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Homes in Grande Prairie
Grande Prairie is a city of houses: of its 24,815 occupied homes, 62% are detached, 12% are semi-detached and row houses and 24% are apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes.
Much of Grande Prairie is new: 48% of homes were built 2001 or later, and only 27% in 1980 or earlier. 66% of homes are lived in by their owners.
Nationally, Grande Prairie's homes are newer than those in 83% of the 167 Canadian cities we have census figures for.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population. Period of construction and tenure come from the 25% sample; counts are randomly rounded.
Shallow openings
48% of homes were built in 2001 or later. Newer windows are often set close to the room side of the wall, and handles, cranks and alarm sensors stick out into the space a louver swings through. Measure the depth to the glass and to anything that sticks out; the designer checks it against the louver size you pick.
Whole-house orders
With 62% of homes detached, most orders here cover a whole house: bedrooms, a patio door, perhaps a bay. Put every window in one list in the designer so the louver size and colour match from the street.
Grande Prairie weather and your shutters
At Grande Prairie (6 km away), July averages a high of 22.7 °C and January a low of −19.4 °C. Average lows sit at or below freezing from October to April.
About 2 days a year top 30 °C, 202 days drop to 0 °C or below and 435 mm of precipitation falls, most of it around July and least in February.
That's more days at or below freezing than in 94% of the 160 Canadian cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 17 h 25 min on the longest day to 7 h 8 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 58° above the horizon in June and 11° in December.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020, Grande Prairie. Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | −8.3 °C | −19.4 °C | 28.4 mm |
| Feb | −4.6 °C | −16.3 °C | 15.5 mm |
| Mar | −0.1 °C | −11.5 °C | 17.6 mm |
| Apr | 9.9 °C | −2.3 °C | 21.7 mm |
| May | 17 °C | 3.4 °C | 41.6 mm |
| Jun | 20.6 °C | 8 °C | 72.4 mm |
| Jul | 22.7 °C | 9.9 °C | 72.9 mm |
| Aug | 22 °C | 8.4 °C | 49.9 mm |
| Sep | 17.3 °C | 3.8 °C | 37.2 mm |
| Oct | 9.1 °C | −2.4 °C | 30.2 mm |
| Nov | −0.9 °C | −10.7 °C | 28.6 mm |
| Dec | −6.4 °C | −17 °C | 19.1 mm |
Deep cold
January nights average −19.4 °C. Closed shutters trap a layer of still air against the glass, which keeps the room warmer, but the glass behind them gets colder too, and frost can form on the inside of older windows. Tilt the louvers open in the morning to let room air reach the glass, and wipe the sill if water collects.
Fitting them in Grande Prairie
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
More about shutters in Grande Prairie
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Grande Prairie’s own figures.
Price your windows
Choose Canada in the designer, enter millimetres or inches, and we reply with your quote in Canadian dollars.