Photo: CP842c · CC BY-SA 4.0Frosty mornings in Maidstone outnumber those of 91% of Canadian towns
Sunny July days climb to about 23.2°C. The year swings widely: the coldest month’s nights and the warmest month’s afternoons are 42°C apart. Its July afternoons stay fresher than in 87% of Canadian towns. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from October to April, when means dip under 10°C.
Every figure here comes from Lloydminster, 57 km north-west; ECCC has no normals closer to Maidstone, so they describe the wider area.
A year in Maidstone at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Maidstone’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan beside it.
What a year in Maidstone feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
About 202 frosts and 85 warm days a year
From September to May frost is routine, and in December it comes on almost every night. 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
424 mm of precipitation in a typical year
June brings the most rain and snow; February, the least. Some 75 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 103 cm in a normal year
From October to May snow is likely; January is the peak, at about 18 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Maidstone
88% 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. By this count, homes here need more heating than 97% of Canadian towns.
Living with Maidstone’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
From about 18 May to 17 September the garden is usually clear of frost, some 121 days.
Plan time outside for Jun, Jul and Aug: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.
Parks & trails →Frostbite weather, a wind chill under −20, turns up on about 78 days a year.
About 10 days a year turn sultry, with the humidex past 30.
Thirty years of averages say little about one bad storm; Maidstone’s hazards page does.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Lloydminster
ECCC builds the Lloydminster normals from 2 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.
| Distance from the town | 57 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 669 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | Yes |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −43.3°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 38.1°C |
| Average wind | 15.6 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | North Battleford, 78 km |
How Maidstone 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Maidstone’s would only repeat its figures. No closer places have figures: these lie 55–77 km from Maidstone.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maidstone Lloydminster | 23.2°C | −18.8°C | 424 mm |
| Meota No. 468 55 km · North Battleford | 24.3°C 1.1°C warmer | −20.6°C 1.8°C colder | 383 mm |
| Mervin No. 499 62 km · Meadow Lake | 23.7°C 0.5°C warmer | −22.8°C 4.0°C colder | 407 mm |
Maidstone weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −9.8°C | −18.8°C | −14.3°C | 18 mm | 18 cm |
| February | −7.3°C | −16.8°C | −12.1°C | 12 mm | 12 cm |
| March | −1.5°C | −10.8°C | −6.1°C | 15 mm | 14 cm |
| April | 9.0°C | −2.6°C | 3.2°C | 32 mm | 17 cm |
| May | 17.0°C | 3.6°C | 10.3°C | 45 mm | 4 cm |
| June | 20.6°C | 8.7°C | 14.7°C | 83 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 23.2°C | 11.1°C | 17.2°C | 77 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 22.5°C | 9.8°C | 16.2°C | 59 mm | under 1 cm |
| September | 17.2°C | 4.6°C | 11.0°C | 34 mm | 1 cm |
| October | 8.6°C | −2.1°C | 3.2°C | 19 mm | 6 cm |
| November | −1.8°C | −10.0°C | −5.9°C | 17 mm | 16 cm |
| December | −8.0°C | −16.6°C | −12.3°C | 15 mm | 15 cm |
| Year | 7.5°C | −3.3°C | 2.1°C | 424 mm | 103 cm |
February has run from −42.5°C to 13.5°C in thirty years
The month to count on least is December: one year in three its average strays more than 4.4°C from −12.3°C. June moves least, typically by 1.0°C.
Where Maidstone’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, Lloydminster, 1991–2020.
- Comparisons: the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ across Canada, each on its nearest normals location, without the city totals or the reserves.
- Not on this page: sunshine, absent from every 1991–2020 location, and an altitude correction, for want of the town’s own elevation.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Maidstone’s climate
How warm does Maidstone get in summer?
Expect highs near 23.2°C in July, the hottest month on average.
How cold does Maidstone get in winter?
Overnight lows average −18.8°C in January, the coldest month.
How much rain and snow does Maidstone get?
Rain and snow add up to about 424 mm of water a year; June brings the most (83 mm), February the least (12 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
In a normal winter there are about 146 days with at least 1 cm of snow lying.
Are these figures for Maidstone itself?
No: they come from Lloydminster, the nearest ECCC normals location, and far enough away to describe the wider area more than Maidstone.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Maidstone →
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).