Massey Place sits near the bottom of Canadian towns for rain and snow, with 357 mm a year
In January the night’s low is typically −20.7°C. About 203 nights a year bring a frost, more than in 92% of Canadian towns. Seasons differ by 46°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Expect about 203 frosty starts a year, days when the air falls to freezing.
Figures: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport) (3.1 km north).
A year in Massey Place at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Massey Place’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan beside it.
What a year in Massey Place feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
Frost on 203 days, 20°C on 105
From September to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. On about 49 nights a year the air falls below −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
The most falls in June, the least in February. On about 63 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
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 Massey Place
90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Each day the mean sits under 18°C adds its shortfall; a year’s total is its heating degree days. By this count, homes here need more heating than 95% of Canadian towns.
Living with Massey Place’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Count on about 117 frost-free days: the last frost averages 19 May, the first 15 September.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →About 83 days a year bring a wind chill under −20, when bare skin chills fast.
On some 22 days a year the humidex climbs past 30.
Ice storms, floods and heat waves are risks, not averages: they are on Massey Place’s hazards page.
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 | 3.1 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 Massey Place 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 Massey Place whose figures come from another normals location. No closer places have figures: these lie 76–98 km from Massey Place.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massey Place Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport) | 25.0°C | −20.7°C | 357 mm |
| Outlook 76 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 87 km · Rosetown | 25.2°C about the same | −19.9°C 0.8°C milder | 338 mm |
Massey Place 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 |
The month with the widest range: March, −38.3°C to 19.6°C
Two years in three, February’s average falls within 4.4°C of its normal of −13.4°C; June keeps to within 1.1°C.
Where Massey Place’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: every place of 2,500+ in Canada but the city hubs and the reserves, each on its nearest ECCC location.
- 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 Massey Place’s climate
How warm does Massey Place get in summer?
A normal July afternoon tops out at about 25.0°C, the year’s high point.
How cold does Massey Place get in winter?
Winter bottoms out in January, with lows near −20.7°C.
How much rain and snow does Massey Place get?
357 mm a year counting snow as water. The wettest month is June (75 mm); the driest, February (9 mm).
Are these figures for Massey Place itself?
Nearly: Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport), the location behind them, sits just beyond Massey Place’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Massey Place →
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).