Few Canadian towns have colder winter nights than Air Ronge
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 23.5°C. Rain or snow is most frequent in July and least in February. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 80% of Canadian towns. Frost comes on about 212 days a year, so leave time to clear the car.
Borrowed figures: Air Ronge has no normals station, so these come from La Ronge, 7.8 km north.
A year in Air Ronge at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Air Ronge’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan beside it.
What a year in Air Ronge feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
212 frost days and 79 days above 20°C a year
The frost season runs September to May, and January freezes nearly every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 66 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 514 mm of rain and snow a year
2nd wettest of 105 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan. About 91 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 146 cm in a normal year
From October to May snow is likely; November is the peak, at about 25 cm. 2nd snowiest of 102 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Air Ronge
88% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
Think of it as a year’s worth of daily shortfalls below 18°C, added up. By this count, homes here need more heating than almost every Canadian town.
Living with Air Ronge’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Wait until about 28 May to plant out; frost tends to come back around 14 September, about 109 days later.
Plan time outside for Jun, Jul and Aug: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.
Parks & trails →Frostbite weather, a wind chill under −20, turns up on about 89 days a year.
Muggy heat with a humidex over 30 arrives on about 9 days a year.
Thirty years of averages say little about one bad storm; Air Ronge’s hazards page does.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: La Ronge
La Ronge is a composite: ECCC joins 3 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 7.8 km north |
| Station altitude | 379 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −47.2°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 36.1°C |
| Average wind | 11.0 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Island Falls, 194 km |
How Air Ronge compares
Placed among 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+, each on its nearest normals location; each dot is another location used in Saskatchewan.
Nearby towns’ climate
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Air Ronge’s own would show the same figures). Air Ronge has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 118–152 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Ronge La Ronge | 23.5°C | −23.3°C | 514 mm |
| Montreal Lake 106 118 km · Prince Albert | 24.2°C 0.7°C warmer | −22.8°C 0.5°C milder | 432 mm |
| Pelican Narrows 184B 152 km · Island Falls | 23.0°C 0.5°C cooler | −26.2°C 2.9°C colder | 489 mm |
Air Ronge weather by month
Month by month, 1991–2020: the usual high, low and mean, the rain and snow, and the snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −13.3°C | −23.3°C | −18.3°C | 22 mm | 22 cm |
| February | −9.6°C | −21.6°C | −15.6°C | 19 mm | 17 cm |
| March | −1.9°C | −14.9°C | −8.4°C | 25 mm | 20 cm |
| April | 7.2°C | −5.4°C | 0.9°C | 34 mm | 16 cm |
| May | 15.0°C | 1.6°C | 8.3°C | 41 mm | 5 cm |
| June | 20.5°C | 8.6°C | 14.6°C | 69 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 23.5°C | 11.6°C | 17.6°C | 89 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 22.1°C | 10.4°C | 16.3°C | 65 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 15.6°C | 4.7°C | 10.2°C | 57 mm | under 1 cm |
| October | 6.7°C | −1.7°C | 2.5°C | 41 mm | 15 cm |
| November | −3.6°C | −11.3°C | −7.5°C | 27 mm | 25 cm |
| December | −11.4°C | −20.5°C | −16.0°C | 24 mm | 25 cm |
| Year | 5.9°C | −5.2°C | 0.4°C | 514 mm | 146 cm |
December strays furthest from its normal year to year, by 4.7°C; June the least
Records from 1991 to 2020: no month spans more than January, between −47.2°C (2004) and 12.5°C (1993).
Where Air Ronge’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, La Ronge, 1991–2020.
- Comparisons: the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ across Canada, each on its nearest normals location, without the city totals or the reserves.
- Not on this page: sunshine, absent from every 1991–2020 location, and an altitude correction, for want of the town’s own elevation.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Air Ronge’s climate
How warm does Air Ronge get in summer?
In July, the warmest month, the typical high is 23.5°C.
How cold does Air Ronge get in winter?
The coldest nights come in January, averaging −23.3°C.
How much rain and snow does Air Ronge get?
A normal year brings 514 mm, snow included as water: July is wettest at 89 mm, February driest at 19 mm.
Are these figures for Air Ronge itself?
They describe La Ronge, the nearest normals location, rather than Air Ronge itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Air Ronge →
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).