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Climate in Blucher No. 343 · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Blucher No. 343 is among the driest of Canadian towns: 357 mm of rain and snow a year

The warmest part of a July day comes in at 25.0°C on average. By frosts alone, it ranks colder than 92% of Canadian towns. Winter and summer sit 46°C apart. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from October to April, when means dip under 10°C.

July afternoons: cooler than 62% of Canadian towns

January nights: colder than 90% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year: drier than 98% of Canadian towns

Borrowed figures: Blucher No. 343 has no normals station, so these come from Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport), 31 km west.

July high

25.0°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−20.7°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

357 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Snowfall a year

91 cm

Typical Canadian town 141 cm

Frost days

203

a year at 0°C or below

Frost-free days

117

19 May to 15 Sep

A year in Blucher No. 343 at a glance

Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.

Jan−10°C−21°CColdest nightsSnowiest

Feb−8°C−19°C

Mar−1°C−11°C

Apr11°C−3°C

May18°C3°CLast frost ~19 May

Jun22°C9°CWettest

Jul25°C12°CWarmest

Aug25°C10°C

Sep19°C5°CFirst frost ~15 Sep

Oct10°C−2°C

Nov now−1°C−10°C

Dec−8°C−18°C

What stands out about Blucher No. 343’s climate

Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan beside it.

Drier than 98% of Canadian townsAbout 357 mm of rain and melted snow a year; June is the wettest month and February the driest.Less snowy than 91% of Canadian townsAbout 91 cm of snow falls in a year, most of it in January.A wider year than 91% of Canadian townsFrom January nights to July afternoons, the year spans 45.7°C.

A normal year

What a year in Blucher No. 343 feels like

Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.

Winter

−9°C / −19°C

35 mm, with 48 cm of snow

Spring

9°C / −4°C

79 mm, with 23 cm of snow

Summer

24°C / 10°C

176 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season

Autumn

9°C / −3°C

67 mm, with 21 cm of snow

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Best months to be outsideJunJulAugHighs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more

Frost & warm days

Frost on 203 days, 20°C on 105

The frost season runs September to May, and January freezes nearly every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 49 nights a year.

117 frost-free days · average dates, 1991–2020

19 May 15 Sep

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

203

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

More frosts than 92% of Canadian towns

111

Days that stay below 0°C

Nights a year below −20°C

105

Days a year above 20°C

Days a year above 30°C

Frost days by month

Average days at 0°C or below

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Days above 20°C by month

Average days

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Rain & snow

Rain and melted snow: about 357 mm a year

The most falls in June, the least in February. On about 63 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.

357 mm

Rain and snow a year

Drier than 98% of Canadian towns

294 mm

Of it as rain alone (82%)

75 mm

June, the wettest month

9 mm

February, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

75 mm

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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

72 mm

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Snow

About 91 cm of snow a year

From October to May snow is likely; January is the peak, at about 20 cm.

91 cm

Snowfall a year

Less snowy than 91% of Canadian towns

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

16 cm

Snow on the ground at the end of January, the deepest month

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

20 cm

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Snow on the ground by month

Centimetres at month’s end

16 cm

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Heating

Heating a home in Blucher No. 343

90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.

5,791 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020

1,619 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

The count adds up, day by day, how far the mean temperature falls short of 18°C. Over a year, a home here needs more heating than 95% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Blucher No. 343’s climate

The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.

The garden window

Wait until about 19 May to plant out; frost tends to come back around 15 September, about 117 days later.

Get outside

For long days outdoors, Jun, Jul and Aug bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.

Parks & trails →

Wind chill

Winter brings about 83 days with a wind chill below −20.

Humidex

Humid summer days, the humidex above 30, number about 22 a year.

Storms and extremes

For blizzards, floods and wildfire, turn to Blucher No. 343’s hazards page.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport)

Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport) is a composite: ECCC joins 3 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.

Distance from the town	31 km west
Station altitude	504 m
Completeness	meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule
WMO standard normals	No
Coldest reading, 1991–2020	−44.9°C
Hottest reading, 1991–2020	38.6°C
Average wind	15.3 km/h on average, most often from the north-west
Next-nearest location	Watrous, 72 km

Compared with other towns

How Blucher No. 343 compares

Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Saskatchewan.

July afternoons25.0°C

Blucher No. 343Median Canadian town

20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C

Cooler than 62% of Canadian towns

January nights−20.7°C

Blucher No. 343Median Canadian town

−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C

Colder than 90% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year357 mm

Blucher No. 343Median Canadian town

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Drier than 98% of Canadian towns

Snowfall a year91 cm

Blucher No. 343Median Canadian town

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Less snowy than 91% of Canadian towns

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Blucher No. 343’s own would show the same figures). Distances here run 72–84 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Blucher No. 343.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Blucher No. 343 Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport)	25.0°C	−20.7°C	357 mm
Watrous 72 km · Watrous	24.6°C about the same	−20.0°C 0.7°C milder	417 mm
Wakaw 74 km · Prince Albert	24.2°C 0.8°C cooler	−22.8°C 2.1°C colder	432 mm
Outlook 84 km · Rock Point	25.2°C about the same	−16.9°C 3.8°C milder	418 mm

Month by month

Blucher No. 343 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	−10.0°C	−20.7°C	−15.4°C	14 mm	20 cm
February	−7.9°C	−18.9°C	−13.4°C	9 mm	11 cm
March	−0.7°C	−11.4°C	−6.1°C	14 mm	14 cm
April	10.5°C	−2.6°C	3.9°C	23 mm	8 cm
May	18.3°C	3.4°C	10.9°C	42 mm	1 cm
June	22.1°C	9.0°C	15.6°C	75 mm	0 cm
July	25.0°C	11.5°C	18.3°C	59 mm	0 cm
August	24.8°C	10.0°C	17.4°C	43 mm	0 cm
September	19.1°C	4.7°C	11.9°C	32 mm	under 1 cm
October	9.9°C	−2.4°C	3.7°C	21 mm	7 cm
November	−0.7°C	−10.4°C	−5.6°C	14 mm	13 cm
December	−8.0°C	−18.0°C	−13.0°C	12 mm	17 cm
Year	8.5°C	−3.8°C	2.4°C	357 mm	91 cm

Year to year

The month with the widest range: March, −38.3°C to 19.6°C

Two years in three, February’s average falls within 4.4°C of its normal of −13.4°C; June keeps to within 1.1°C.

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Sources

Where Blucher No. 343’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport), the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals.
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 (no 1991–2020 normals exist for it) and any altitude adjustment, since there is no elevation for the town itself.

Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada

Questions about Blucher No. 343’s climate

How warm does Blucher No. 343 get in summer?

Peak warmth comes in July, at about 25.0°C by mid-afternoon.

How cold does Blucher No. 343 get in winter?

Overnight lows average −20.7°C in January, the coldest month.

How much rain and snow does Blucher No. 343 get?

Rain and snow, with snow counted as water, total 357 mm a year; June leads with 75 mm and February trails with 9 mm.

Are these figures for Blucher No. 343 itself?

Not as such: Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport) is the nearest normals location, and Blucher No. 343 has none.

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Blucher No. 343 →

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).