Return to Edson Infopage Alberta has a moderate climate that enjoys four distinct seasons, including warm summers and mild Canadian winters. Precipitation averages 425 millimetres (16.7 inches) of which 150 millimetres (5.9 inches) falls as snow. From May to September the mean rainfall averages 300 millimetres (11.8 inches) and is sufficient to assure a good crop. July is the month of maximum thunderstorm and hail activity. Individual snowfalls rarely exceed 15 centimetres and a snow depth of 30 centimetres occurs on the average of once in ten years.
Summer: 17.1 C (62.8 F)
Spring: 4.2 C (39.6 F)
Fall: 5.1 C (41.2 F)
Winter: -16.6 C (2.1 F)
Rain: 32.5 cm (12.8 in.)
Snow: 99.7 cm (39.3 in.)
Total: 132.33 cm ( 52.1 in.)
109 days per year
2,263.7 hours