Midwinter lows in Canora sink below those of 92% of Canadian towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 24.4°C. Precipitation is light here, less than falls on 78% of Canadian towns. Winter and summer sit 45°C apart. Frost comes on about 200 days a year, so leave time to clear the car.
The nearest ECCC normals location to Canora is Yorkton, 41 km south, and every figure on this page is its.
A year in Canora at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Canora’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan beside it.
What a year in Canora feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
Frost on 200 days, 20°C on 96
From September to May frost is routine, and in December it comes on almost every night. Some 51 nights a year drop under −20°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 448 mm of rain and snow a year
The most falls in June, the least in February. 7th wettest of 105 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan. On about 75 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
120 cm of snow in a typical year
From September to May snow is likely; December is the peak, at about 27 cm. 10th 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 Canora
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. By this count, homes here need more heating than 98% of Canadian towns.
Living with Canora’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
About 120 days a year pass without frost, from an average last frost of 20 May to a first of 18 September.
Mild days and mild nights together (17–27°C by day, 8°C or more at night) belong to Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →Wind chill falls below −20 on about 86 days a year: cover skin and dress in layers.
Plan shade and water for about 20 days a year above 30 on the humidex.
For blizzards, floods and wildfire, turn to Canora’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Yorkton
ECCC builds the Yorkton normals from 4 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.
| Distance from the town | 41 km south |
| Station altitude | 498 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −42.8°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.5°C |
| Average wind | 15.0 km/h on average, most often from the north-west |
| Next-nearest location | Roblin, 90 km |
How Canora 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.
Nearby towns’ climate
Places around Canora whose figures come from another normals location. Canora has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 75–100 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canora Yorkton | 24.4°C | −20.9°C | 448 mm |
| Foam Lake 75 km · Kelliher | 24.2°C about the same | −20.0°C 0.9°C milder | 501 mm |
| Swan Valley West 81 km · Mafeking | 24.8°C about the same | −21.2°C about the same | 658 mm |
| Roblin 88 km · Roblin | 23.7°C 0.7°C cooler | −22.3°C 1.4°C colder | 448 mm |
Canora weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −11.0°C | −20.9°C | −16.0°C | 16 mm | 22 cm |
| February | −8.8°C | −19.0°C | −13.9°C | 11 mm | 14 cm |
| March | −1.9°C | −12.3°C | −7.1°C | 16 mm | 14 cm |
| April | 8.7°C | −3.3°C | 2.7°C | 20 mm | 11 cm |
| May | 17.1°C | 3.4°C | 10.3°C | 49 mm | 2 cm |
| June | 21.6°C | 9.6°C | 15.6°C | 90 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 24.4°C | 12.0°C | 18.2°C | 80 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 23.8°C | 10.5°C | 17.2°C | 63 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 18.3°C | 5.4°C | 11.8°C | 40 mm | 1 cm |
| October | 9.2°C | −1.6°C | 3.8°C | 28 mm | 8 cm |
| November | −1.3°C | −10.2°C | −5.8°C | 18 mm | 20 cm |
| December | −8.6°C | −17.8°C | −13.2°C | 18 mm | 27 cm |
| Year | 7.6°C | −3.7°C | 2.0°C | 448 mm | 120 cm |
March has run from −37.4°C to 21.1°C in thirty years
Year to year, December varies most (a standard deviation of 4.2°C around −13.2°C) and June least (1.2°C).
Where Canora’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at Yorkton, the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals.
- 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: hours of sunshine, missing from the 1991–2020 normals, and a height correction: the town has no elevation on file.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Canora’s climate
How warm does Canora get in summer?
Expect highs near 24.4°C in July, the hottest month on average.
How cold does Canora get in winter?
The coldest nights come in January, averaging −20.9°C.
How much rain and snow does Canora get?
Around 448 mm a year in all, from 90 mm in June down to 11 mm in February.
Are these figures for Canora itself?
The figures are ECCC’s for Yorkton; Canora has no normals station.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Canora →
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).