Few Canadian towns get less rain and snow than Dundurn No. 314: 357 mm a year
Sunny July days climb to about 25.0°C. The wettest month is June; the driest is February. Frosty nights outnumber those of 92% of Canadian towns. Homes need heating from October to April, the months averaging under 10°C.
Dundurn No. 314 has no ECCC normals station of its own: every figure here comes from Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport), 38 km north-west.
A year in Dundurn No. 314 at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Dundurn No. 314’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan beside it.
What a year in Dundurn No. 314 feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
About 203 frosts and 105 warm days a year
Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. On about 49 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 357 mm of rain and snow a year
On about 63 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
91 cm of snow in a typical year
From October to May snow is likely; January is the peak, at about 20 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Dundurn No. 314
90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Think of it as a year’s worth of daily shortfalls below 18°C, added up. In heating terms, homes need more heating than 95% of Canadian towns.
Living with Dundurn No. 314’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
A normal year gives the garden about 117 frost-free days, roughly 19 May to 15 September.
Warm afternoons without cold nights, 17–27°C and 8°C or more, mark Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →Frostbite weather, a wind chill under −20, turns up on about 83 days a year.
The humidex tops 30 on about 22 days a year: muggy days to plan around.
Averages smooth over blizzards, ice storms, floods and heat waves; Dundurn No. 314’s hazards page covers the risks.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport)
ECCC builds the Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport) normals from 3 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.
| Distance from the town | 38 km north-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, 73 km |
How Dundurn No. 314 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Dundurn No. 314’s would only repeat its figures. No closer places have figures: these lie 56–75 km from Dundurn No. 314.
Dundurn No. 314 weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and 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 |
The most changeable month: February, give or take 4.4°C; the steadiest, June
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high since 1991. March spans the most, from −38.3°C (2003) to 19.6°C (2015).
Where Dundurn No. 314’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: Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500, each placed by its nearest location (city totals and reserves excluded).
- 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 Dundurn No. 314’s climate
How warm does Dundurn No. 314 get in summer?
Expect highs near 25.0°C in July, the hottest month on average.
How cold does Dundurn No. 314 get in winter?
Midwinter means January, when a typical night reaches −20.7°C.
How much rain and snow does Dundurn No. 314 get?
About 357 mm a year, rain and melted snow together. June is the wettest month (75 mm) and February the driest (9 mm).
Are these figures for Dundurn No. 314 itself?
No, the station behind them is Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport), beyond Dundurn No. 314’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Dundurn No. 314 →
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).