Photo: Kjfmartin · CC BY-SA 3.0Esterhazy gets more frosts than 88% of Canadian towns
Expect July afternoons of about 24.1°C. Some 43°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Counting rain and snow together, it is drier than 76% of Canadian towns. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from October to April, when means dip under 10°C.
Far-off figures: ECCC’s closest normals for Esterhazy come from Kipling, 69 km south-west, so take them as the area’s climate.
A year in Esterhazy at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Esterhazy’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan beside it.
What a year in Esterhazy feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
About 194 frosts and 92 warm days a year
Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 41 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
Rain and melted snow: about 489 mm a year
June is the wettest month and February the driest. 3rd wettest of 104 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan. On about 81 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 125 cm of snow a year
Expect snow from October to May, with about 21 cm in December, the snowiest month. 7th snowiest of 101 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 Esterhazy
90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
ECCC sums, over the year, how many degrees each day’s average falls short of 18°C. By this count, homes here need more heating than 86% of Canadian towns.
Living with Esterhazy’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Tender plants are usually safe from around 20 May until frost returns near 22 September: about 123 days.
Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →For the weather that does damage, from ice storms to floods, see Esterhazy’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Kipling
Kipling is one of the 450 places where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 69 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 671 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | Yes |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −41.5°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 38.0°C |
| Next-nearest location | Yorkton, 72 km |
How Esterhazy 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 Esterhazy whose figures come from another normals location. The nearest places to Esterhazy with figures are 34–67 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esterhazy Kipling | 24.1°C | −19.1°C | 489 mm |
| Langenburg 34 km · Roblin | 23.7°C about the same | −22.3°C 3.2°C colder | 448 mm |
| Melville 60 km · Yorkton | 24.4°C about the same | −20.9°C 1.8°C colder | 448 mm |
| Moosomin 64 km · Elkhorn | 25.4°C 1.3°C warmer | −19.6°C 0.5°C colder | 517 mm |
Esterhazy 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 | −9.6°C | −19.1°C | −14.4°C | 18 mm | 18 cm |
| February | −7.5°C | −17.3°C | −12.4°C | 16 mm | 15 cm |
| March | −0.5°C | −10.6°C | −5.5°C | 24 mm | 20 cm |
| April | 9.1°C | −2.4°C | 3.4°C | 33 mm | 15 cm |
| May | 16.8°C | 4.3°C | 10.5°C | 63 mm | 5 cm |
| June | 21.0°C | 10.1°C | 15.6°C | 102 mm | under 1 cm |
| July | 24.1°C | 12.5°C | 18.3°C | 59 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 23.5°C | 11.2°C | 17.4°C | 62 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 18.1°C | 6.1°C | 12.1°C | 37 mm | 1 cm |
| October | 9.1°C | −0.9°C | 4.1°C | 31 mm | 9 cm |
| November | −0.6°C | −9.2°C | −4.9°C | 22 mm | 20 cm |
| December | −7.5°C | −16.2°C | −11.9°C | 22 mm | 21 cm |
| Year | 8.0°C | −2.6°C | 2.7°C | 489 mm | 125 cm |
A February here can run warm or cold, its average moving by about 4.3°C; the steadiest month is June
Each bar spans a month’s coldest and warmest readings over thirty years; February’s run from −41.5°C in 1996 to 19.5°C in 2010.
Where Esterhazy’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at Kipling (the closest location with all twelve months of temperatures).
- Comparisons: a pool of Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, read alike; whole cities and reserves stay out of it.
- 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 Esterhazy’s climate
How warm does Esterhazy get in summer?
Afternoons average 24.1°C in July, the warmest time of year.
How cold does Esterhazy get in winter?
Winter bottoms out in January, with lows near −19.1°C.
How much rain and snow does Esterhazy get?
Some 489 mm falls in a year. Most of it comes in June (102 mm), the least in February (16 mm).
Are these figures for Esterhazy itself?
Not really: Kipling, the closest location with normals, lies well away from Esterhazy.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Esterhazy →
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).