Photo: Joe Mabel (on Flickr as Joe Mabel from Seattle, US) · CC BY-SA 3.0Fort Qu'Appelle gets more frosts than 90% of Canadian towns
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 24.2°C. Seasons differ by 44°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Precipitation is light here, less than falls on 75% of Canadian towns. Heating does most of its work from October to April, in months below 10°C on average.
The nearest ECCC normals location is Kelliher, 55 km north: at that distance its figures describe the region more than Fort Qu'Appelle itself.
A year in Fort Qu'Appelle at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Fort Qu'Appelle’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan beside it.
What a year in Fort Qu'Appelle feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
201 frost days and 91 days above 20°C a year
The frost season runs September to May, and January freezes nearly every night. On about 46 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 501 mm of rain and snow a year
June is the wettest month and February the driest. 3rd wettest of 105 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan. About 90 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 129 cm of snow a year
Snow falls from September to May, most of all in December (about 23 cm). 4th 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 Fort Qu'Appelle
89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
One degree below 18°C for one day makes one heating degree day; the year’s days are added together. In heating terms, homes need more heating than 97% of Canadian towns.
Living with Fort Qu'Appelle’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Between the last frost, near 19 May, and the first, near 19 September, lie about 122 frost-free days.
For long days outdoors, Jun, Jul and Aug bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Thirty years of averages say little about one bad storm; Fort Qu'Appelle’s hazards page does.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Kelliher
The page’s figures are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Kelliher, one of its 450 normals locations.
| Distance from the town | 55 km north |
| Station altitude | 676 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | Yes |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −43.5°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 38.5°C |
| Next-nearest location | Regina (Airport), 72 km |
How Fort Qu'Appelle compares
Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Saskatchewan.
Nearby towns’ climate
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Fort Qu'Appelle’s own would show the same figures). No closer place has figures: this one lies 27 km from Fort Qu'Appelle.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Qu'Appelle Kelliher | 24.2°C | −20.0°C | 501 mm |
| Indian Head 27 km · Regina (Airport) | 25.6°C 1.4°C warmer | −20.0°C about the same | 390 mm |
Fort Qu'Appelle weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −10.7°C | −20.0°C | −15.3°C | 21 mm | 21 cm |
| February | −8.3°C | −18.2°C | −13.3°C | 15 mm | 15 cm |
| March | −1.3°C | −11.5°C | −6.4°C | 21 mm | 19 cm |
| April | 8.7°C | −2.9°C | 2.9°C | 33 mm | 13 cm |
| May | 16.9°C | 3.8°C | 10.4°C | 46 mm | 4 cm |
| June | 21.3°C | 9.5°C | 15.4°C | 86 mm | under 1 cm |
| July | 24.2°C | 12.1°C | 18.2°C | 77 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 23.7°C | 10.8°C | 17.2°C | 76 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 17.9°C | 5.7°C | 11.8°C | 45 mm | 1 cm |
| October | 8.7°C | −1.4°C | 3.7°C | 32 mm | 11 cm |
| November | −1.6°C | −9.9°C | −5.8°C | 24 mm | 22 cm |
| December | −8.6°C | −17.2°C | −12.9°C | 24 mm | 23 cm |
| Year | 7.6°C | −3.3°C | 2.2°C | 501 mm | 129 cm |
Two years in three, February’s average lands within 4.4°C of normal, against the steadier June
The thirty-year records stretch furthest in March: a low of −38.5°C in 2014 and a high of 19.0°C in 1993.
Where Fort Qu'Appelle’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals for Kelliher, the nearest location with a full year of temperatures.
- 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, which none of ECCC’s 450 locations publishes for 1991–2020, and the town’s own height above sea level, so no figure is adjusted for altitude.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Fort Qu'Appelle’s climate
How warm does Fort Qu'Appelle get in summer?
In July, the warmest month, the typical high is 24.2°C.
How cold does Fort Qu'Appelle get in winter?
The coldest nights come in January, averaging −20.0°C.
How much rain and snow does Fort Qu'Appelle get?
A normal year brings 501 mm, snow included as water: June is wettest at 86 mm, February driest at 15 mm.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Around 151 days a year see 1 cm of snow or more lying.
Are these figures for Fort Qu'Appelle itself?
No. The nearest normals are those of Kelliher, a long way from Fort Qu'Appelle.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Fort Qu'Appelle →
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).