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Climate in Pilot Butte · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Hardly any Canadian towns collect less precipitation than Pilot Butte: 390 mm a year

The warmest part of a July day comes in at 25.6°C on average. From frozen January to warm July, readings climb 46°C. About 203 nights a year bring a frost, more than in 94% of Canadian towns. The furnace earns its keep from October to April, the months that average under 10°C.

July afternoons: warmer than 52% of Canadian towns

January nights: colder than 88% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year: drier than 95% of Canadian towns

Pilot Butte has no ECCC normals station of its own: every figure here comes from Regina (Airport), 19 km west.

July high

25.6°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−20.0°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

390 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Snowfall a year

105 cm

Typical Canadian town 141 cm

Frost days

203

a year at 0°C or below

Frost-free days

114

23 May to 14 Sep

A year in Pilot Butte at a glance

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

Jan−9°C−20°CColdest nights

Feb−7°C−18°C

Mar0°C−11°C

Apr11°C−3°C

May19°C3°CLast frost ~23 May

Jun23°C9°CWettest

Jul26°C12°CWarmest

Aug25°C10°C

Sep20°C5°CFirst frost ~14 Sep

Oct11°C−2°C

Nov now0°C−10°C

Dec−7°C−17°CSnowiest

What stands out about Pilot Butte’s climate

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

Drier than 95% of Canadian townsAbout 390 mm of rain and melted snow a year; June is the wettest month and February the driest.A wider year than 89% of Canadian townsFrom January nights to July afternoons, the year spans 45.6°C.Less snowy than 88% of Canadian townsAbout 105 cm of snow falls in a year, most of it in December.

A normal year

What a year in Pilot Butte feels like

Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.

Winter

−8°C / −18°C

35 mm, with 53 cm of snow

Spring

10°C / −3°C

89 mm, with 32 cm of snow

Summer

25°C / 10°C

195 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season

Autumn

10°C / −3°C

71 mm, with 20 cm of snow

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23°C9°C

26°C12°C

25°C10°C

20°C5°C

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0°C−10°C

−7°C−17°C

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

Frost & warm days

203 frost days and 108 days above 20°C a year

From September to May frost is routine, and in December it comes on almost every night. On about 45 nights a year the air falls below −20°C.

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

23 May 14 Sep

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203

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

More frosts than 94% of Canadian towns

106

Days that stay below 0°C

Nights a year below −20°C

108

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

390 mm of precipitation in a typical year

June brings the most rain and snow; February, the least. About 68 days a year bring 1 mm or more.

390 mm

Rain and snow a year

Drier than 95% of Canadian towns

319 mm

Of it as rain alone (82%)

85 mm

June, the wettest month

9 mm

February, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

85 mm

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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

82 mm

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Snow

Snowfall: about 105 cm in a normal year

Expect snow from October to May, with about 21 cm in December, the snowiest month.

105 cm

Snowfall a year

Less snowy than 88% of Canadian towns

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

17 cm

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

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

21 cm

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Snow on the ground by month

Centimetres at month’s end

17 cm

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Heating

Heating a home in Pilot Butte

90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.

5,626 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020

1,676 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

Think of it as a year’s worth of daily shortfalls below 18°C, added up. Homes here need more heating than 85% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Pilot Butte’s climate

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

The garden window

On average the last spring frost comes around 23 May and the first autumn frost around 14 September: about 114 frost-free days between.

Get outside

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 →

Wind chill

Frostbite weather, a wind chill under −20, turns up on about 84 days a year.

Humidex

Muggy heat with a humidex over 30 arrives on about 28 days a year.

Storms and extremes

Thirty years of averages say little about one bad storm; Pilot Butte’s hazards page does.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Regina (Airport)

Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Regina (Airport) are 3 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.

Distance from the town	19 km west
Station altitude	578 m
Completeness	meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule
WMO standard normals	No
Coldest reading, 1991–2020	−41.9°C
Hottest reading, 1991–2020	41.3°C
Average wind	18.5 km/h on average, most often from the south-east
Next-nearest location	Moose Jaw, 83 km

Compared with other towns

How Pilot Butte compares

Against the 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, each read from its own normals location; the dots are the other locations those towns use in Saskatchewan.

July afternoons25.6°C

Pilot ButteMedian Canadian town

20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C

Warmer than 52% of Canadian towns4th warmest of 104 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan

January nights−20.0°C

Pilot ButteMedian Canadian town

−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C

Colder than 88% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year390 mm

Pilot ButteMedian Canadian town

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Drier than 95% of Canadian towns

Snowfall a year105 cm

Pilot ButteMedian Canadian town

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Less snowy than 88% of Canadian towns

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Pilot Butte’s own would show the same figures). Distances here run 50–95 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Pilot Butte.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Pilot Butte Regina (Airport)	25.6°C	−20.0°C	390 mm
North Qu'Appelle No. 187 50 km · Kelliher	24.2°C 1.4°C cooler	−20.0°C about the same	501 mm
Moose Jaw 81 km · Moose Jaw	25.9°C about the same	−17.8°C 2.2°C milder	422 mm
Weyburn No. 67 95 km · Estevan	25.9°C about the same	−19.4°C 0.6°C milder	455 mm

Month by month

Pilot Butte weather by month

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

Month	High	Low	Mean	Rain & snow	Snow
January	−9.3°C	−20.0°C	−14.7°C	13 mm	20 cm
February	−7.3°C	−18.1°C	−12.7°C	9 mm	11 cm
March	−0.2°C	−10.8°C	−5.5°C	15 mm	19 cm
April	10.6°C	−2.8°C	3.9°C	27 mm	9 cm
May	18.5°C	3.4°C	11.0°C	47 mm	4 cm
June	22.5°C	9.3°C	15.9°C	85 mm	under 1 cm
July	25.6°C	11.6°C	18.6°C	60 mm	0 cm
August	25.4°C	10.3°C	17.9°C	50 mm	0 cm
September	19.8°C	4.9°C	12.4°C	32 mm	under 1 cm
October	10.6°C	−2.4°C	4.2°C	25 mm	6 cm
November	0.4°C	−10.3°C	−5.0°C	15 mm	14 cm
December	−7.0°C	−17.1°C	−12.1°C	14 mm	21 cm
Year	9.1°C	−3.5°C	2.8°C	390 mm	105 cm

Year to year

The month with the widest range: March, −38.8°C to 22.3°C

Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high over 1991–2020; February is the month whose average wanders most from year to year (±4.8°C around −12.7°C), June the one that wanders least (±1.2°C).

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Sources

Where Pilot Butte’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at Regina (Airport), the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals.
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: hours of sunshine, missing from the 1991–2020 normals, and a height correction: the town has no elevation on file.

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

Questions about Pilot Butte’s climate

How warm does Pilot Butte get in summer?

Peak warmth comes in July, at about 25.6°C by mid-afternoon.

How cold does Pilot Butte get in winter?

The coldest nights come in January, averaging −20.0°C.

How much rain and snow does Pilot Butte get?

A normal year brings 390 mm, snow included as water: June is wettest at 85 mm, February driest at 9 mm.

Are these figures for Pilot Butte itself?

Not exactly. Pilot Butte lacks a normals station, so Regina (Airport) supplies the figures.

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Pilot Butte →

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).