Climate in Stonebridge · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Few Canadian towns get less rain and snow than Stonebridge: 357 mm a year

Midsummer highs settle at about 25.0°C. About 203 nights a year bring a frost, more than in 92% of Canadian towns. Rain or snow is most frequent in June and least in February. Long walks are most pleasant from June to August, when afternoons reach 22–25°C.

July afternoons: cooler than 62% of Canadian towns

January nights: colder than 90% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year: drier than 98% of Canadian towns

Figures: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport) (13 km north-west).

July high

25.0°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−20.7°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

357 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Snowfall a year

91 cm

Typical Canadian town 141 cm

Frost days

203

a year at 0°C or below

Frost-free days

117

19 May to 15 Sep

A year in Stonebridge at a glance

Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.

Jan−10°C−21°CColdest nightsSnowiest

Feb−8°C−19°C

Mar−1°C−11°C

Apr11°C−3°C

May18°C3°CLast frost ~19 May

Jun22°C9°CWettest

Jul25°C12°CWarmest

Aug25°C10°C

Sep19°C5°CFirst frost ~15 Sep

Oct10°C−2°C

Nov now−1°C−10°C

Dec−8°C−18°C

What stands out about Stonebridge’s climate

Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan beside it.

Drier than 98% of Canadian townsAbout 357 mm of rain and melted snow a year; June is the wettest month and February the driest.Less snowy than 91% of Canadian townsAbout 91 cm of snow falls in a year, most of it in January.A wider year than 91% of Canadian townsFrom January nights to July afternoons, the year spans 45.7°C.

A normal year

What a year in Stonebridge feels like

Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.

Winter

−9°C / −19°C

35 mm, with 48 cm of snow

Spring

9°C / −4°C

79 mm, with 23 cm of snow

Summer

24°C / 10°C

176 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season

Autumn

9°C / −3°C

67 mm, with 21 cm of snow

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22°C9°C

25°C12°C

25°C10°C

19°C5°C

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−8°C−18°C

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Best months to be outsideJunJulAugHighs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more

Frost & warm days

203 frost days and 105 days above 20°C a year

Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. Some 49 nights a year drop under −20°C.

117 frost-free days · average dates, 1991–2020

19 May 15 Sep

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

203

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

More frosts than 92% of Canadian towns

111

Days that stay below 0°C

Nights a year below −20°C

105

Days a year above 20°C

Days a year above 30°C

Frost days by month

Average days at 0°C or below

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Days above 20°C by month

Average days

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Rain & snow

Rain and melted snow: about 357 mm a year

About 63 days a year bring 1 mm or more.

357 mm

Rain and snow a year

Drier than 98% of Canadian towns

294 mm

Of it as rain alone (82%)

75 mm

June, the wettest month

9 mm

February, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

75 mm

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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

72 mm

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Snow

91 cm of snow in a typical year

The snow season runs October to May; January brings the most, about 20 cm.

91 cm

Snowfall a year

Less snowy than 91% of Canadian towns

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

16 cm

Snow on the ground at the end of January, the deepest month

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

20 cm

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Snow on the ground by month

Centimetres at month’s end

16 cm

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Heating

Heating a home in Stonebridge

90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.

5,791 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020

1,619 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

One degree below 18°C for one day makes one heating degree day; the year’s days are added together. A house here needs more heating than 95% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Stonebridge’s climate

The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.

The garden window

Frost usually lets go around 19 May and returns near 15 September, about 117 days apart.

Get outside

Warm afternoons without cold nights, 17–27°C and 8°C or more, mark Jun, Jul and Aug.

Parks & trails →

Wind chill

Plan for about 83 days a year with a wind chill below −20.

Humidex

Muggy heat with a humidex over 30 arrives on about 22 days a year.

Storms and extremes

Storms, floods and heat waves sit outside these normals; Stonebridge’s hazards page covers them.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

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	13 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, 91 km

Compared with other towns

How Stonebridge compares

Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Saskatchewan.

July afternoons25.0°C

StonebridgeMedian Canadian town

20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C

Cooler than 62% of Canadian towns

January nights−20.7°C

StonebridgeMedian Canadian town

−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C

Colder than 90% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year357 mm

StonebridgeMedian Canadian town

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Drier than 98% of Canadian towns

Snowfall a year91 cm

StonebridgeMedian Canadian town

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Less snowy than 91% of Canadian towns

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

Places around Stonebridge whose figures come from another normals location. The nearest places to Stonebridge with figures are 72–94 km away.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Stonebridge Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport)	25.0°C	−20.7°C	357 mm
Outlook 72 km · Rock Point	25.2°C about the same	−16.9°C 3.8°C milder	418 mm
Beardy's 97 and Okemasis 96 87 km · Prince Albert	24.2°C 0.8°C cooler	−22.8°C 2.1°C colder	432 mm
Watrous 91 km · Watrous	24.6°C about the same	−20.0°C 0.7°C milder	417 mm
Biggar 94 km · Rosetown	25.2°C about the same	−19.9°C 0.8°C milder	338 mm

Month by month

Stonebridge weather by month

Average daily high and low, mean temperature, rain and snow (as water) and snowfall by month, 1991–2020.

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

Year to year

Two years in three, February’s average lands within 4.4°C of normal, against the steadier June

March has the widest record range, −38.3°C in 2003 to 19.6°C in 2015; the tick on each bar is the month’s normal.

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Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal

Sources

Where Stonebridge’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: Canada’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (no city totals, no reserves), each through its own nearest location.
Not on this page: sunshine, absent from every 1991–2020 location, and an altitude correction, for want of the town’s own elevation.

Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada

Questions about Stonebridge’s climate

How warm does Stonebridge get in summer?

Of all twelve months, July has the warmest afternoons, about 25.0°C.

How cold does Stonebridge get in winter?

Expect nights around −20.7°C in January; no month is colder.

How much rain and snow does Stonebridge get?

Count on roughly 357 mm a year, heaviest in June (75 mm) and lightest in February (9 mm).

Are these figures for Stonebridge itself?

They are the normals for Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport), measured just outside Stonebridge itself.

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Stonebridge →

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).