Climate in Buckland No. 491 · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Buckland No. 491 sits near the bottom of Canadian towns for winter warmth

Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 24.2°C. Temperatures cover 47°C across the year, low to high. It is a dry place: less rain and snow fall here than on 86% of Canadian towns. Heating does most of its work from October to April, in months below 10°C on average.

July afternoons: cooler than 69% of Canadian towns

January nights: colder than almost every Canadian town

Rain and snow a year: drier than 86% of Canadian towns

Buckland No. 491 has no ECCC normals station of its own: every figure here comes from Prince Albert, 7.2 km south-east.

July high

24.2°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−22.8°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

432 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Snowfall a year

112 cm

Typical Canadian town 141 cm

Frost days

209

a year at 0°C or below

Frost-free days

113

24 May to 15 Sep

A year in Buckland No. 491 at a glance

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

Jan−12°C−23°CColdest nightsSnowiest

Feb−8°C−20°C

Mar−1°C−13°C

Apr9°C−4°C

May17°C3°CLast frost ~24 May

Jun22°C9°CWettest

Jul24°C12°CWarmest

Aug23°C10°C

Sep18°C4°CFirst frost ~15 Sep

Oct9°C−2°C

Nov now−2°C−11°C

Dec−9°C−19°C

What stands out about Buckland No. 491’s climate

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

Colder than almost every Canadian townJanuary nights average −22.8°C, the coldest of the year. 98th mildest of 104 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan.A wider year than 96% of Canadian townsFrom January nights to July afternoons, the year spans 47.0°C.Less snowy than 87% of Canadian townsAbout 112 cm of snow falls in a year, most of it in January.

A normal year

What a year in Buckland No. 491 feels like

Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.

Winter

−10°C / −21°C

46 mm, with 58 cm of snow

Spring

8°C / −5°C

85 mm, with 28 cm of snow

Summer

23°C / 10°C

214 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season

Autumn

8°C / −3°C

88 mm, with 26 cm of snow

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17°C3°C

22°C9°C

24°C12°C

23°C10°C

18°C4°C

9°C−2°C

−2°C−11°C

−9°C−19°C

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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

Frost & warm days

About 209 frosts and 94 warm days a year

Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. On about 58 nights a year the air falls below −20°C.

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

24 May 15 Sep

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

209

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

More frosts than 96% of Canadian towns

120

Days that stay below 0°C

Nights a year below −20°C

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

432 mm of precipitation in a typical year

June is the wettest month and February the driest. 9th wettest of 104 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan. About 71 days a year bring 1 mm or more.

432 mm

Rain and snow a year

Drier than 86% of Canadian towns

344 mm

Of it as rain alone (80%)

86 mm

June, the wettest month

12 mm

February, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

86 mm

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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

86 mm

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Snow

Snowfall: about 112 cm in a normal year

The snow season runs October to May; January brings the most, about 23 cm.

112 cm

Snowfall a year

Less snowy than 87% of Canadian towns

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

146

Days a year with 1 cm or more on the ground

23 cm

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

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

23 cm

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Snow on the ground by month

Centimetres at month’s end

23 cm

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Heating

Heating a home in Buckland No. 491

89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.

6,112 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020

1,498 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. In heating terms, homes need more heating than almost every Canadian town.

Living here

Living with Buckland No. 491’s climate

What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.

The garden window

Wait until about 24 May to plant out; frost tends to come back around 15 September, about 113 days later.

Get outside

Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in Jun, Jul and Aug.

Parks & trails →

Wind chill

Expect around 84 days a year when the wind chill sinks below −20.

Humidex

Humid heat, a humidex over 30, comes on about 17 days a year.

Storms and extremes

For the weather that does damage, from ice storms to floods, see Buckland No. 491’s hazards page.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Prince Albert

Prince Albert is a composite: ECCC joins 3 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.

Distance from the town	7.2 km south-east
Station altitude	428 m
Completeness	at least 25 years
WMO standard normals	No
Coldest reading, 1991–2020	−46.1°C
Hottest reading, 1991–2020	36.5°C
Average wind	11.8 km/h on average, most often from the west
Next-nearest location	Melfort, 91 km

Compared with other towns

How Buckland No. 491 compares

Against the 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, each read from its own normals location; the dots are the other locations those towns use in Saskatchewan.

July afternoons24.2°C

Buckland No. 491Median Canadian town

20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C

Cooler than 69% of Canadian towns

January nights−22.8°C

Buckland No. 491Median Canadian town

−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C

Colder than almost every Canadian town98th mildest of 104 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan

Rain and snow a year432 mm

Buckland No. 491Median Canadian town

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Drier than 86% of Canadian towns9th wettest of 104 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan

Snowfall a year112 cm

Buckland No. 491Median Canadian town

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Less snowy than 87% of Canadian towns

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Buckland No. 491’s would only repeat its figures. The nearest places to Buckland No. 491 with figures are 77–99 km away.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Buckland No. 491 Prince Albert	24.2°C	−22.8°C	432 mm
Rosthern 77 km · Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport)	25.0°C 0.8°C warmer	−20.7°C 2.1°C milder	357 mm
Melfort 89 km · Melfort	23.4°C 0.8°C cooler	−21.1°C 1.7°C milder	397 mm
Big River 118 95 km · Meadow Lake	23.7°C 0.5°C cooler	−22.8°C about the same	407 mm

Month by month

Buckland No. 491 weather by month

Average daily high and low, mean temperature, rain and snow (as water) and snowfall by month, 1991–2020.

Month	High	Low	Mean	Rain & snow	Snow
January	−11.6°C	−22.8°C	−17.2°C	19 mm	23 cm
February	−7.9°C	−20.3°C	−14.1°C	12 mm	14 cm
March	−1.4°C	−13.4°C	−7.4°C	15 mm	15 cm
April	9.1°C	−3.8°C	2.7°C	28 mm	10 cm
May	17.3°C	2.7°C	10.1°C	43 mm	2 cm
June	21.5°C	8.7°C	15.2°C	86 mm	0 cm
July	24.2°C	11.6°C	17.9°C	77 mm	0 cm
August	23.4°C	9.8°C	16.7°C	50 mm	0 cm
September	17.6°C	4.2°C	10.9°C	42 mm	under 1 cm
October	8.5°C	−2.4°C	3.1°C	30 mm	10 cm
November	−2.0°C	−10.9°C	−6.5°C	16 mm	16 cm
December	−9.3°C	−19.4°C	−14.4°C	16 mm	20 cm
Year	7.4°C	−4.7°C	1.4°C	432 mm	112 cm

Year to year

In April, anything from −30.4°C to 30.3°C

Two years in three, December’s average falls within 4.3°C of its normal of −14.4°C; June keeps to within 1.2°C.

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Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal

Sources

Where Buckland No. 491’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Prince Albert: the nearest of its locations with every month’s temperatures.
Comparisons: every place of 2,500+ in Canada but the city hubs and the reserves, each on its nearest ECCC location.
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 Buckland No. 491’s climate

How warm does Buckland No. 491 get in summer?

Afternoons average 24.2°C in July, the warmest time of year.

How cold does Buckland No. 491 get in winter?

At its coldest, in January, the normal low is −22.8°C.

How much rain and snow does Buckland No. 491 get?

Over twelve months, rain and melted snow come to 432 mm; the range runs from 12 mm in February to 86 mm in June.

How long does snow stay on the ground?

A layer of at least 1 cm stays down on about 146 days a year.

Are these figures for Buckland No. 491 itself?

They describe Prince Albert, the nearest normals location, rather than Buckland No. 491 itself.

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Buckland No. 491 →

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).