Photo: Wtshymanski · Public domainHardly any Canadian towns see harsher January nights than Nipawin
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 23.8°C. It is a dry place: less rain and snow fall here than on 87% of Canadian towns. July is the wettest month, February the driest. Expect about 211 frosty starts a year, days when the air falls to freezing.
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals at its Nipawin station, 3.0 km south.
A year in Nipawin at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Nipawin’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan beside it.
What a year in Nipawin feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
About 211 frosts and 95 warm days a year
Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 64 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
424 mm of precipitation in a typical year
On about 68 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 128 cm of snow a year
From October to May snow is likely; December is the peak, at about 28 cm. 4th snowiest of 101 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 Nipawin
89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
Every day colder than 18°C on average adds its gap in degrees to the year’s heating total. Over a year, a home here needs more heating than almost every Canadian town.
Living with Nipawin’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
On average the last spring frost comes around 23 May and the first autumn frost around 15 September: about 114 frost-free days between.
Mild days and mild nights together (17–27°C by day, 8°C or more at night) belong to Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →Summer brings about 17 days when the humidex passes 30.
A typical year is calm by definition; Nipawin’s hazards page covers the exceptions.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Nipawin
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Nipawin are 3 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 3.0 km south |
| 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, 72 km |
How Nipawin 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
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Nipawin’s own would show the same figures). The nearest places to Nipawin with figures are 56–117 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nipawin | 23.8°C | −23.4°C | 424 mm |
| Tisdale 56 km · Melfort | 23.4°C about the same | −21.1°C 2.3°C milder | 397 mm |
| Candle Lake 96 km · Prince Albert | 24.2°C about the same | −22.8°C 0.6°C milder | 432 mm |
Nipawin 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 |
The most changeable month: December, give or take 4.5°C; the steadiest, July
Records from 1991 to 2020: no month spans more than April, between −27.1°C (2020) and 30.4°C (2001).
Where Nipawin’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Nipawin: 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: 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 Nipawin’s climate
How warm does Nipawin get in summer?
Afternoons average 23.8°C in July, the warmest time of year.
How cold does Nipawin get in winter?
January nights average −23.4°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does Nipawin get?
July is the wettest month at 88 mm and February the driest at 11 mm, for 424 mm over the year.
Are these figures for Nipawin itself?
Almost: ECCC’s Nipawin location, which gives these figures, lies a short way outside Nipawin.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Nipawin →
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).