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Climate in Maple Creek No. 111 · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Hardly any Canadian towns collect less precipitation than Maple Creek No. 111: 331 mm a year

In July the day’s top temperature is typically 27.1°C. The year swings widely: the coldest month’s nights and the warmest month’s afternoons are 42°C apart. Summer afternoons here are warmer than in 88% of Canadian towns. Frost comes on about 190 days a year, so leave time to clear the car.

July afternoons: warmer than 88% of Canadian towns

January nights: colder than 71% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year: drier than almost every Canadian town

Read at Maple Creek, 16 km north: ECCC’s normals for 1991–2020.

July high

27.1°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−14.8°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

331 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Snowfall a year

85 cm

Typical Canadian town 141 cm

Frost days

190

a year at 0°C or below

A year in Maple Creek No. 111 at a glance

Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.

Jan−2°C−15°CColdest nightsSnowiest

Feb−1°C−14°C

Mar5°C−8°C

Apr13°C−2°C

May18°C3°C

Jun22°C8°CWettest

Jul27°C11°CWarmest

Aug27°C10°C

Sep21°C5°C

Oct13°C−1°C

Nov now5°C−8°C

Dec−1°C−14°C

What stands out about Maple Creek No. 111’s climate

Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan beside it.

Drier than almost every Canadian townAbout 331 mm of rain and melted snow a year; June is the wettest month and February the driest. 105th wettest of 105 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan.Less snowy than 93% of Canadian townsAbout 85 cm of snow falls in a year, most of it in January. 100th snowiest of 102 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan.Warmer than 88% of Canadian townsJuly afternoons average 27.1°C, the warmest of the year. The warmest of 105 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan.

A normal year

What a year in Maple Creek No. 111 feels like

Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.

Winter

−1°C / −14°C

36 mm, with 39 cm of snow

Spring

12°C / −2°C

84 mm, with 26 cm of snow

Summer

25°C / 10°C

145 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season

Autumn

13°C / −1°C

65 mm, with 19 cm of snow

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22°C8°C

27°C11°C

27°C10°C

21°C5°C

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Best months to be outsideJunAugHighs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more

Frost & warm days

Frost on 190 days, 20°C on 112

Frost comes from September to May; in December almost every night freezes. Some 30 nights a year drop under −20°C.

190

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

More frosts than 75% of Canadian towns

Days that stay below 0°C

Nights a year below −20°C

112

Days a year above 20°C

Days a year above 30°C

Frost days by month

Average days at 0°C or below

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Days above 20°C by month

Average days

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Rain & snow

331 mm of precipitation in a typical year

The most falls in June, the least in February. 105th wettest of 105 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan. About 57 days a year bring 1 mm or more.

331 mm

Rain and snow a year

Drier than almost every Canadian town

254 mm

Of it as rain alone (77%)

76 mm

June, the wettest month

10 mm

February, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

76 mm

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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

83 mm

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ECCC’s Maple Creek normals leave out precipitation and snow; both come from Medicine Hat here, 88 km away.

Snow

Snowfall: about 85 cm in a normal year

Snow falls from September to May, most of all in January (about 17 cm). 100th snowiest of 102 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan.

85 cm

Snowfall a year

Less snowy than 93% of Canadian towns

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

17 cm

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Heating

Heating a home in Maple Creek No. 111

88% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.

4,860 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020

1,754 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

A heating degree day is one degree of shortfall below 18°C for one day, summed over the year. Homes here need more heating than 61% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Maple Creek No. 111’s climate

What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.

Get outside

Plan time outside for Jun and Aug: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.

Parks & trails →

Wind chill

Wind chill falls below −20 on about 48 days a year: cover skin and dress in layers.

Humidex

On some 27 days a year the humidex climbs past 30.

Storms and extremes

Severe weather is a separate story from the averages: see Maple Creek No. 111’s hazards page.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Maple Creek

The page’s figures are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Maple Creek, one of its 450 normals locations.

Distance from the town	16 km north
Station altitude	767 m
Completeness	meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule
WMO standard normals	No
Precipitation from	Medicine Hat, 88 km
Coldest reading, 1991–2020	−40.8°C
Hottest reading, 1991–2020	40.1°C
Average wind	13.8 km/h on average, most often from the west
Next-nearest location	Medicine Hat, 88 km

Compared with other towns

How Maple Creek No. 111 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.

July afternoons27.1°C

Maple Creek No. 111Median Canadian town

22°C24°C26°C28°C

Warmer than 88% of Canadian townsThe warmest of 105 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan

January nights−14.8°C

Maple Creek No. 111Median Canadian town

−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C

Colder than 71% of Canadian townsThe mildest of 105 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan

Rain and snow a year331 mm

Maple Creek No. 111Median Canadian town

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Drier than almost every Canadian town105th wettest of 105 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan

Snowfall a year85 cm

Maple Creek No. 111Median Canadian town

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Less snowy than 93% of Canadian towns100th snowiest of 102 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Maple Creek No. 111’s own would show the same figures). The one place listed is 85 km from Maple Creek No. 111, the nearest with figures.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Maple Creek No. 111 Maple Creek	27.1°C	−14.8°C	331 mm
Medicine Hat 85 km · Medicine Hat	27.7°C 0.6°C warmer	−14.1°C 0.7°C milder	331 mm

Month by month

Maple Creek No. 111 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	−1.8°C	−14.8°C	−8.3°C	14 mm	17 cm
February	−0.8°C	−13.8°C	−7.3°C	10 mm	10 cm
March	5.2°C	−7.6°C	−1.2°C	16 mm	15 cm
April	12.5°C	−1.9°C	5.3°C	23 mm	5 cm
May	18.1°C	3.3°C	10.8°C	45 mm	6 cm
June	22.1°C	8.2°C	15.2°C	76 mm	0 cm
July	27.1°C	11.2°C	19.2°C	35 mm	0 cm
August	26.5°C	10.1°C	18.3°C	34 mm	1 cm
September	20.6°C	5.2°C	13.0°C	31 mm	1 cm
October	12.6°C	−1.3°C	5.7°C	20 mm	5 cm
November	4.7°C	−8.0°C	−1.7°C	14 mm	13 cm
December	−1.0°C	−13.5°C	−7.3°C	12 mm	12 cm
Year	12.2°C	−1.9°C	5.1°C	331 mm	85 cm

Year to year

Two years in three, February’s average lands within 4.8°C of normal, against the steadier June

Each bar spans a month’s coldest and warmest readings over thirty years; March’s run from −36.1°C in 2009 to 22.8°C in 2004.

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Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal

Sources

Where Maple Creek No. 111’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: the 1991–2020 normals from ECCC for Maple Creek, its nearest location with complete temperatures.
Other locations: a location missing months of precipitation or snow is filled from the nearest that has them all, never mixed month by month.
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: 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 Maple Creek No. 111’s climate

How warm does Maple Creek No. 111 get in summer?

Expect highs near 27.1°C in July, the hottest month on average.

How cold does Maple Creek No. 111 get in winter?

The year’s coldest nights belong to January, at about −14.8°C.

How much rain and snow does Maple Creek No. 111 get?

Over twelve months, rain and melted snow come to 331 mm; the range runs from 10 mm in February to 76 mm in June.

Are these figures for Maple Creek No. 111 itself?

Almost: ECCC’s Maple Creek location, which gives these figures, lies a short way outside Maple Creek No. 111.

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Maple Creek No. 111 →

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).