Hardly any Canadian towns collect less precipitation than Dundonald: 357 mm a year
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 25.0°C. Frost is common: about 203 nights a year drop below freezing, more than in 92% of Canadian towns. Temperatures cover 46°C across the year, low to high. Comfortable outdoor weather lasts from June to August, with highs of 22–25°C.
1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport) location, 2.7 km north.
A year in Dundonald at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Dundonald’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan beside it.
What a year in Dundonald feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
About 203 frosts and 105 warm days a year
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 is the wettest month and February the driest. 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
Expect snow from October to May, with about 20 cm in January, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Dundonald
90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Behind the figure: the degrees each day’s mean falls under 18°C, summed for the year. A house here needs more heating than 95% of Canadian towns.
Living with Dundonald’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
On average the last spring frost comes around 19 May and the first autumn frost around 15 September: about 117 frost-free days between.
For long days outdoors, Jun, Jul and Aug bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Roughly 83 days a year feel colder than −20 in the wind.
Plan shade and water for about 22 days a year above 30 on the humidex.
Bad-weather days, from blizzards to floods, get their own page for Dundonald: the 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 | 2.7 km north |
| 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, 102 km |
How Dundonald 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 Dundonald’s own would show the same figures). The nearest places to Dundonald with figures are 77–99 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dundonald Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport) | 25.0°C | −20.7°C | 357 mm |
| Outlook 77 km · Rock Point | 25.2°C about the same | −16.9°C 3.8°C milder | 418 mm |
| Beardy's 97 and Okemasis 96 82 km · Prince Albert | 24.2°C 0.8°C cooler | −22.8°C 2.1°C colder | 432 mm |
| Biggar 86 km · Rosetown | 25.2°C about the same | −19.9°C 0.8°C milder | 338 mm |
Dundonald weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| 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 |
March: −38.3°C at its coldest, 19.6°C at its warmest
Year to year, February varies most (a standard deviation of 4.4°C around −13.4°C) and June least (1.1°C).
Where Dundonald’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at Saskatoon Diefenbaker (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: 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 Dundonald’s climate
How warm does Dundonald get in summer?
The year’s warmest days come in July, with highs averaging 25.0°C.
How cold does Dundonald get in winter?
Winter bottoms out in January, with lows near −20.7°C.
How much rain and snow does Dundonald get?
Measured as water, a year brings 357 mm: 75 mm in June, the wettest month, and 9 mm in February, the driest.
Are these figures for Dundonald itself?
Almost: ECCC’s Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport) location, which gives these figures, lies a short way outside Dundonald.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Dundonald →
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).