Buena Vista is among the driest of Canadian towns: 357 mm of rain and snow a year
January mornings start at about −20.7°C. From frozen January to warm July, readings climb 46°C. About 203 nights a year bring a frost, more than in 92% of Canadian towns. For walks and days out, the stretch from June to August brings highs of 22–25°C.
Read at Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport), 7.3 km north-west: ECCC’s normals for 1991–2020.
A year in Buena Vista at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Buena Vista’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan beside it.
What a year in Buena Vista feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
Frost on 203 days, 20°C on 105
Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 49 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
357 mm of precipitation in a typical year
June brings the most rain and snow; February, the least. On about 63 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 91 cm of snow a year
The snow season runs October to May; January brings the most, about 20 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Buena Vista
90% 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. Homes here need more heating than 95% of Canadian towns.
Living with Buena Vista’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
The growing season between frosts lasts about 117 days, roughly 19 May to 15 September.
The comfortable months for a day outside, highs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more: Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →On some 83 days a year the wind chill drops past −20; mitts and a scarf earn their place.
Humid heat, a humidex over 30, comes on about 22 days a year.
Extremes don’t show in averages: floods, wildfire smoke and ice storms are on Buena Vista’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport) is a composite: ECCC joins 3 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 7.3 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 504 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −44.9°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 38.6°C |
| Average wind | 15.3 km/h on average, most often from the north-west |
| Next-nearest location | Watrous, 96 km |
How Buena Vista 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
Places around Buena Vista whose figures come from another normals location. No closer places have figures: these lie 75–96 km from Buena Vista.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buena Vista Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport) | 25.0°C | −20.7°C | 357 mm |
| Outlook 75 km · Rock Point | 25.2°C about the same | −16.9°C 3.8°C milder | 418 mm |
| Beardy's 97 and Okemasis 96 84 km · Prince Albert | 24.2°C 0.8°C cooler | −22.8°C 2.1°C colder | 432 mm |
| Biggar 91 km · Rosetown | 25.2°C about the same | −19.9°C 0.8°C milder | 338 mm |
| Watrous 96 km · Watrous | 24.6°C about the same | −20.0°C 0.7°C milder | 417 mm |
Buena Vista 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 | −10.0°C | −20.7°C | −15.4°C | 14 mm | 20 cm |
| February | −7.9°C | −18.9°C | −13.4°C | 9 mm | 11 cm |
| March | −0.7°C | −11.4°C | −6.1°C | 14 mm | 14 cm |
| April | 10.5°C | −2.6°C | 3.9°C | 23 mm | 8 cm |
| May | 18.3°C | 3.4°C | 10.9°C | 42 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 22.1°C | 9.0°C | 15.6°C | 75 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.0°C | 11.5°C | 18.3°C | 59 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24.8°C | 10.0°C | 17.4°C | 43 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 19.1°C | 4.7°C | 11.9°C | 32 mm | under 1 cm |
| October | 9.9°C | −2.4°C | 3.7°C | 21 mm | 7 cm |
| November | −0.7°C | −10.4°C | −5.6°C | 14 mm | 13 cm |
| December | −8.0°C | −18.0°C | −13.0°C | 12 mm | 17 cm |
| Year | 8.5°C | −3.8°C | 2.4°C | 357 mm | 91 cm |
A February here can run warm or cold, its average moving by about 4.4°C; the steadiest month is June
Records from 1991 to 2020: no month spans more than March, between −38.3°C (2003) and 19.6°C (2015).
Where Buena Vista’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport) (the closest location with all twelve months of temperatures).
- Comparisons: Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500, each placed by its nearest location (city totals and reserves excluded).
- 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 Buena Vista’s climate
How warm does Buena Vista get in summer?
Summer peaks in July: a typical afternoon reaches 25.0°C.
How cold does Buena Vista get in winter?
A typical January night falls to −20.7°C, the year’s low point.
How much rain and snow does Buena Vista get?
Over twelve months, rain and melted snow come to 357 mm; the range runs from 9 mm in February to 75 mm in June.
Are these figures for Buena Vista itself?
They are the normals for Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport), measured just outside Buena Vista itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Buena Vista →
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).