Photo: Dreerwin · CC BY-SA 4.0Hardly any Canadian towns see harsher January nights than Pinehouse
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 23.5°C on average. Of all months, July brings the most precipitation and February the least. Its July afternoons stay fresher than in 80% of Canadian towns. Windshields need scraping on about 212 mornings a year, the days the air reaches 0°C or below.
The nearest ECCC normals location is La Ronge, 93 km south-east: at that distance its figures describe the region more than Pinehouse itself.
A year in Pinehouse at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Pinehouse’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan beside it.
What a year in Pinehouse feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
212 frost days and 79 days above 20°C a year
Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. Some 66 nights a year drop under −20°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 514 mm of rain and snow a year
2nd wettest of 105 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan. On about 91 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 146 cm in a normal year
Snow falls from October to May, most of all in November (about 25 cm). 2nd 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 Pinehouse
88% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
A heating degree day is one degree of shortfall below 18°C for one day, summed over the year. By this count, homes here need more heating than almost every Canadian town.
Living with Pinehouse’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Frost usually lets go around 28 May and returns near 14 September, about 109 days apart.
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 →A wind chill below −20 is part of about 89 days a year here.
Summer brings about 9 days when the humidex passes 30.
For blizzards, floods and wildfire, turn to Pinehouse’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: La Ronge
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for La Ronge are 3 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 93 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 379 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −47.2°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 36.1°C |
| Average wind | 11.0 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Buffalo Narrows, 121 km |
How Pinehouse 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
Places around Pinehouse whose figures come from another normals location. No closer place has figures: this one lies 84 km from Pinehouse.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinehouse La Ronge | 23.5°C | −23.3°C | 514 mm |
| Île-à-la-Crosse 84 km · Buffalo Narrows | 23.0°C 0.5°C cooler | −21.9°C 1.4°C milder | 459 mm |
Pinehouse weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature, rain and snow (as water) and snowfall by month, 1991–2020.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −13.3°C | −23.3°C | −18.3°C | 22 mm | 22 cm |
| February | −9.6°C | −21.6°C | −15.6°C | 19 mm | 17 cm |
| March | −1.9°C | −14.9°C | −8.4°C | 25 mm | 20 cm |
| April | 7.2°C | −5.4°C | 0.9°C | 34 mm | 16 cm |
| May | 15.0°C | 1.6°C | 8.3°C | 41 mm | 5 cm |
| June | 20.5°C | 8.6°C | 14.6°C | 69 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 23.5°C | 11.6°C | 17.6°C | 89 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 22.1°C | 10.4°C | 16.3°C | 65 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 15.6°C | 4.7°C | 10.2°C | 57 mm | under 1 cm |
| October | 6.7°C | −1.7°C | 2.5°C | 41 mm | 15 cm |
| November | −3.6°C | −11.3°C | −7.5°C | 27 mm | 25 cm |
| December | −11.4°C | −20.5°C | −16.0°C | 24 mm | 25 cm |
| Year | 5.9°C | −5.2°C | 0.4°C | 514 mm | 146 cm |
January has run from −47.2°C to 12.5°C in thirty years
The month to count on least is December: one year in three its average strays more than 4.7°C from −16.0°C. June moves least, typically by 1.2°C.
Where Pinehouse’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at La Ronge (the closest location with all twelve months of 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 (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 Pinehouse’s climate
How warm does Pinehouse get in summer?
Summer peaks in July: a typical afternoon reaches 23.5°C.
How cold does Pinehouse get in winter?
A typical January night falls to −23.3°C, the year’s low point.
How much rain and snow does Pinehouse get?
The yearly total is about 514 mm. July gets 89 mm, the most of any month; February gets 19 mm, the least.
Are these figures for Pinehouse itself?
No. The nearest normals are those of La Ronge, a long way from Pinehouse.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Pinehouse →
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).