Hardly any Canadian towns collect less precipitation than Battle River No. 438: 383 mm a year
Nights in January average −20.6°C. Frosty nights outnumber those of 96% of Canadian towns. Of all months, July brings the most precipitation and March the least. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from October to April, when means dip under 10°C.
No ECCC station in Battle River No. 438 has 1991–2020 normals; the page reads North Battleford, 13 km north-east, instead.
A year in Battle River No. 438 at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Battle River No. 438’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan beside it.
What a year in Battle River No. 438 feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
About 208 frosts and 98 warm days a year
The frost season runs September to May, and December freezes nearly every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 49 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
383 mm of precipitation in a typical year
On about 71 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Heating a home in Battle River No. 438
89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Each day the mean sits under 18°C adds its shortfall; a year’s total is its heating degree days. In heating terms, homes need more heating than 97% of Canadian towns.
Living with Battle River No. 438’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
On average the last spring frost comes around 26 May and the first autumn frost around 13 September: about 109 frost-free days between.
Plan time outside for Jun, Jul and Aug: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.
Parks & trails →Bitter wind chill, under −20, comes on about 80 days a year.
About 15 days a year turn sultry, with the humidex past 30.
Severe weather is a separate story from the averages: see Battle River No. 438’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: North Battleford
ECCC builds the North Battleford normals from 4 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.
| Distance from the town | 13 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 548 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | No location within 100 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −45.1°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 39.5°C |
| Average wind | 14.2 km/h on average, most often from the south-east |
| Next-nearest location | Rosetown, 118 km |
How Battle River No. 438 compares
Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Saskatchewan.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Battle River No. 438’s would only repeat its figures. Distances here run 72–109 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Battle River No. 438.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battle River No. 438 North Battleford | 24.3°C | −20.6°C | 383 mm |
| Biggar 72 km · Rosetown | 25.2°C 0.9°C warmer | −19.9°C 0.7°C milder | 338 mm |
| Maidstone 79 km · Lloydminster | 23.2°C 1.1°C cooler | −18.8°C 1.8°C milder | 424 mm |
| Langham 100 km · Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport) | 25.0°C 0.7°C warmer | −20.7°C about the same | 357 mm |
| Mervin No. 499 101 km · Meadow Lake | 23.7°C 0.6°C cooler | −22.8°C 2.2°C colder | 407 mm |
Battle River No. 438 weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and precipitation by month, 1991–2020.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −10.1°C | −20.6°C | −15.3°C | 19 mm |
| February | −7.8°C | −18.9°C | −13.3°C | 14 mm |
| March | −1.2°C | −12.0°C | −6.6°C | 13 mm |
| April | 9.9°C | −3.3°C | 3.3°C | 25 mm |
| May | 18.0°C | 3.0°C | 10.5°C | 31 mm |
| June | 21.7°C | 8.5°C | 15.1°C | 60 mm |
| July | 24.3°C | 10.8°C | 17.6°C | 77 mm |
| August | 23.7°C | 9.4°C | 16.6°C | 51 mm |
| September | 18.5°C | 4.1°C | 11.3°C | 28 mm |
| October | 9.4°C | −2.8°C | 3.3°C | 20 mm |
| November | −1.4°C | −11.1°C | −6.3°C | 21 mm |
| December | −8.4°C | −18.4°C | −13.4°C | 24 mm |
| Year | 8.1°C | −4.3°C | 1.9°C | 383 mm |
December strays furthest from its normal year to year, by 4.4°C; June the least
March has the widest record range, −38.4°C in 2003 to 19.3°C in 2004; the tick on each bar is the month’s normal.
Where Battle River No. 438’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, North Battleford: the nearest of its locations with every month’s temperatures.
- Comparisons: Canada’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (no city totals, no reserves), each through its own nearest location.
- Not on this page: snowfall (no location within 100 km publishes a full year of it), sunshine (none for 1991–2020) and an altitude correction.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Battle River No. 438’s climate
How warm does Battle River No. 438 get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.3°C.
How cold does Battle River No. 438 get in winter?
Lows sink to −20.6°C on an average January night.
How much rain and snow does Battle River No. 438 get?
Measured as water, a year brings 383 mm: 77 mm in July, the wettest month, and 13 mm in March, the driest.
Are these figures for Battle River No. 438 itself?
No, they come from North Battleford; ECCC keeps no 1991–2020 normals in Battle River No. 438 itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Battle River No. 438 →
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