Frosty mornings in Britannia No. 502 outnumber those of 91% of Canadian towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 23.2°C. June is the wettest month here, with about 7.2 times the rain and snow of February. In July, afternoons here are cooler than in 87% of Canadian towns. Heating does most of its work from October to April, in months below 10°C on average.
The nearest ECCC normals location to Britannia No. 502 is Lloydminster, 15 km south-west, and every figure on this page is its.
A year in Britannia No. 502 at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Britannia No. 502’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan beside it.
What a year in Britannia No. 502 feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
Frost on 202 days, 20°C on 85
The frost season runs September to May, and December freezes nearly every night. On about 41 nights a year the air falls below −20°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 424 mm of rain and snow a year
Some 75 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 103 cm of snow a year
Expect snow from October to May, with about 18 cm in January, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Britannia No. 502
88% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Every day colder than 18°C on average adds its gap in degrees to the year’s heating total. Homes here need more heating than 97% of Canadian towns.
Living with Britannia No. 502’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Wait until about 18 May to plant out; frost tends to come back around 17 September, about 121 days later.
Plan time outside for Jun, Jul and Aug: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.
Parks & trails →The wind chill passes −20 on about 78 days in a normal year.
A humidex above 30 marks about 10 days in a normal year.
Ice storms, floods and heat waves are risks, not averages: they are on Britannia No. 502’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Lloydminster
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Lloydminster are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 15 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 669 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | Yes |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −43.3°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 38.1°C |
| Average wind | 15.6 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Fabyan, 86 km |
How Britannia No. 502 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
Places around Britannia No. 502 whose figures come from another normals location. Distances here run 59–88 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Britannia No. 502.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Britannia No. 502 Lloydminster | 23.2°C | −18.8°C | 424 mm |
| Vermilion 59 km · Fabyan | 23.5°C about the same | −19.5°C 0.7°C colder | 425 mm |
| Elk Point 81 km · Cold Lake | 23.6°C about the same | −19.6°C 0.8°C colder | 437 mm |
| Mervin No. 499 82 km · Meadow Lake | 23.7°C 0.5°C warmer | −22.8°C 4.0°C colder | 407 mm |
Britannia No. 502 weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −9.8°C | −18.8°C | −14.3°C | 18 mm | 18 cm |
| February | −7.3°C | −16.8°C | −12.1°C | 12 mm | 12 cm |
| March | −1.5°C | −10.8°C | −6.1°C | 15 mm | 14 cm |
| April | 9.0°C | −2.6°C | 3.2°C | 32 mm | 17 cm |
| May | 17.0°C | 3.6°C | 10.3°C | 45 mm | 4 cm |
| June | 20.6°C | 8.7°C | 14.7°C | 83 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 23.2°C | 11.1°C | 17.2°C | 77 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 22.5°C | 9.8°C | 16.2°C | 59 mm | under 1 cm |
| September | 17.2°C | 4.6°C | 11.0°C | 34 mm | 1 cm |
| October | 8.6°C | −2.1°C | 3.2°C | 19 mm | 6 cm |
| November | −1.8°C | −10.0°C | −5.9°C | 17 mm | 16 cm |
| December | −8.0°C | −16.6°C | −12.3°C | 15 mm | 15 cm |
| Year | 7.5°C | −3.3°C | 2.1°C | 424 mm | 103 cm |
The most changeable month: December, give or take 4.4°C; the steadiest, June
Each bar spans a month’s coldest and warmest readings over thirty years; February’s run from −42.5°C in 1994 to 13.5°C in 2012.
Where Britannia No. 502’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Lloydminster: the nearest of its locations with every month’s temperatures.
- Comparisons: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
- 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 Britannia No. 502’s climate
How warm does Britannia No. 502 get in summer?
Afternoons average 23.2°C in July, the warmest time of year.
How cold does Britannia No. 502 get in winter?
Expect nights around −18.8°C in January; no month is colder.
How much rain and snow does Britannia No. 502 get?
Measured as water, a year brings 424 mm: 83 mm in June, the wettest month, and 12 mm in February, the driest.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Snow lies on the ground for about 146 days in a normal year.
Are these figures for Britannia No. 502 itself?
No. ECCC measures normals at Lloydminster, not in Britannia No. 502; the page uses the nearest it has.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Britannia No. 502 →
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).