Calgary communities in winter

Winter sun, snow and spring melt in Calgary's established communities, compared with the rest of the city. Open a community for its page, then check a specific home on the free map.

Which communities get the most December sun, and which the least? See the Calgary winter sun ranking. Buying a home? Read what to check in Calgary in winter.

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Community	Sun, Dec 21 (median)	Under 30 min sun	5 cm+ snow in March	Spring ponding	East–west streets
Abbeydale	1.8 h	36%	66%	10%	36%
Acadia	1.3 h	39%	70%	5%	55%
Altadore	0.3 h	51%	79%	3%	51%
Auburn Bay	2.2 h	33%	61%	5%	38%
Banff Trail	1.0 h	45%	73%	3%	32%
Bankview	0.0 h	59%	86%	3%	36%
Bayview	0.2 h	52%	88%	9%	50%
Beddington Heights	1.0 h	44%	70%	2%	38%
Bel-Aire	0.3 h	51%	83%	2%	55%
Bonavista Downs	1.5 h	37%	70%	5%	27%
Bowness	1.5 h	39%	66%	5%	38%
Braeside	1.3 h	40%	72%	5%	43%
Brentwood	0.8 h	45%	78%	5%	18%
Bridlewood	2.0 h	36%	62%	4%	48%
Britannia	0.8 h	47%	70%	2%	40%
Cambrian Heights	1.3 h	41%	71%	3%	29%
Canyon Meadows	1.2 h	42%	72%	2%	44%
Capitol Hill	0.7 h	48%	73%	7%	61%
Castleridge	1.7 h	37%	69%	5%	38%
Cedarbrae	1.3 h	41%	74%	5%	50%
Charleswood	0.7 h	47%	82%	4%	27%
Chinook Park	0.3 h	50%	86%	5%	59%
Christie Park	1.7 h	38%	64%	3%	58%
Citadel	2.0 h	36%	61%	8%	36%
Cliff Bungalow	0.0 h	67%	86%	12%	67%
Coach Hill	0.5 h	50%	76%	4%	33%
Collingwood	1.3 h	39%	71%	4%	46%
Cougar Ridge	1.8 h	37%	62%	6%	40%
Coventry Hills	2.0 h	35%	62%	5%	38%
Crescent Heights	0.3 h	50%	77%	7%	59%
Dalhousie	1.3 h	40%	72%	4%	20%
Deer Ridge	1.2 h	42%	70%	4%	31%
Deer Run	1.2 h	41%	72%	6%	36%
Diamond Cove	2.0 h	33%	55%	6%	20%
Dover	1.7 h	38%	65%	5%	47%
Edgemont	1.5 h	39%	65%	2%	41%
Elbow Park	0.0 h	58%	87%	6%	47%
Elboya	0.3 h	51%	76%	2%	58%
Erin Woods	1.8 h	36%	65%	9%	41%
Evanston	2.3 h	32%	59%	7%	40%
Evergreen	1.8 h	37%	61%	5%	51%
Fairview	0.5 h	50%	81%	3%	40%
Falconridge	2.3 h	32%	63%	3%	38%
Forest Heights	2.0 h	32%	62%	4%	50%
Forest Lawn	2.0 h	31%	66%	7%	31%
Garrison Woods	0.0 h	53%	82%	8%	45%
Glamorgan	1.2 h	41%	74%	3%	40%
Glenbrook	0.8 h	44%	76%	6%	42%
Glendale	0.8 h	45%	77%	3%	44%
Greenview	2.2 h	34%	59%	5%	52%
Greenwood/Greenbriar	6.2 h	9%	15%	4%	46%
Harvest Hills	1.8 h	37%	60%	5%	43%
Hawkwood	1.7 h	39%	64%	3%	31%
Haysboro	1.2 h	41%	72%	5%	44%
Highland Park	1.0 h	43%	73%	5%	45%
Highwood	0.2 h	53%	79%	3%	35%
Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill	0.7 h	46%	73%	3%	43%
Huntington Hills	1.5 h	37%	68%	3%	40%
Kelvin Grove	0.7 h	48%	78%	3%	59%
Killarney/Glengarry	0.8 h	46%	80%	6%	31%
Kingsland	1.3 h	40%	68%	9%	53%
Lake Bonavista	1.5 h	37%	70%	5%	40%
Lakeview	0.8 h	45%	82%	2%	36%
Lower Mount Royal	0.0 h	67%	87%	6%	44%
MacEwan Glen	1.0 h	44%	71%	2%	38%
Manchester	2.2 h	29%	63%	11%	24%
Marlborough	1.8 h	35%	64%	7%	54%
Marlborough Park	2.0 h	34%	65%	7%	48%
Martindale	2.2 h	33%	65%	8%	38%
Mayfair	0.3 h	51%	87%	2%	38%
Mayland Heights	1.5 h	38%	66%	3%	34%
Midnapore	0.8 h	45%	75%	4%	36%
Millrise	1.7 h	38%	68%	4%	44%
Montgomery	2.3 h	33%	62%	4%	14%
Mount Pleasant	0.0 h	53%	78%	4%	71%
New Brighton	2.3 h	33%	61%	5%	39%
Nolan Hill	2.0 h	36%	54%	3%	47%
North Glenmore Park	0.7 h	48%	78%	4%	50%
North Haven	1.7 h	37%	73%	1%	34%
North Haven Upper	2.0 h	34%	60%	2%	20%
Oakridge	0.8 h	45%	76%	4%	42%
Ogden	1.5 h	38%	66%	5%	38%
Osprey Hill	1.3 h	38%	44%	4%	48%
Palliser	0.8 h	44%	80%	6%	36%
Panorama Hills	2.2 h	34%	58%	4%	34%
Parkdale	1.0 h	42%	70%	6%	16%
Parkhill	1.0 h	44%	75%	2%	42%
Parkland	1.0 h	43%	73%	4%	37%
Penbrooke Meadows	1.8 h	35%	66%	7%	41%
Pineridge	1.7 h	36%	68%	6%	51%
Pump Hill	0.7 h	48%	76%	3%	45%
Queensland	1.2 h	41%	74%	3%	29%
Ramsay	2.0 h	36%	60%	4%	34%
Ranchlands	1.3 h	40%	72%	4%	30%
Renfrew	1.2 h	42%	68%	7%	44%
Richmond	0.7 h	48%	78%	6%	51%
Rideau Park	0.0 h	61%	91%	7%	36%
Rocky Ridge	2.5 h	31%	56%	4%	37%
Rosedale	0.7 h	48%	78%	5%	33%
Rosemont	0.3 h	52%	81%	8%	25%
Rosscarrock	1.5 h	37%	72%	6%	44%
Roxboro	0.0 h	71%	89%	14%	36%
Royal Oak	2.2 h	35%	57%	7%	37%
Rundle	1.8 h	35%	65%	5%	43%
Rutland Park	0.8 h	44%	78%	12%	43%
Saddle Ridge	3.0 h	26%	49%	5%	47%
Sandstone Valley	1.3 h	41%	62%	4%	42%
Scarboro	0.0 h	62%	84%	4%	34%
Scarboro/Sunalta West	0.8 h	45%	69%	2%	32%
Shawnee Slopes	2.5 h	31%	45%	3%	44%
Shawnessy	2.0 h	35%	63%	4%	44%
Signal Hill	2.2 h	34%	58%	5%	41%
Silver Springs	2.0 h	33%	65%	2%	42%
Somerset	1.3 h	41%	65%	4%	39%
South Calgary	0.2 h	52%	79%	3%	68%
Southwood	1.7 h	35%	68%	3%	49%
St. Andrews Heights	1.5 h	39%	64%	5%	54%
Strathcona Park	1.0 h	44%	72%	7%	40%
Sundance	1.5 h	39%	68%	5%	43%
Taradale	2.5 h	30%	59%	5%	44%
Temple	1.5 h	39%	69%	8%	47%
Thorncliffe	1.5 h	37%	67%	2%	28%
Tuscany	1.8 h	37%	63%	4%	38%
Tuxedo Park	0.5 h	49%	74%	6%	76%
University Heights	0.8 h	45%	78%	4%	45%
Upper Mount Royal	0.0 h	60%	84%	3%	44%
Vista Heights	2.3 h	29%	55%	2%	51%
West Hillhurst	0.5 h	50%	77%	5%	64%
Westgate	0.7 h	47%	77%	5%	46%
Whitehorn	1.5 h	38%	69%	5%	41%
Willow Park	0.7 h	48%	80%	4%	47%
Woodbine	1.7 h	37%	67%	3%	42%
Woodlands	1.0 h	43%	71%	5%	42%

City medians: 1.3 h of sun, 40% under 30 min, 70% with 5 cm+ snow, 5% spring ponding, 42% east–west streets (133 communities with enough data).

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