Fairhaven is among the driest of Canadian towns: 357 mm of rain and snow a year
The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at −20.7°C on average. The wettest month is June; the driest is February. Frosty nights outnumber those of 92% of Canadian towns. Ice scrapers and block heaters earn their keep on roughly 203 days a year at 0°C or below.
Figures: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport) (5.3 km north).
A year in Fairhaven at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Fairhaven’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan beside it.
What a year in Fairhaven 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
The frost season runs September to May, and January freezes nearly every night. 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
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
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 Fairhaven
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 Fairhaven’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Between the last frost, near 19 May, and the first, near 15 September, lie about 117 frost-free days.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →Bitter wind chill, under −20, comes on about 83 days a year.
Plan shade and water for about 22 days a year above 30 on the humidex.
A normal year has no blizzard, flood or heat wave in it; Fairhaven’s hazards page looks at those.
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 | 5.3 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, 100 km |
How Fairhaven 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Fairhaven’s would only repeat its figures. The nearest places to Fairhaven with figures are 74–100 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairhaven Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport) | 25.0°C | −20.7°C | 357 mm |
| Outlook 74 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 86 km · Rosetown | 25.2°C about the same | −19.9°C 0.8°C milder | 338 mm |
| Watrous 100 km · Watrous | 24.6°C about the same | −20.0°C 0.7°C milder | 417 mm |
Fairhaven 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 |
A February here can run warm or cold, its average moving by about 4.4°C; the steadiest month is June
Over 1991–2020, March saw both −38.3°C (2003) and 19.6°C (2015), the widest span of any month.
Where Fairhaven’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: 1991–2020 normals for Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport) from ECCC’s climate data site, the nearest location with every month of temperature.
- 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: 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 Fairhaven’s climate
How warm does Fairhaven get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.0°C.
How cold does Fairhaven get in winter?
Midwinter means January, when a typical night reaches −20.7°C.
How much rain and snow does Fairhaven get?
The yearly total is about 357 mm. June gets 75 mm, the most of any month; February gets 9 mm, the least.
Are these figures for Fairhaven itself?
They are the normals for Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport), measured just outside Fairhaven itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Fairhaven →
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).