Kindersley No. 290 sits near the bottom of Canadian towns for rain and snow, with 335 mm a year
January mornings start at about −19.1°C. Rain or snow is most frequent in June and least in February. By frosts alone, it ranks colder than 95% of Canadian towns. Picnics, hikes and garden evenings come into their own from June to August, with highs of 22–25°C.
Figures: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals at Kindersley (7.2 km north-east).
A year in Kindersley No. 290 at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Kindersley No. 290’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan beside it.
What a year in Kindersley No. 290 feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
About 203 frosts and 103 warm days a year
The frost season runs September to May, and January freezes nearly every night. Some 41 nights a year drop under −20°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
Rain and melted snow: about 335 mm a year
104th wettest of 105 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan. Some 61 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 86 cm of snow a year
The snow season runs October to May; January brings the most, about 17 cm. 99th 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 Kindersley No. 290
89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
The total grows by a degree for every degree a day’s mean sits under 18°C. Homes here need more heating than 83% of Canadian towns.
Living with Kindersley No. 290’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
About 122 days a year pass without frost, from an average last frost of 21 May to a first of 20 September.
Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →On some 76 days a year the wind chill drops past −20; mitts and a scarf earn their place.
The air feels heavier than 30 on the humidex for about 20 days a year.
The normals describe a typical year, not its worst days; the hazards page covers Kindersley No. 290’s.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Kindersley
ECCC builds the Kindersley normals from 3 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.
| Distance from the town | 7.2 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 694 m |
| Completeness | at least 25 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −43.4°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 40.0°C |
| Average wind | 15.9 km/h on average, most often from the south |
| Next-nearest location | Leader, 69 km |
How Kindersley No. 290 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 Kindersley No. 290’s would only repeat its figures. Distances here run 88–109 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Kindersley No. 290.
Kindersley No. 290 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 | −8.6°C | −19.1°C | −13.9°C | 12 mm | 17 cm |
| February | −6.0°C | −16.7°C | −11.4°C | 8 mm | 10 cm |
| March | 0.7°C | −10.2°C | −4.8°C | 12 mm | 13 cm |
| April | 11.0°C | −2.6°C | 4.2°C | 24 mm | 9 cm |
| May | 18.1°C | 3.6°C | 10.9°C | 39 mm | 2 cm |
| June | 21.7°C | 8.9°C | 15.3°C | 75 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.0°C | 11.1°C | 18.1°C | 59 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25.0°C | 10.1°C | 17.6°C | 43 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 19.5°C | 4.8°C | 12.2°C | 27 mm | under 1 cm |
| October | 10.6°C | −2.5°C | 4.1°C | 12 mm | 6 cm |
| November | 0.2°C | −10.1°C | −5.0°C | 14 mm | 13 cm |
| December | −6.7°C | −16.8°C | −11.8°C | 11 mm | 15 cm |
| Year | 9.2°C | −3.3°C | 3.0°C | 335 mm | 86 cm |
The most changeable month: February, give or take 4.3°C; the steadiest, June
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high since 1991. March spans the most, from −38.8°C (2014) to 25.7°C (2004).
Where Kindersley No. 290’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at Kindersley, the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals.
- 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, 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 Kindersley No. 290’s climate
How warm does Kindersley No. 290 get in summer?
Expect highs near 25.0°C in July, the hottest month on average.
How cold does Kindersley No. 290 get in winter?
The year’s coldest nights belong to January, at about −19.1°C.
How much rain and snow does Kindersley No. 290 get?
335 mm a year counting snow as water. The wettest month is June (75 mm); the driest, February (8 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
In a normal winter there are about 125 days with at least 1 cm of snow lying.
Are these figures for Kindersley No. 290 itself?
Yes: they are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Kindersley, a location inside Kindersley No. 290.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Kindersley No. 290 →
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