Haultain is among the driest of Canadian towns: 357 mm of rain and snow a year
Deep winter brings January lows near −20.7°C. The wettest month is June; the driest is February. Frost is common: about 203 nights a year drop below freezing, more than in 92% of Canadian towns. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from October to April, when means dip under 10°C.
1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport) location, 7.7 km north-west.
A year in Haultain at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Haultain’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan beside it.
What a year in Haultain feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
203 frost days and 105 days above 20°C 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
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 Haultain
90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Warm days count for nothing; each colder day adds how far its mean sits below 18°C. A house here needs more heating than 95% of Canadian towns.
Living with Haultain’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Seedlings can go out once the average last frost, around 19 May, has passed; autumn’s first, near 15 September, ends a season of about 117 days.
For long days outdoors, Jun, Jul and Aug bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →The wind chill passes −20 on about 83 days in a normal year.
The air feels heavier than 30 on the humidex for about 22 days a year.
Ice storms, floods and heat waves are risks, not averages: they are on Haultain’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport)
ECCC builds the Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport) normals from 3 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.
| Distance from the town | 7.7 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, 95 km |
How Haultain 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
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Haultain’s own would show the same figures). Distances here run 75–95 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Haultain.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haultain 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 92 km · Rosetown | 25.2°C about the same | −19.9°C 0.8°C milder | 338 mm |
| Watrous 95 km · Watrous | 24.6°C about the same | −20.0°C 0.7°C milder | 417 mm |
Haultain 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 |
The month with the widest range: March, −38.3°C to 19.6°C
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high over 1991–2020; February is the month whose average wanders most from year to year (±4.4°C around −13.4°C), June the one that wanders least (±1.1°C).
Where Haultain’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 normals from ECCC for Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport), its nearest location with complete 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: 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 Haultain’s climate
How warm does Haultain get in summer?
A normal July afternoon tops out at about 25.0°C, the year’s high point.
How cold does Haultain get in winter?
Deep winter means January, when nights average −20.7°C.
How much rain and snow does Haultain get?
About 357 mm a year, rain and melted snow together. June is the wettest month (75 mm) and February the driest (9 mm).
Are these figures for Haultain itself?
They are the normals for Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport), measured just outside Haultain itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Haultain →
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).