Olds swings 35°C across the year, from 21°C highs in July to -14°C lows in January, and June is usually the wettest month in a year that brings about 506 mm of precipitation.
Warmest month
July
21°C average high
Coldest month
January
-14°C average low
Wettest month
June
506 mm a year
Below freezing
7 months
January, February, March, April, October, November and December
Comfortable
4 months
May, July, August and September
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The weather map: all three models at once
Env. Canada, European, American side by side around Olds and nearby towns.Live rain radar →
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Olds hourly forecast: next 14 hours
consensus of the three models
Rain in the next 24 hours, model by model
each model's own hourly precipitation, side by side
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Olds 10-day forecast, out to 14 days
where the models agree, and where they split
Today
Cloudy
2°-3°
models agree
Tomorrow
Light snow
1°-5°
models agree
Mon
Cloudy
3°-5°
±3°
Tue
Snow
5°-4°
models agree
Wed
Snow
0°-4°
±3°
Thu
Snow
-2°-7°
±5°
Fri
Light snow
1°-6°
±12°
Sat
Cloudy
1°-8°
±13°
Sun
Mostly clear
6°-5°
±9°
Mon
Cloudy
7°-1°
±4°
Tue
Light drizzle
7°0°
±6°
Wed
Cloudy
7°-1°
±6°
Thu
Cloudy
9°2°
±6°
Olds, Alberta is at its warmest in Jul (average highs near 21°C) and coldest in Jan (lows around -14°C), with roughly 506 mm of precipitation across the year. Below, compare what Env. Canada, European, American forecast for Olds right now, and see exactly where they disagree.
average daytime high and overnight low across a typical year (1991-2020)
Jan
-5°
-14°
Feb
-2°
-12°
Mar
1°
-9°
Apr
9°
-3°
May
16°
3°
Jun
19°
7°
Jul
21°
10°
Aug
21°
9°
Sep
18°
6°
Oct
9°
-1°
Nov
1°
-7°
Dec
-4°
-11°
Source: 1991-2020 averages, ERA5 for this place adjusted with NASA POWER.
How Olds' weather has changed since 1995
30 years of daily data, 1995-2024, shown as change
+0.6°C
Around Olds, the difference between 1995-2004 and 2015-2024 is +0.6°C, within the normal swing from year to year.
1995each stripe is one year2024
cooler than averagearound averagewarmer than average
Days above 25°C
7 more days a year
2015-2024 against 1995-2004. Within the normal year-to-year swing
Frost nights
7 fewer nights a year
2015-2024 against 1995-2004, below 0°C. Within the normal year-to-year swing
Average wind
+2%
2015-2024 against 1995-2004. Within the normal year-to-year swing
Bars: each year against the area's 30-year average. Dashed lines: the average of the first and the last ten years.
See the numbers year by year
Year
Temp vs average
Days >25°C vs avg
Frost nights vs avg
Wind vs avg
1995
−0.7°C
−16
+11
−5%
1996
−2.7°C
+2
+6
+1%
1997
−0.1°C
−12
+8
+1%
1998
+0.6°C
+6
−12
−7%
1999
+0.4°C
−14
−3
−2%
2000
−0.5°C
−9
+3
−5%
2001
+0.9°C
+16
−3
+1%
2002
−0.3°C
+13
+14
+1%
2003
±0.0°C
+15
+1
+1%
2004
+0.1°C
−18
+0
+1%
2005
+0.1°C
−14
−9
+1%
2006
+0.8°C
+15
−7
−2%
2007
±0.0°C
−5
−1
+3%
2008
−0.4°C
−3
+3
−2%
2009
−0.7°C
+5
+20
+3%
2010
−0.2°C
−14
+2
−5%
2011
−0.7°C
−8
+4
+6%
2012
+0.1°C
+8
+0
+3%
2013
+0.1°C
+3
−1
+1%
2014
−0.4°C
−0
−1
+1%
2015
+1.1°C
+5
−7
+1%
2016
+1.1°C
−13
−16
−2%
2017
±0.0°C
+15
+1
+3%
2018
−0.4°C
+8
+10
−2%
2019
−1.1°C
−22
+5
−2%
2020
−0.4°C
−15
+0
+6%
2021
+0.2°C
+21
+4
+1%
2022
+0.4°C
+14
−6
+6%
2023
+2.1°C
+22
−14
−2%
2024
+0.6°C
+10
−17
−2%
Source: NASA POWER daily data from the MERRA-2 reanalysis, 1995-2024. Each value describes a grid square of about 50 km around Olds, not a weather station, and a square that takes in sea or a large lake runs milder than the city itself. That is why this section shows change against the square's own 30-year average rather than counts you could compare with a local station. Rain and snow are left out because their long-term record in this dataset is not consistent over time. "Within the normal year-to-year swing" means the change is smaller than the usual differences between single years.
Which forecast is most accurate in Olds?
CheckWeather Score, graded against the weather that actually happened
Provider
CheckWeather-score
Temp
Wind
Rain
Run by
European ★ Best
96
/100rank #1
97±0.2°C
97±1.5 km/h
9597% hit
ECMWF - European Centre for Medium-Range Weather ForecastsReading, United Kingdom
EC
Env. Canada
91
/100rank #2
86±0.8°C
95±2.3 km/h
9597% hit
Environment and Climate Change CanadaDorval, Québec, Canada
American
89
/100rank #3
84±0.9°C
89±5.3 km/h
9597% hit
NOAA / NCEP (United States)College Park, Maryland, USA
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Where the models disagree
temperature and rain, judged separately
Day
Temperature
Rain
Today
models agree2° to 2°
±9%0% to 9% chance
Tomorrow
±1°0° to 1°
±24%14% to 38% chance
Mon
±3°3° to 5°
±7%3% to 10% chance
Tue
±1°4° to 5°
±6%13% to 19% chance
Wed
±3°-1° to 2°
±15%29% to 44% chance
The models often agree on temperature and still split on rain, and rain is usually what decides whether a plan survives. A wide rain range means the shower is genuinely uncertain, not that the forecast is wrong.
Sunrise and sunset in Olds
today, local time
Sunrise
08:16
Sunset
18:23
Daylight
10h 7m
Common questions
What's the weather in Olds today?
Saturday, October 24: Env. Canada, the European and the American model agree on a high near 2° in Olds today. Tomorrow: light snow, around 1°, with a 38% chance of rain. The forecast on this page refreshes live.
Will it rain in Olds today or tomorrow?
The models split on rain in Olds on Sunday, October 25: Env. Canada 38%, European 14%, American 23%. When they disagree like this, treat any single app's answer with caution. On Saturday, October 24 the highest chance of rain from any model is 9%. The hourly strip and the model-by-model rain panel above update live.
Which forecast is most accurate for Olds?
Over the last 30 days, the European model has been the most accurate for Olds (CheckWeather Score 96/100), ahead of the Env. Canada at 91. We grade every model against the recorded weather. See the CA accuracy scoreboard for the full method.
What is the warmest month in Olds?
July is typically the warmest month in Olds, with average highs around 21°C.
How cold does Olds get?
The coldest month in Olds is January, when overnight lows average about -14°C.
How much rain does Olds get?
Olds sees roughly 506 mm of precipitation a year, with June usually the wettest month.
Is Olds getting warmer?
Not clearly. In NASA's reanalysis for the area around Olds, the difference between 1995-2004 and 2015-2024 is 0.6°C, within the normal swing from year to year.
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