Community in Alberta, Canada
Hamlet in Alberta, Canada
Winfield is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within the County of Wetaskiwin No. 10.[2] It is located at the intersection of Highway 13 and Highway 20, approximately 70 kilometres (43 mi) west of Wetaskiwin.
Climate
Winfield experiences a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc) that borders on a humid continental climate (Dfb) The average January temperature is −9.1 °C (15.6 °F),[3] while the average July temperature is 15.5 °C (59.9 °F). However, temperatures as low as −44.5 °C (−48 °F)[3] and as high as 34.0 °C (93 °F)[3] have been recorded. Winters are cold and dry with a snow pack from mid-November till early-April. Summers are warm with long days; most precipitation falls during summer as rain from thunderstorms. July has the most precipitation of any month with an average of 131.1 millimetres (5 in)[3] as rain.
| Climate data for Winfield, Alberta
|
| Month
|
Jan
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Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Year
|
| Record high °C (°F)
|
17.0
(62.6)
|
17.0
(62.6)
|
23.5
(74.3)
|
28.5
(83.3)
|
31.0
(87.8)
|
33.0
(91.4)
|
34.0
(93.2)
|
32.5
(90.5)
|
32.5
(90.5)
|
28.5
(83.3)
|
20.0
(68.0)
|
17.5
(63.5)
|
34.0
(93.2)
|
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
−3.5
(25.7)
|
−0.6
(30.9)
|
2.9
(37.2)
|
10.5
(50.9)
|
16.0
(60.8)
|
19.2
(66.6)
|
21.7
(71.1)
|
21.2
(70.2)
|
16.1
(61.0)
|
10.3
(50.5)
|
1.5
(34.7)
|
−2.5
(27.5)
|
9.4
(48.9)
|
| Daily mean °C (°F)
|
−9.1
(15.6)
|
−6.5
(20.3)
|
−2.8
(27.0)
|
4.2
(39.6)
|
9.3
(48.7)
|
13.1
(55.6)
|
15.5
(59.9)
|
14.6
(58.3)
|
9.8
(49.6)
|
4.4
(39.9)
|
−3.6
(25.5)
|
−7.7
(18.1)
|
3.4
(38.1)
|
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
−14.6
(5.7)
|
−12.3
(9.9)
|
−8.4
(16.9)
|
−2.1
(28.2)
|
2.7
(36.9)
|
6.8
(44.2)
|
9.1
(48.4)
|
8.0
(46.4)
|
3.4
(38.1)
|
−1.6
(29.1)
|
−8.6
(16.5)
|
−13
(9)
|
−2.5
(27.5)
|
| Record low °C (°F)
|
−43.0
(−45.4)
|
−40
(−40)
|
−39
(−38)
|
−26.0
(−14.8)
|
−13.0
(8.6)
|
−2.8
(27.0)
|
0.0
(32.0)
|
−4.0
(24.8)
|
−7.5
(18.5)
|
−26.5
(−15.7)
|
−37.0
(−34.6)
|
−44.5
(−48.1)
|
−44.5
(−48.1)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
|
22.8
(0.90)
|
17.2
(0.68)
|
23.0
(0.91)
|
27.4
(1.08)
|
65.1
(2.56)
|
102.5
(4.04)
|
131.1
(5.16)
|
85.5
(3.37)
|
62.3
(2.45)
|
28.8
(1.13)
|
19.6
(0.77)
|
17.0
(0.67)
|
602.3
(23.71)
|
| Average rainfall mm (inches)
|
1.2
(0.05)
|
0.1
(0.00)
|
1.4
(0.06)
|
17.4
(0.69)
|
57.6
(2.27)
|
102.5
(4.04)
|
131.1
(5.16)
|
85.5
(3.37)
|
60.4
(2.38)
|
19.0
(0.75)
|
2.0
(0.08)
|
0.4
(0.02)
|
478.6
(18.84)
|
| Average snowfall cm (inches)
|
22.1
(8.7)
|
17.1
(6.7)
|
21.6
(8.5)
|
10.1
(4.0)
|
7.4
(2.9)
|
0.0
(0.0)
|
0.0
(0.0)
|
0.0
(0.0)
|
1.9
(0.7)
|
9.8
(3.9)
|
17.7
(7.0)
|
16.6
(6.5)
|
124.2
(48.9)
|
| Source: Environment Canada[3]
|
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Winfield had a population of 193 living in 85 of its 96 total private dwellings, a change of -18.9% from its 2016 population of 238. With a land area of 1.07 km2 (0.41 sq mi), it had a population density of 180.4/km2 (467.2/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Winfield had a population of 238 living in 85 of its 98 total private dwellings, a change of 6.3% from its 2011 population of 224. With a land area of 1.07 km2 (0.41 sq mi), it had a population density of 222.4/km2 (576.1/sq mi) in 2016.[4]
