Photo: Regriemer · CC BY-SA 3.0Mervin No. 499 sits near the top of Canadian towns for frosts
High summer brings afternoon highs near 23.7°C. Its yearly rain and snow fall short of 94% of Canadian towns. Some 47°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Plan for rain or snow on about 72 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
Mervin No. 499 has no ECCC normals station nearby: the figures come from Meadow Lake, 80 km north-east, so read them as the wider area’s climate.
A year in Mervin No. 499 at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Mervin No. 499’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan beside it.
What a year in Mervin No. 499 feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
217 frost days and 91 days above 20°C a year
From September to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. On about 61 nights a year the air falls below −20°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
407 mm of precipitation in a typical year
July brings the most rain and snow; February, the least.
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 24 cm). 8th 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 Mervin No. 499
88% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
Behind the figure: the degrees each day’s mean falls under 18°C, summed for the year. Homes here need more heating than almost every Canadian town.
Living with Mervin No. 499’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Wait until about 30 May to plant out; frost tends to come back around 4 September, about 97 days later.
The outdoor season by the averages is Jul and Aug, with highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →About 89 days a year bring a wind chill under −20, when bare skin chills fast.
The air feels heavier than 30 on the humidex for about 14 days a year.
What averages leave out, the floods and ice storms, is on Mervin No. 499’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Meadow Lake
Meadow Lake is a composite: ECCC joins 3 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 80 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 481 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −50.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 38.0°C |
| Average wind | 12.3 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Lloydminster, 92 km |
How Mervin No. 499 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 Mervin No. 499 whose figures come from another normals location. The nearest places to Mervin No. 499 with figures are 39–78 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mervin No. 499 Meadow Lake | 23.7°C | −22.8°C | 407 mm |
| Frenchman Butte No. 501 39 km · Lloydminster | 23.2°C 0.5°C cooler | −18.8°C 4.0°C milder | 424 mm |
| Meota No. 468 59 km · North Battleford | 24.3°C 0.6°C warmer | −20.6°C 2.2°C milder | 383 mm |
Mervin No. 499 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 | −10.7°C | −22.8°C | −16.8°C | 17 mm | 23 cm |
| February | −7.8°C | −21.2°C | −14.5°C | 10 mm | 15 cm |
| March | −0.7°C | −14.0°C | −7.4°C | 13 mm | 15 cm |
| April | 9.1°C | −4.1°C | 2.5°C | 25 mm | 16 cm |
| May | 17.3°C | 1.7°C | 9.5°C | 38 mm | 2 cm |
| June | 21.2°C | 7.5°C | 14.4°C | 76 mm | under 1 cm |
| July | 23.7°C | 9.8°C | 16.8°C | 76 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 22.7°C | 8.1°C | 15.4°C | 61 mm | under 1 cm |
| September | 17.2°C | 3.0°C | 10.1°C | 37 mm | 1 cm |
| October | 8.5°C | −3.4°C | 2.6°C | 22 mm | 9 cm |
| November | −2.1°C | −12.0°C | −7.1°C | 17 mm | 22 cm |
| December | −9.0°C | −20.4°C | −14.7°C | 17 mm | 24 cm |
| Year | 7.5°C | −5.7°C | 0.9°C | 407 mm | 125 cm |
The month with the widest range: April, −32.4°C to 29.5°C
Two years in three, December’s average falls within 4.7°C of its normal of −14.7°C; June keeps to within 1.0°C.
Where Mervin No. 499’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Meadow Lake: the nearest of its locations with every month’s temperatures.
- Comparisons: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
- 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 Mervin No. 499’s climate
How warm does Mervin No. 499 get in summer?
The year’s warmest days come in July, with highs averaging 23.7°C.
How cold does Mervin No. 499 get in winter?
In January, the coldest month, the typical low is −22.8°C.
How much rain and snow does Mervin No. 499 get?
Count on roughly 407 mm a year, heaviest in July (76 mm) and lightest in February (10 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Count on about 152 days of snow cover a year, 1 cm or deeper.
Are these figures for Mervin No. 499 itself?
No. The nearest normals are those of Meadow Lake, a long way from Mervin No. 499.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Mervin No. 499 →
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).