Climate in Canwood No. 494 · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Hardly any Canadian towns see harsher January nights than Canwood No. 494

Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 24.2°C. Precipitation follows the seasons: June brings about 7.5 times as much as February. Counting rain and snow together, it is drier than 86% of Canadian towns. Comfortable outdoor weather lasts from June to August, with highs of 22–24°C.

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

Canwood No. 494 has no ECCC normals station nearby: the figures come from Prince Albert, 69 km south-east, so read them as the wider area’s climate.

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 Canwood No. 494 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 Canwood No. 494’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 105 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 Canwood No. 494 feels like

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

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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22°C9°C

24°C12°C

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−9°C−19°C

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

Frost & warm days

209 frost days and 94 days above 20°C a year

The frost season runs September to May, and January freezes nearly every night. Some 58 nights a year drop under −20°C.

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

24 May 15 Sep

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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

About 432 mm of rain and snow a year

9th wettest of 105 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan. Some 71 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow 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

112 cm of snow in a typical 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 Canwood No. 494

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

Heating degree days total each day’s gap between its mean temperature and 18°C. In heating terms, homes need more heating than almost every Canadian town.

Living here

Living with Canwood No. 494’s climate

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

The garden window

Tender plants are usually safe from around 24 May until frost returns near 15 September: about 113 days.

Get outside

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

Parks & trails →

Wind chill

The wind chill passes −20 on about 84 days in a normal year.

Humidex

Count on some 17 humid days a year with the humidex past 30.

Storms and extremes

For the weather that does damage, from ice storms to floods, see Canwood No. 494’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	69 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	Meadow Lake, 118 km

Compared with other towns

How Canwood No. 494 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.

July afternoons24.2°C

Canwood No. 494Median Canadian town

20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C

Cooler than 69% of Canadian towns

January nights−22.8°C

Canwood No. 494Median Canadian town

−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C

Colder than almost every Canadian town98th mildest of 105 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan

Rain and snow a year432 mm

Canwood No. 494Median Canadian town

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Drier than 86% of Canadian towns9th wettest of 105 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan

Snowfall a year112 cm

Canwood No. 494Median 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 Canwood No. 494’s would only repeat its figures. The nearest places to Canwood No. 494 with figures are 34–69 km away.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Canwood No. 494 Prince Albert	24.2°C	−22.8°C	432 mm
Big River 118 34 km · Meadow Lake	23.7°C 0.5°C cooler	−22.8°C about the same	407 mm
Spiritwood 63 km · North Battleford	24.3°C about the same	−20.6°C 2.2°C milder	383 mm

Month by month

Canwood No. 494 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

Two years in three, December’s average lands within 4.3°C of normal, against the steadier June

The thirty-year records stretch furthest in April: a low of −30.4°C in 2020 and a high of 30.3°C in 2001.

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Sources

Where Canwood No. 494’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: the 1991–2020 normals from ECCC for Prince Albert, its nearest location with complete temperatures.
Comparisons: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
Not on this page: a sunshine figure (ECCC published none for 1991–2020) and any lapse-rate correction for height, as the town has no elevation here.

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

Questions about Canwood No. 494’s climate

How warm does Canwood No. 494 get in summer?

The warmest month is July, when afternoons average 24.2°C.

How cold does Canwood No. 494 get in winter?

Of all twelve months, January has the coldest nights, about −22.8°C.

How much rain and snow does Canwood No. 494 get?

Rain and snow add up to about 432 mm of water a year; June brings the most (86 mm), February the least (12 mm).

How long does snow stay on the ground?

Count on about 146 days of snow cover a year, 1 cm or deeper.

Are these figures for Canwood No. 494 itself?

They are the figures for Prince Albert, which read better as the region’s climate than Canwood No. 494’s own.

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Canwood No. 494 →

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