Photo: Andrew Scheer · CC0Ice on the ground: Moosomin sees more frosts than 89% of Canadian towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 25.4°C. Of the 104 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan, it is the wettest. June is the wettest month here, with about 5.7 times the rain and snow of February. The outdoor season runs from June to August, with highs of 22–25°C.
ECCC publishes no normals for Moosomin itself; the figures are those of Elkhorn, 41 km south-east.
A year in Moosomin at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Moosomin’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan beside it.
What a year in Moosomin feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
196 frost days a year
The frost season runs September to May, and January freezes nearly every night. Some 44 nights a year drop under −20°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
517 mm of precipitation in a typical year
The wettest of 104 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan. About 83 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 142 cm in a normal year
Expect snow from October to May, with about 26 cm in December, the snowiest month. 3rd snowiest of 101 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Living with Moosomin’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →Bad-weather days, from blizzards to floods, get their own page for Moosomin: the hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Elkhorn
The page’s figures are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Elkhorn, one of its 450 normals locations.
| Distance from the town | 41 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 498 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −41.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 39.0°C |
| Next-nearest location | Kipling, 76 km |
How Moosomin 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Moosomin’s would only repeat its figures. Distances here run 64–77 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Moosomin.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moosomin Elkhorn | 25.4°C | −19.6°C | 517 mm |
| Esterhazy 64 km · Kipling | 24.1°C 1.3°C cooler | −19.1°C 0.5°C milder | 489 mm |
| Russell 70 km · Roblin | 23.7°C 1.7°C cooler | −22.3°C 2.7°C colder | 448 mm |
| Carlyle 71 km · Estevan | 25.9°C 0.5°C warmer | −19.4°C about the same | 455 mm |
| Pipestone 77 km · Melita | 25.6°C about the same | −19.9°C about the same | 422 mm |
Moosomin weather by month
Month by month, 1991–2020: the usual high, low and mean, the rain and snow, and the snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −9.9°C | −19.6°C | −14.7°C | 26 mm | 25 cm |
| February | −7.0°C | −17.1°C | −12.1°C | 18 mm | 17 cm |
| March | −0.5°C | −10.5°C | −5.5°C | 32 mm | 25 cm |
| April | 9.9°C | −2.5°C | 3.7°C | 28 mm | 13 cm |
| May | 17.9°C | 4.3°C | 11.1°C | 69 mm | 5 cm |
| June | 22.4°C | 10.0°C | 16.2°C | 101 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.4°C | 12.4°C | 19.2°C | 71 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25.4°C | 10.9°C | 18.1°C | 55 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 19.6°C | 6.0°C | 12.8°C | 36 mm | 1 cm |
| October | 10.2°C | −0.9°C | 4.7°C | 28 mm | 8 cm |
| November | −0.1°C | −9.0°C | −4.4°C | 26 mm | 22 cm |
| December | −7.4°C | −16.3°C | −11.8°C | 27 mm | 26 cm |
| Year | 8.8°C | −2.7°C | 3.1°C | 517 mm | 142 cm |
December strays furthest from its normal year to year, by 4.3°C; July the least
The thirty-year records stretch furthest in February: a low of −41.0°C in 1996 and a high of 18.0°C in 2008.
Where Moosomin’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, Elkhorn, 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 (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 Moosomin’s climate
How warm does Moosomin get in summer?
The warmest month is July, when afternoons average 25.4°C.
How cold does Moosomin get in winter?
Expect nights around −19.6°C in January; no month is colder.
How much rain and snow does Moosomin get?
Count on roughly 517 mm a year, heaviest in June (101 mm) and lightest in February (18 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Count on about 139 days of snow cover a year, 1 cm or deeper.
Are these figures for Moosomin itself?
Not directly: Moosomin has no ECCC normals of its own, and Elkhorn stands in for it.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Moosomin →
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).