Westview sits near the bottom of Canadian towns for rain and snow, with 357 mm a year
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near −20.7°C. Frosty nights outnumber those of 92% of Canadian towns. The year swings widely: the coldest month’s nights and the warmest month’s afternoons are 46°C apart. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from October to April, when means dip under 10°C.
Figures: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport) (2.5 km north).
A year in Westview at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Westview’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan beside it.
What a year in Westview 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
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
357 mm of precipitation in a typical year
June brings the most rain and snow; February, the least. On about 63 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 91 cm of snow a year
Expect snow from October to May, with about 20 cm in January, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Westview
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. Over a year, a home here needs more heating than 95% of Canadian towns.
Living with Westview’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
About 117 days a year pass without frost, from an average last frost of 19 May to a first of 15 September.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →Count on some 83 days a year when the wind makes it feel below −20.
The humidex tops 30 on about 22 days a year: muggy days to plan around.
Thirty-year normals hide the storms and the extremes: the hazards page has Westview’s risks.
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 | 2.5 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 Westview compares
Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Saskatchewan.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Westview’s would only repeat its figures. The nearest places to Westview with figures are 77–97 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westview Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport) | 25.0°C | −20.7°C | 357 mm |
| Outlook 77 km · Rock Point | 25.2°C about the same | −16.9°C 3.8°C milder | 418 mm |
| Beardy's 97 and Okemasis 96 81 km · Prince Albert | 24.2°C 0.8°C cooler | −22.8°C 2.1°C colder | 432 mm |
| Biggar 88 km · Rosetown | 25.2°C about the same | −19.9°C 0.8°C milder | 338 mm |
Westview 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 |
The most changeable month: February, give or take 4.4°C; the steadiest, June
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high since 1991. March spans the most, from −38.3°C (2003) to 19.6°C (2015).
Where Westview’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: a pool of Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, read alike; whole cities and reserves stay out of it.
- 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 Westview’s climate
How warm does Westview get in summer?
A normal July afternoon tops out at about 25.0°C, the year’s high point.
How cold does Westview get in winter?
At its coldest, in January, the normal low is −20.7°C.
How much rain and snow does Westview 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 Westview itself?
Almost: ECCC’s Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport) location, which gives these figures, lies a short way outside Westview.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Westview →
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).