Climate in Prince Albert No. 461 · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Few Canadian towns have colder winter nights than Prince Albert No. 461

Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 24.2°C. By precipitation alone, it ranks drier than 86% of Canadian towns. Of all months, June brings the most precipitation and February the least. Windshields need scraping on about 209 mornings a year, the days the air reaches 0°C or below.

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

Read at Prince Albert, 7.8 km north-east: ECCC’s normals for 1991–2020.

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 Prince Albert No. 461 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 Prince Albert No. 461’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 104 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 Prince Albert No. 461 feels like

Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.

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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−12°C−23°C

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−1°C−13°C

9°C−4°C

17°C3°C

22°C9°C

24°C12°C

23°C10°C

18°C4°C

9°C−2°C

−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

The frost season runs September to May, and January freezes nearly 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

Rain and melted snow: about 432 mm a year

9th wettest of 104 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

112 cm of snow in a typical 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 Prince Albert No. 461

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

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 almost every Canadian town.

Living here

Living with Prince Albert No. 461’s climate

Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.

The garden window

Seedlings can go out once the average last frost, around 24 May, has passed; autumn’s first, near 15 September, ends a season of 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

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

Humidex

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

Storms and extremes

Extremes don’t show in averages: floods, wildfire smoke and ice storms are on Prince Albert No. 461’s hazards page.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Prince Albert

Prince Albert is a composite: ECCC joins 3 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.

Distance from the town	7.8 km north-east
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, 87 km

Compared with other towns

How Prince Albert No. 461 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

Prince Albert No. 461Median Canadian town

20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C

Cooler than 69% of Canadian towns

January nights−22.8°C

Prince Albert No. 461Median Canadian town

−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C

Colder than almost every Canadian town98th mildest of 104 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan

Rain and snow a year432 mm

Prince Albert No. 461Median Canadian town

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Drier than 86% of Canadian towns9th wettest of 104 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan

Snowfall a year112 cm

Prince Albert No. 461Median Canadian town

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Less snowy than 87% of Canadian towns

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Prince Albert No. 461’s would only repeat its figures. The nearest places to Prince Albert No. 461 with figures are 68–99 km away.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Prince Albert No. 461 Prince Albert	24.2°C	−22.8°C	432 mm
Rosthern 68 km · Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport)	25.0°C 0.8°C warmer	−20.7°C 2.1°C milder	357 mm
Melfort 84 km · Melfort	23.4°C 0.8°C cooler	−21.1°C 1.7°C milder	397 mm
Big River 118 99 km · Meadow Lake	23.7°C 0.5°C cooler	−22.8°C about the same	407 mm

Month by month

Prince Albert No. 461 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	−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

From −30.4°C to 30.3°C: April’s coldest and warmest days since 1991

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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Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal

Sources

Where Prince Albert No. 461’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at Prince Albert (the closest location with all twelve months of temperatures).
Comparisons: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
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 Prince Albert No. 461’s climate

How warm does Prince Albert No. 461 get in summer?

Midsummer means July, with afternoons near 24.2°C on a typical day.

How cold does Prince Albert No. 461 get in winter?

Midwinter means January, when a typical night reaches −22.8°C.

How much rain and snow does Prince Albert No. 461 get?

June is the wettest month at 86 mm and February the driest at 12 mm, for 432 mm over the year.

How long does snow stay on the ground?

Roughly 146 days a year start with snow cover of 1 cm or more.

Are these figures for Prince Albert No. 461 itself?

They are the normals for Prince Albert, measured just outside Prince Albert No. 461 itself.

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Prince Albert No. 461 →

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).