy days per year.
Leduc has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.6 °C (on 18 July 1941) and the coldest -46.6 °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
LeducAlberta
- coords
- 53.27°, -113.55°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.9°C
Average daily high
7.9°C
Average daily low
-2.1°C
Annual rainfall
474mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
18.1km/h
Seasonal range
29.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
186 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
91 d/yr
Annual snowfall
80.7 cm
Average feels-like high
4.6 °C
Average feels-like low
-6.1 °C
Average peak gust
34.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.07 · p = 0.014
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
35.6 °C
18 July 1941
Coldest day
-46.6 °C
13 January 2024
Wettest day
90 mm
13 September 1958
Windiest day
54.4 km/h
30 June 1961
Strongest gust
108.7 km/h
30 June 1961
Hottest feels-like
36.1 °C
12 July 2002
Coldest feels-like
-51.8 °C
13 January 2024
Snowiest day
19.7 cm
30 January 1989
Sunniest day
16.7 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 | -3.2 °C | +5.1 °C | 28 mm | +8 mm |
| Feb | -9.6 °C | -4.4 °C | 6 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 2.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 38 mm | +19 mm |
| Apr | 12.5 °C | +3.1 °C | 17 mm | -13 mm |
| May | 19.7 °C | +3.5 °C | 63 mm | +7 mm |
| Jun | 20.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 75 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 22.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 52 mm | -30 mm |
| Aug | 23.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 88 mm | +23 mm |
| Sep | 22.8 °C | +6.3 °C | 5 mm | -38 mm |
| Oct | 12.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 13 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 2.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 24 mm | +4 mm |
| Dec | -9.6 °C | -3.3 °C | 55 mm | +37 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Leduc?
Leduc has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.9 °C and it receives 474 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Leduc?
The hottest day measured in Leduc between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1941, reaching 35.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Leduc?
The coldest day measured in Leduc between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 2024, at -46.6 °C.
Does it snow in Leduc?
Yes. Leduc gets on average 80.7 cm of snow per year and has around 186 frost days.
Has the climate of Leduc warmed?
Yes: Leduc warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Leduc?
The wettest day measured in Leduc between 1940 and 2025 was 13 September 1958, with 90 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Leduc?
The windiest day measured in Leduc between 1940 and 2025 was 30 June 1961, with winds reaching 54.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Leduc?
The warmest month in Leduc is July (16.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-12.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Leduc?
Leduc receives on average 474 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 91 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Leduc?
Leduc gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Leduc?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Leduc between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1989, with 19.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Leduc?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Leduc.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Leduc?
In Leduc, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.1 °C on 12 July 2002, and the lowest was -51.8 °C on 13 January 2024.
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