Preeceville No. 334 has colder winter nights than 92% of Canadian towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 24.4°C on average. It is a dry place: less rain and snow fall here than on 78% of Canadian towns. A year here swings 45°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. The heating season runs October to April: each of those months averages under 10°C.
Far-off figures: ECCC’s closest normals for Preeceville No. 334 come from Yorkton, 80 km south, so take them as the area’s climate.
A year in Preeceville No. 334 at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Preeceville No. 334’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan beside it.
What a year in Preeceville No. 334 feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
200 frost days and 96 days above 20°C a year
The frost season runs September to May, and December freezes nearly every night. 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
About 448 mm of rain and snow a year
The most falls in June, the least in February. 7th wettest of 105 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan. About 75 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 120 cm of snow a year
Snow falls from September to May, most of all in December (about 27 cm). 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 Preeceville No. 334
89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Degree days add up how far each day’s mean temperature falls below 18°C over a year. Over a year, a home here needs more heating than 98% of Canadian towns.
Living with Preeceville No. 334’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Gardens get from about 20 May to 18 September without frost, around 120 days in all.
For long days outdoors, Jun, Jul and Aug bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →The wind chill passes −20 on about 86 days in a normal year.
Plan shade and water for about 20 days a year above 30 on the humidex.
Ice storms, floods and heat waves are risks, not averages: they are on Preeceville No. 334’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Yorkton
Yorkton is a composite: ECCC joins 4 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 80 km south |
| 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 | Hudson Bay, 97 km |
How Preeceville No. 334 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 Preeceville No. 334’s own would show the same figures). No closer places have figures: these lie 72–95 km from Preeceville No. 334.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preeceville No. 334 Yorkton | 24.4°C | −20.9°C | 448 mm |
| Foam Lake 72 km · Kelliher | 24.2°C about the same | −20.0°C 0.9°C milder | 501 mm |
| Swan Valley West 83 km · Mafeking | 24.8°C about the same | −21.2°C about the same | 658 mm |
| Hudson Bay No. 394 94 km · Hudson Bay | 24.3°C about the same | −22.4°C 1.5°C colder | 445 mm |
Preeceville No. 334 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 |
March has run from −37.4°C to 21.1°C in thirty years
Year to year, December varies most (a standard deviation of 4.2°C around −13.2°C) and June least (1.2°C).
Where Preeceville No. 334’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at Yorkton (the closest location with all twelve months of temperatures).
- 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: a sunshine figure (ECCC published none for 1991–2020) and any lapse-rate correction for height, as the town has no elevation here.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Preeceville No. 334’s climate
How warm does Preeceville No. 334 get in summer?
Highs reach 24.4°C on an average July day; no month is warmer.
How cold does Preeceville No. 334 get in winter?
Winter bottoms out in January, with lows near −20.9°C.
How much rain and snow does Preeceville No. 334 get?
Some 448 mm falls in a year. Most of it comes in June (90 mm), the least in February (11 mm).
Are these figures for Preeceville No. 334 itself?
No. The nearest normals are those of Yorkton, a long way from Preeceville No. 334.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Preeceville No. 334 →
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