Photo: Masalai · CC BY-SA 3.0Frosty mornings in Grenfell outnumber those of 88% of Canadian towns
Expect July afternoons of about 24.1°C. By precipitation alone, it ranks drier than 76% of Canadian towns. June is the wettest month, February the driest. The furnace earns its keep from October to April, the months that average under 10°C.
These are not Grenfell’s own readings: ECCC keeps no normals there, so the page uses Kipling, 27 km south-east.
A year in Grenfell at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Grenfell’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan beside it.
What a year in Grenfell feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
194 frost days and 92 days above 20°C 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
489 mm of precipitation in a typical year
3rd wettest of 105 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan. About 81 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 125 cm of snow a year
Snow falls from October to May, most of all in December (about 21 cm). 7th 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 Grenfell
90% 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 86% of Canadian towns.
Living with Grenfell’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
The growing season between frosts lasts about 123 days, roughly 20 May to 22 September.
Plan time outside for Jun, Jul and Aug: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.
Parks & trails →Ice storms, floods and heat waves are risks, not averages: they are on Grenfell’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 | 27 km south-east |
| 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, 100 km |
How Grenfell 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 Grenfell whose figures come from another normals location. Grenfell has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 54–73 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grenfell Kipling | 24.1°C | −19.1°C | 489 mm |
| Indian Head 54 km · Regina (Airport) | 25.6°C 1.5°C warmer | −20.0°C 0.9°C colder | 390 mm |
| Melville 59 km · Yorkton | 24.4°C about the same | −20.9°C 1.8°C colder | 448 mm |
| North Qu'Appelle No. 187 71 km · Kelliher | 24.2°C about the same | −20.0°C 0.9°C colder | 501 mm |
Grenfell weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| 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 |
From −41.5°C to 19.5°C: February’s coldest and warmest days since 1991
The month to count on least is February: one year in three its average strays more than 4.3°C from −12.4°C. June moves least, typically by 1.3°C.
Where Grenfell’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: 1991–2020 normals for Kipling from ECCC’s climate data site, the nearest location with every month of temperature.
- Comparisons: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
- 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 Grenfell’s climate
How warm does Grenfell get in summer?
The warmest month is July, when afternoons average 24.1°C.
How cold does Grenfell get in winter?
In January, the coldest month, the typical low is −19.1°C.
How much rain and snow does Grenfell get?
The yearly total is about 489 mm. June gets 102 mm, the most of any month; February gets 16 mm, the least.
Are these figures for Grenfell itself?
Not quite: they come from Kipling, the closest ECCC normals location to Grenfell.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Grenfell →
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).