Less rain and snow fall on Moose Jaw No. 161 than on 94% of Canadian towns: 422 mm a year
Expect July afternoons of about 25.9°C. Frost is common: about 198 nights a year drop below freezing, more than in 90% of Canadian towns. Temperatures cover 44°C across the year, low to high. Plan for rain or snow on about 66 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Moose Jaw station, 2.0 km south-west.
A year in Moose Jaw No. 161 at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Moose Jaw No. 161’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan beside it.
What a year in Moose Jaw No. 161 feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
Frost on 198 days, 20°C on 113
From September to May frost is routine, and in December it comes on almost every night. Some 39 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
About 422 mm of rain and snow a year
June brings the most rain and snow; February, the least.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
105 cm of snow in a typical year
Snow falls from October to May, most of all in December (about 21 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Snowfall: Regina (Airport), 63 km away (Moose Jaw records no complete year of it).
Heating a home in Moose Jaw No. 161
90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
A day averaging 10 degrees under 18°C adds 10 to the total; warm days add nothing. By this count, homes here need more heating than 82% of Canadian towns.
Living with Moose Jaw No. 161’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
From about 21 May to 17 September the garden is usually clear of frost, some 118 days.
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 →About 71 days a year bring a wind chill under −20, when bare skin chills fast.
The humidex tops 30 on about 28 days a year: muggy days to plan around.
Bad-weather days, from blizzards to floods, get their own page for Moose Jaw No. 161: the hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Moose Jaw
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Moose Jaw are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 2.0 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 577 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | Regina (Airport), 63 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −42.5°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 42.3°C |
| Average wind | 17.2 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Regina (Airport), 63 km |
How Moose Jaw No. 161 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 Moose Jaw No. 161 whose figures come from another normals location. The one place listed is 56 km from Moose Jaw No. 161, the nearest with figures.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moose Jaw No. 161 Moose Jaw | 25.9°C | −17.8°C | 422 mm |
| Lumsden No. 189 56 km · Regina (Airport) | 25.6°C about the same | −20.0°C 2.2°C colder | 390 mm |
Moose Jaw No. 161 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 | −6.7°C | −17.8°C | −12.3°C | 13 mm | 20 cm |
| February | −5.0°C | −16.2°C | −10.6°C | 10 mm | 11 cm |
| March | 1.9°C | −9.5°C | −3.8°C | 15 mm | 19 cm |
| April | 11.6°C | −2.8°C | 4.4°C | 27 mm | 9 cm |
| May | 18.6°C | 3.3°C | 10.9°C | 49 mm | 4 cm |
| June | 22.8°C | 9.4°C | 16.1°C | 91 mm | under 1 cm |
| July | 25.9°C | 11.5°C | 18.8°C | 68 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 26.0°C | 10.1°C | 18.1°C | 61 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 20.4°C | 5.1°C | 12.8°C | 40 mm | under 1 cm |
| October | 11.4°C | −1.7°C | 4.9°C | 23 mm | 6 cm |
| November | 1.9°C | −9.0°C | −3.6°C | 14 mm | 14 cm |
| December | −4.8°C | −15.3°C | −10.1°C | 12 mm | 21 cm |
| Year | 10.3°C | −2.7°C | 3.8°C | 422 mm | 105 cm |
The most changeable month: February, give or take 5.0°C; the steadiest, June
Records from 1991 to 2020: no month spans more than March, between −36.6°C (2014) and 23.2°C (2004).
Where Moose Jaw No. 161’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s normals for Moose Jaw, 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
- Other locations: where a location publishes no full year of precipitation or snowfall, the nearest one that does supplies it, named beside those figures.
- 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 (no 1991–2020 normals exist for it) and any altitude adjustment, since there is no elevation for the town itself.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Moose Jaw No. 161’s climate
How warm does Moose Jaw No. 161 get in summer?
The warmest month is August, when afternoons average 26.0°C.
How cold does Moose Jaw No. 161 get in winter?
Of all twelve months, January has the coldest nights, about −17.8°C.
How much rain and snow does Moose Jaw No. 161 get?
Precipitation totals 422 mm a year, with June the wettest month (91 mm) and February the driest (10 mm).
Are these figures for Moose Jaw No. 161 itself?
Yes. Moose Jaw, where ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals were measured, lies within Moose Jaw No. 161.
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