Photo: Bruce Guenter from Saskatoon, SK, Canada · CC BY 2.0Hardly any Canadian towns collect less precipitation than Laird No. 404: 357 mm a year
Expect July afternoons of about 25.0°C. Frosty nights outnumber those of 92% of Canadian towns. Temperatures cover 46°C across the year, low to high. Plan time outside from June to August, when highs sit at 22–25°C.
The nearest ECCC normals location to Laird No. 404 is Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport), 38 km south, and every figure on this page is its.
A year in Laird No. 404 at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Laird No. 404’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan beside it.
What a year in Laird No. 404 feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
About 203 frosts and 105 warm days a year
From September to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 49 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
357 mm of precipitation in a typical year
The most falls in June, the least in February. About 63 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
91 cm of snow in a typical year
Snow falls from October to May, most of all in January (about 20 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Laird No. 404
90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Each day the mean sits under 18°C adds its shortfall; a year’s total is its heating degree days. In heating terms, homes need more heating than 95% of Canadian towns.
Living with Laird No. 404’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
A normal year gives the garden about 117 frost-free days, roughly 19 May to 15 September.
The outdoor season by the averages is Jun, Jul and Aug, with highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Bitter wind chill, under −20, comes on about 83 days a year.
Summer brings about 22 days when the humidex passes 30.
Averages smooth over blizzards, ice storms, floods and heat waves; Laird No. 404’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 south |
| 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 | North Battleford, 106 km |
How Laird No. 404 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
Places around Laird No. 404 whose figures come from another normals location. Laird No. 404 has no close neighbour with figures; the nearest is 47 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laird No. 404 Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport) | 25.0°C | −20.7°C | 357 mm |
| Beardy's 97 and Okemasis 96 47 km · Prince Albert | 24.2°C 0.8°C cooler | −22.8°C 2.1°C colder | 432 mm |
Laird No. 404 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 |
From year to year, February moves by 4.4°C, more than any month, and June least
Records from 1991 to 2020: no month spans more than March, between −38.3°C (2003) and 19.6°C (2015).
Where Laird No. 404’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport), 1991–2020.
- Comparisons: the 2,500-plus towns and neighbourhoods of Canada, each read from its closest normals location; whole cities and reserves aren’t counted.
- Not on this page: a sunshine figure (ECCC published none for 1991–2020) and any lapse-rate correction for height, as the town has no elevation here.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Laird No. 404’s climate
How warm does Laird No. 404 get in summer?
Summer peaks in July: a typical afternoon reaches 25.0°C.
How cold does Laird No. 404 get in winter?
On a normal January night the air drops to −20.7°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does Laird No. 404 get?
Measured as water, a year brings 357 mm: 75 mm in June, the wettest month, and 9 mm in February, the driest.
Are these figures for Laird No. 404 itself?
The figures are ECCC’s for Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport); Laird No. 404 has no normals station.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Laird No. 404 →
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).