January in Orkney No. 244 bites harder than in 92% of Canadian towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 24.4°C. Rain and snow together come to less here than on 78% of Canadian towns. Of all months, June brings the most precipitation and February the least. Heating does most of its work from October to April, in months below 10°C on average.
No ECCC station in Orkney No. 244 has 1991–2020 normals; the page reads Yorkton, 15 km north-east, instead.
A year in Orkney No. 244 at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Orkney No. 244’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan beside it.
What a year in Orkney No. 244 feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
Frost on 200 days, 20°C on 96
Frost comes from September to May; in December almost every night freezes. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 51 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
Rain and melted snow: about 448 mm a year
7th wettest of 105 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan. Some 75 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
120 cm of snow in a typical year
Expect snow from September to May, with about 27 cm in December, the snowiest month. 10th 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 Orkney No. 244
89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Heating degree days total each day’s gap between its mean temperature and 18°C. Over a year, a home here needs more heating than 98% of Canadian towns.
Living with Orkney No. 244’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Between the last frost, near 20 May, and the first, near 18 September, lie about 120 frost-free 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 →Expect around 86 days a year when the wind chill sinks below −20.
A humidex above 30 marks about 20 days in a normal year.
Ice storms, floods and heat waves are risks, not averages: they are on Orkney No. 244’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Yorkton
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Yorkton are 4 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 15 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 498 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −42.8°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.5°C |
| Average wind | 15.0 km/h on average, most often from the north-west |
| Next-nearest location | Kelliher, 77 km |
How Orkney No. 244 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 Orkney No. 244’s own would show the same figures). No closer places have figures: these lie 71–79 km from Orkney No. 244.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orkney No. 244 Yorkton | 24.4°C | −20.9°C | 448 mm |
| Esterhazy 71 km · Kipling | 24.1°C about the same | −19.1°C 1.8°C milder | 489 mm |
| Langenburg 76 km · Roblin | 23.7°C 0.7°C cooler | −22.3°C 1.4°C colder | 448 mm |
| Foam Lake 79 km · Kelliher | 24.2°C about the same | −20.0°C 0.9°C milder | 501 mm |
Orkney No. 244 weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −11.0°C | −20.9°C | −16.0°C | 16 mm | 22 cm |
| February | −8.8°C | −19.0°C | −13.9°C | 11 mm | 14 cm |
| March | −1.9°C | −12.3°C | −7.1°C | 16 mm | 14 cm |
| April | 8.7°C | −3.3°C | 2.7°C | 20 mm | 11 cm |
| May | 17.1°C | 3.4°C | 10.3°C | 49 mm | 2 cm |
| June | 21.6°C | 9.6°C | 15.6°C | 90 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 24.4°C | 12.0°C | 18.2°C | 80 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 23.8°C | 10.5°C | 17.2°C | 63 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 18.3°C | 5.4°C | 11.8°C | 40 mm | 1 cm |
| October | 9.2°C | −1.6°C | 3.8°C | 28 mm | 8 cm |
| November | −1.3°C | −10.2°C | −5.8°C | 18 mm | 20 cm |
| December | −8.6°C | −17.8°C | −13.2°C | 18 mm | 27 cm |
| Year | 7.6°C | −3.7°C | 2.0°C | 448 mm | 120 cm |
From −37.4°C to 21.1°C: March’s coldest and warmest days since 1991
From one year to the next, December’s average typically shifts by 4.2°C around its normal of −13.2°C, the widest of any month, while June’s shifts by 1.2°C.
Where Orkney No. 244’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: 1991–2020 normals for Yorkton from ECCC’s climate data site, the nearest location with every month of temperature.
- Comparisons: every Canadian town and neighbourhood of 2,500 or more, each read from its own nearest location; city totals and reserves are left out.
- Not on this page: sunshine, absent from every 1991–2020 location, and an altitude correction, for want of the town’s own elevation.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Orkney No. 244’s climate
How warm does Orkney No. 244 get in summer?
The year’s warmest days come in July, with highs averaging 24.4°C.
How cold does Orkney No. 244 get in winter?
Winter bottoms out in January, with lows near −20.9°C.
How much rain and snow does Orkney No. 244 get?
Rain and snow add up to about 448 mm of water a year; June brings the most (90 mm), February the least (11 mm).
Are these figures for Orkney No. 244 itself?
Not directly: Orkney No. 244 has no ECCC normals of its own, and Yorkton stands in for it.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Orkney No. 244 →
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).