Moose Range No. 486 sits near the bottom of Canadian towns for winter warmth
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 23.8°C on average. July is the wettest month here, with about 8.1 times the rain and snow of February. Its yearly rain and snow fall short of 87% of Canadian towns. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from October to May, when means dip under 10°C.
No ECCC station in Moose Range No. 486 has 1991–2020 normals; the page reads Nipawin, 29 km west, instead.
A year in Moose Range No. 486 at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Moose Range No. 486’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan beside it.
What a year in Moose Range No. 486 feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
About 211 frosts and 95 warm days a year
The frost season runs September to May, and January freezes nearly every night. Some 64 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
Rain and melted snow: about 424 mm a year
Some 68 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 128 cm of snow a year
Expect snow from October to May, with about 28 cm in December, the snowiest month. 4th 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 Moose Range No. 486
89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
ECCC sums, over the year, how many degrees each day’s average falls short of 18°C. Over a year, a home here needs more heating than almost every Canadian town.
Living with Moose Range No. 486’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Tender plants are usually safe from around 23 May until frost returns near 15 September: about 114 days.
For long days outdoors, Jun, Jul and Aug bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Expect around 17 sticky days a year with the humidex above 30.
Storms, floods and heat waves sit outside these normals; Moose Range No. 486’s hazards page covers them.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Nipawin
ECCC builds the Nipawin normals from 3 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.
| Distance from the town | 29 km west |
| Station altitude | 372 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −46.9°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 37.2°C |
| Average wind | 13.4 km/h on average, most often from the south |
| Next-nearest location | Melfort, 86 km |
How Moose Range No. 486 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 Moose Range No. 486’s would only repeat its figures. Moose Range No. 486 has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 58–92 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moose Range No. 486 Nipawin | 23.8°C | −23.4°C | 424 mm |
| Tisdale 58 km · Melfort | 23.4°C about the same | −21.1°C 2.3°C milder | 397 mm |
| Hudson Bay 92 km · Hudson Bay | 24.3°C 0.5°C warmer | −22.4°C 1.0°C milder | 445 mm |
Moose Range No. 486 weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −12.5°C | −23.4°C | −18.0°C | 17 mm | 22 cm |
| February | −9.9°C | −21.5°C | −15.7°C | 11 mm | 18 cm |
| March | −2.5°C | −14.4°C | −8.4°C | 13 mm | 14 cm |
| April | 8.0°C | −4.3°C | 1.9°C | 25 mm | 14 cm |
| May | 17.3°C | 2.4°C | 9.9°C | 34 mm | 2 cm |
| June | 21.4°C | 8.7°C | 15.1°C | 83 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 23.8°C | 11.2°C | 17.5°C | 88 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 23.6°C | 9.7°C | 16.6°C | 52 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 17.7°C | 4.3°C | 11.1°C | 40 mm | under 1 cm |
| October | 8.2°C | −2.5°C | 2.9°C | 29 mm | 12 cm |
| November | −2.7°C | −11.8°C | −7.3°C | 16 mm | 18 cm |
| December | −10.3°C | −20.3°C | −15.3°C | 16 mm | 28 cm |
| Year | 6.9°C | −5.2°C | 0.9°C | 424 mm | 128 cm |
A December here can run warm or cold, its average moving by about 4.5°C; the steadiest month is July
April has the widest record range, −27.1°C in 2020 to 30.4°C in 2001; the tick on each bar is the month’s normal.
Where Moose Range No. 486’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 normals from ECCC for Nipawin, its nearest location with complete temperatures.
- Comparisons: Canada’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (no city totals, no reserves), each through its own nearest location.
- Not on this page: sunshine, not in ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals, and the effect of the town’s height, for which there is no figure.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Moose Range No. 486’s climate
How warm does Moose Range No. 486 get in summer?
Afternoons average 23.8°C in July, the warmest time of year.
How cold does Moose Range No. 486 get in winter?
In January, the coldest month, the typical low is −23.4°C.
How much rain and snow does Moose Range No. 486 get?
The year adds up to 424 mm. July is the peak month (88 mm) and February the low one (11 mm).
Are these figures for Moose Range No. 486 itself?
No, the station behind them is Nipawin, beyond Moose Range No. 486’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Moose Range No. 486 →
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).