Climate in Willowgrove · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

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

On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 25.0°C. June is the wettest month, February the driest. Frost is common: about 203 nights a year drop below freezing, more than in 92% of Canadian towns. An umbrella or a shovel earns its place on about 63 days a year with 1 mm or more.

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

1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport) location, 12 km 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 Willowgrove 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 Willowgrove’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 Willowgrove feels like

Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.

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

Frost & warm days

About 203 frosts and 105 warm days a year

From September to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. Some 49 nights a year drop under −20°C.

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

19 May 15 Sep

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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

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

Snowfall: about 91 cm in a normal 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 Willowgrove

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. By this count, homes here need more heating than 95% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Willowgrove’s climate

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

The garden window

Gardens get from about 19 May to 15 September without frost, around 117 days in all.

Get outside

For long days outdoors, Jun, Jul and Aug bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.

Parks & trails →

Wind chill

Wind chill falls below −20 on about 83 days a year: cover skin and dress in layers.

Humidex

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

Storms and extremes

Severe weather is a separate story from the averages: see Willowgrove’s hazards page.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

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	12 km 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, 92 km

Compared with other towns

How Willowgrove 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.

July afternoons25.0°C

WillowgroveMedian Canadian town

20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C

Cooler than 62% of Canadian towns

January nights−20.7°C

WillowgroveMedian Canadian town

−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C

Colder than 90% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year357 mm

WillowgroveMedian Canadian town

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Drier than 98% of Canadian towns

Snowfall a year91 cm

WillowgroveMedian Canadian town

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Less snowy than 91% of Canadian towns

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Willowgrove’s own would show the same figures). The nearest places to Willowgrove with figures are 78–92 km away.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Willowgrove Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport)	25.0°C	−20.7°C	357 mm
Beardy's 97 and Okemasis 96 78 km · Prince Albert	24.2°C 0.8°C cooler	−22.8°C 2.1°C colder	432 mm
Outlook 81 km · Rock Point	25.2°C about the same	−16.9°C 3.8°C milder	418 mm
Watrous 92 km · Watrous	24.6°C about the same	−20.0°C 0.7°C milder	417 mm

Month by month

Willowgrove 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

The month with the widest range: March, −38.3°C to 19.6°C

February is the least predictable month: about two years in three its average lands within 4.4°C of the normal, −13.4°C. June is the steadiest, within 1.1°C.

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Sources

Where Willowgrove’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport) (the closest location with all twelve months of 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: 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 Willowgrove’s climate

How warm does Willowgrove get in summer?

Peak warmth comes in July, at about 25.0°C by mid-afternoon.

How cold does Willowgrove get in winter?

Midwinter means January, when a typical night reaches −20.7°C.

How much rain and snow does Willowgrove get?

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

Are these figures for Willowgrove itself?

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

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

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).