Hardly any Canadian towns collect less precipitation than Evergreen: 357 mm a year
High summer brings afternoon highs near 25.0°C. Seasons differ by 46°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. By frosts alone, it ranks colder than 92% of Canadian towns. Heating does most of its work from October to April, in months below 10°C on average.
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals at its Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport) station, 10 km west.
A year in Evergreen at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Evergreen’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan beside it.
What a year in Evergreen feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
Frost on 203 days, 20°C on 105
Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. Some 49 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 357 mm of rain and snow a year
June is the wettest month and February the driest. About 63 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
91 cm of snow in a typical year
From October to May snow is likely; January is the peak, at about 20 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Evergreen
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. By this count, homes here need more heating than 95% of Canadian towns.
Living with Evergreen’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
From about 19 May to 15 September the garden is usually clear of frost, some 117 days.
The outdoor season by the averages is Jun, Jul and Aug, with highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Expect around 83 days a year when the wind chill sinks below −20.
About 22 days a year feel above 30 on the humidex.
A typical year is calm by definition; Evergreen’s hazards page covers the exceptions.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport)
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport) are 3 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 10 km 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, 94 km |
How Evergreen compares
Against the 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, each read from its own normals location; the dots are the other locations those towns use in Saskatchewan.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Evergreen’s would only repeat its figures. Distances here run 76–94 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Evergreen.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport) | 25.0°C | −20.7°C | 357 mm |
| Beardy's 97 and Okemasis 96 76 km · Prince Albert | 24.2°C 0.8°C cooler | −22.8°C 2.1°C colder | 432 mm |
| Outlook 83 km · Rock Point | 25.2°C about the same | −16.9°C 3.8°C milder | 418 mm |
| Watrous 94 km · Watrous | 24.6°C about the same | −20.0°C 0.7°C milder | 417 mm |
Evergreen weather by month
Month by month, 1991–2020: the usual high, low and mean, the rain and snow, and the 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 |
February strays furthest from its normal year to year, by 4.4°C; June the least
Over 1991–2020, March saw both −38.3°C (2003) and 19.6°C (2015), the widest span of any month.
Where Evergreen’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport): the nearest of its locations with every month’s temperatures.
- Comparisons: the 2,500-plus towns and neighbourhoods of Canada, each read from its closest normals location; whole cities and reserves aren’t counted.
- Not on this page: hours of sunshine, missing from the 1991–2020 normals, and a height correction: the town has no elevation on file.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Evergreen’s climate
How warm does Evergreen get in summer?
Highs reach 25.0°C on an average July day; no month is warmer.
How cold does Evergreen get in winter?
At its coldest, in January, the normal low is −20.7°C.
How much rain and snow does Evergreen get?
Rain and snow add up to about 357 mm of water a year; June brings the most (75 mm), February the least (9 mm).
Are these figures for Evergreen itself?
Nearly: Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport), the location behind them, sits just beyond Evergreen’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Evergreen →
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).