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Climate in Paddockwood No. 520 · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Hardly any Canadian towns see harsher January nights than Paddockwood No. 520

Expect July afternoons of about 24.2°C. Rain and snow together come to less here than on 86% of Canadian towns. The year swings widely: the coldest month’s nights and the warmest month’s afternoons are 47°C apart. The heating season runs October to April: each of those months averages under 10°C.

July afternoons: cooler than 69% of Canadian towns

January nights: colder than almost every Canadian town

Rain and snow a year: drier than 86% of Canadian towns

No ECCC station in Paddockwood No. 520 has 1991–2020 normals; the page reads Prince Albert, 35 km south, instead.

July high

24.2°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−22.8°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

432 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Snowfall a year

112 cm

Typical Canadian town 141 cm

Frost days

209

a year at 0°C or below

Frost-free days

113

24 May to 15 Sep

A year in Paddockwood No. 520 at a glance

Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.

Jan−12°C−23°CColdest nightsSnowiest

Feb−8°C−20°C

Mar−1°C−13°C

Apr9°C−4°C

May17°C3°CLast frost ~24 May

Jun22°C9°CWettest

Jul24°C12°CWarmest

Aug23°C10°C

Sep18°C4°CFirst frost ~15 Sep

Oct9°C−2°C

Nov now−2°C−11°C

Dec−9°C−19°C

What stands out about Paddockwood No. 520’s climate

Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan beside it.

Colder than almost every Canadian townJanuary nights average −22.8°C, the coldest of the year. 98th mildest of 105 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan.A wider year than 96% of Canadian townsFrom January nights to July afternoons, the year spans 47.0°C.Less snowy than 87% of Canadian townsAbout 112 cm of snow falls in a year, most of it in January.

A normal year

What a year in Paddockwood No. 520 feels like

Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.

Winter

−10°C / −21°C

46 mm, with 58 cm of snow

Spring

8°C / −5°C

85 mm, with 28 cm of snow

Summer

23°C / 10°C

214 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season

Autumn

8°C / −3°C

88 mm, with 26 cm of snow

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22°C9°C

24°C12°C

23°C10°C

18°C4°C

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−2°C−11°C

−9°C−19°C

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Best months to be outsideJunJulAugHighs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more

Frost & warm days

209 frost days and 94 days above 20°C a year

From September to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. On about 58 nights a year the air falls below −20°C.

113 frost-free days · average dates, 1991–2020

24 May 15 Sep

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

209

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

More frosts than 96% of Canadian towns

120

Days that stay below 0°C

Nights a year below −20°C

Days a year above 20°C

Days a year above 30°C

Frost days by month

Average days at 0°C or below

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Days above 20°C by month

Average days

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Rain & snow

About 432 mm of rain and snow a year

June brings the most rain and snow; February, the least. 9th wettest of 105 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan. Some 71 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.

432 mm

Rain and snow a year

Drier than 86% of Canadian towns

344 mm

Of it as rain alone (80%)

86 mm

June, the wettest month

12 mm

February, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

86 mm

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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

86 mm

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Snow

About 112 cm of snow a year

The snow season runs October to May; January brings the most, about 23 cm.

112 cm

Snowfall a year

Less snowy than 87% of Canadian towns

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

146

Days a year with 1 cm or more on the ground

23 cm

Snow on the ground at the end of February, the deepest month

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

23 cm

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Snow on the ground by month

Centimetres at month’s end

23 cm

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Heating

Heating a home in Paddockwood No. 520

89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.

6,112 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020

1,498 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

Warm days count for nothing; each colder day adds how far its mean sits below 18°C. Homes here need more heating than almost every Canadian town.

Living here

Living with Paddockwood No. 520’s climate

The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.

The garden window

Tender plants are usually safe from around 24 May until frost returns near 15 September: about 113 days.

Get outside

Plan time outside for Jun, Jul and Aug: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.

Parks & trails →

Wind chill

Roughly 84 days a year feel colder than −20 in the wind.

Humidex

Count on some 17 humid days a year with the humidex past 30.

Storms and extremes

Thirty-year normals hide the storms and the extremes: the hazards page has Paddockwood No. 520’s risks.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Prince Albert

Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Prince Albert are 3 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.

Distance from the town	35 km south
Station altitude	428 m
Completeness	at least 25 years
WMO standard normals	No
Coldest reading, 1991–2020	−46.1°C
Hottest reading, 1991–2020	36.5°C
Average wind	11.8 km/h on average, most often from the west
Next-nearest location	Melfort, 112 km

Compared with other towns

How Paddockwood No. 520 compares

Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Saskatchewan.

July afternoons24.2°C

Paddockwood No. 520Median Canadian town

20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C

Cooler than 69% of Canadian towns

January nights−22.8°C

Paddockwood No. 520Median Canadian town

−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C

Colder than almost every Canadian town98th mildest of 105 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan

Rain and snow a year432 mm

Paddockwood No. 520Median Canadian town

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Drier than 86% of Canadian towns9th wettest of 105 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan

Snowfall a year112 cm

Paddockwood No. 520Median Canadian town

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Less snowy than 87% of Canadian towns

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Paddockwood No. 520’s own would show the same figures). Paddockwood No. 520 has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 86–108 km out.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Paddockwood No. 520 Prince Albert	24.2°C	−22.8°C	432 mm
Big River No. 555 86 km · Meadow Lake	23.7°C 0.5°C cooler	−22.8°C about the same	407 mm
Rosthern 102 km · Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport)	25.0°C 0.8°C warmer	−20.7°C 2.1°C milder	357 mm
Torch River No. 488 102 km · Nipawin	23.8°C about the same	−23.4°C 0.6°C colder	424 mm
Melfort 108 km · Melfort	23.4°C 0.8°C cooler	−21.1°C 1.7°C milder	397 mm

Month by month

Paddockwood No. 520 weather by month

Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.

Month	High	Low	Mean	Rain & snow	Snow
January	−11.6°C	−22.8°C	−17.2°C	19 mm	23 cm
February	−7.9°C	−20.3°C	−14.1°C	12 mm	14 cm
March	−1.4°C	−13.4°C	−7.4°C	15 mm	15 cm
April	9.1°C	−3.8°C	2.7°C	28 mm	10 cm
May	17.3°C	2.7°C	10.1°C	43 mm	2 cm
June	21.5°C	8.7°C	15.2°C	86 mm	0 cm
July	24.2°C	11.6°C	17.9°C	77 mm	0 cm
August	23.4°C	9.8°C	16.7°C	50 mm	0 cm
September	17.6°C	4.2°C	10.9°C	42 mm	under 1 cm
October	8.5°C	−2.4°C	3.1°C	30 mm	10 cm
November	−2.0°C	−10.9°C	−6.5°C	16 mm	16 cm
December	−9.3°C	−19.4°C	−14.4°C	16 mm	20 cm
Year	7.4°C	−4.7°C	1.4°C	432 mm	112 cm

Year to year

April has run from −30.4°C to 30.3°C in thirty years

The month to count on least is December: one year in three its average strays more than 4.3°C from −14.4°C. June moves least, typically by 1.2°C.

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Sources

Where Paddockwood No. 520’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: the 1991–2020 normals from ECCC for Prince Albert, 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, which none of ECCC’s 450 locations publishes for 1991–2020, and the town’s own height above sea level, so no figure is adjusted for altitude.

Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada

Questions about Paddockwood No. 520’s climate

How warm does Paddockwood No. 520 get in summer?

Of all twelve months, July has the warmest afternoons, about 24.2°C.

How cold does Paddockwood No. 520 get in winter?

At its coldest, in January, the normal low is −22.8°C.

How much rain and snow does Paddockwood No. 520 get?

Measured as water, a year brings 432 mm: 86 mm in June, the wettest month, and 12 mm in February, the driest.

How long does snow stay on the ground?

Expect snow on the ground, at least 1 cm, for about 146 days a year.

Are these figures for Paddockwood No. 520 itself?

No, they come from Prince Albert; ECCC keeps no 1991–2020 normals in Paddockwood No. 520 itself.

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Paddockwood No. 520 →

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).