Climate in Shaunavon · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Less rain and snow fall on Shaunavon than on 95% of Canadian towns: 394 mm a year

On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 27.1°C. A year here swings 42°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Its July heat outdoes that of 88% of Canadian towns. Windshields need scraping on about 190 mornings a year, the days the air reaches 0°C or below.

July afternoons: warmer than 88% of Canadian towns

January nights: colder than 71% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year: drier than 95% of Canadian towns

Far-off figures: ECCC’s closest normals for Shaunavon come from Maple Creek, 81 km west, so take them as the area’s climate.

July high

27.1°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−14.8°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

394 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Snowfall a year

88 cm

Typical Canadian town 141 cm

Frost days

190

a year at 0°C or below

A year in Shaunavon at a glance

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

Jan−2°C−15°CColdest nights

Feb−1°C−14°C

Mar5°C−8°C

Apr13°C−2°C

May18°C3°C

Jun22°C8°CWettest

Jul27°C11°CWarmest

Aug27°C10°C

Sep21°C5°C

Oct13°C−1°C

Nov now5°C−8°C

Dec−1°C−14°CSnowiest

What stands out about Shaunavon’s climate

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

Drier than 95% of Canadian townsAbout 394 mm of rain and melted snow a year; June is the wettest month and February the driest.Less snowy than 93% of Canadian townsAbout 88 cm of snow falls in a year, most of it in December. 98th snowiest of 102 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan.Warmer than 88% of Canadian townsJuly afternoons average 27.1°C, the warmest of the year. The warmest of 105 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan.

A normal year

What a year in Shaunavon feels like

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

Winter

−1°C / −14°C

43 mm, with 42 cm of snow

Spring

12°C / −2°C

83 mm, with 24 cm of snow

Summer

25°C / 10°C

186 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season

Autumn

13°C / −1°C

83 mm, with 21 cm of snow

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5°C−8°C

13°C−2°C

18°C3°C

22°C8°C

27°C11°C

27°C10°C

21°C5°C

13°C−1°C

5°C−8°C

−1°C−14°C

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

Frost & warm days

Frost on 190 days, 20°C on 112

The frost season runs September to May, and December freezes nearly every night. On about 30 nights a year the air falls below −20°C.

190

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

More frosts than 75% of Canadian towns

Days that stay below 0°C

Nights a year below −20°C

112

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

394 mm of precipitation in a typical year

June is the wettest month and February the driest. About 74 days a year bring 1 mm or more.

394 mm

Rain and snow a year

Drier than 95% of Canadian towns

297 mm

Of it as rain alone (75%)

92 mm

June, the wettest month

11 mm

February, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

92 mm

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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

82 mm

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Precipitation and snowfall: Swift Current, 88 km away (Maple Creek records no complete year of either).

Snow

88 cm of snow in a typical year

Expect snow from September to May, with about 17 cm in December, the snowiest month. 98th snowiest of 102 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan.

88 cm

Snowfall a year

Less snowy than 93% of Canadian towns

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

17 cm

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Heating

Heating a home in Shaunavon

88% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.

4,860 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020

1,754 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

A heating degree day is one degree of shortfall below 18°C for one day, summed over the year. Homes here need more heating than 61% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Shaunavon’s climate

Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.

Get outside

Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in Jun and Aug.

Parks & trails →

Wind chill

Winter brings about 48 days with a wind chill below −20.

Humidex

Muggy heat with a humidex over 30 arrives on about 27 days a year.

Storms and extremes

The normals describe a typical year, not its worst days; the hazards page covers Shaunavon’s.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Maple Creek

Maple Creek is one of the 450 places where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.

Distance from the town	81 km west
Station altitude	767 m
Completeness	meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule
WMO standard normals	No
Precipitation from	Swift Current, 88 km
Coldest reading, 1991–2020	−40.8°C
Hottest reading, 1991–2020	40.1°C
Average wind	13.8 km/h on average, most often from the west
Next-nearest location	Swift Current, 88 km

Compared with other towns

How Shaunavon 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 afternoons27.1°C

ShaunavonMedian Canadian town

22°C24°C26°C28°C

Warmer than 88% of Canadian townsThe warmest of 105 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan

January nights−14.8°C

ShaunavonMedian Canadian town

−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C

Colder than 71% of Canadian townsThe mildest of 105 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan

Rain and snow a year394 mm

ShaunavonMedian Canadian town

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Drier than 95% of Canadian towns

Snowfall a year88 cm

ShaunavonMedian Canadian town

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Less snowy than 93% of Canadian towns98th snowiest of 102 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

Places around Shaunavon whose figures come from another normals location. The nearest places to Shaunavon with figures are 75–135 km away.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Shaunavon Maple Creek	27.1°C	−14.8°C	394 mm
Swift Current No. 137 75 km · Swift Current	25.0°C 2.1°C cooler	−15.7°C 0.9°C colder	394 mm
Gravelbourg 135 km · Assiniboia	26.0°C 1.1°C cooler	−16.9°C 2.1°C colder	366 mm

Month by month

Shaunavon weather by month

Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.

Month	High	Low	Mean	Rain & snow	Snow
January	−1.8°C	−14.8°C	−8.3°C	16 mm	16 cm
February	−0.8°C	−13.8°C	−7.3°C	11 mm	10 cm
March	5.2°C	−7.6°C	−1.2°C	16 mm	15 cm
April	12.5°C	−1.9°C	5.3°C	21 mm	7 cm
May	18.1°C	3.3°C	10.8°C	45 mm	3 cm
June	22.1°C	8.2°C	15.2°C	92 mm	0 cm
July	27.1°C	11.2°C	19.2°C	46 mm	0 cm
August	26.5°C	10.1°C	18.3°C	48 mm	0 cm
September	20.6°C	5.2°C	13.0°C	41 mm	2 cm
October	12.6°C	−1.3°C	5.7°C	24 mm	6 cm
November	4.7°C	−8.0°C	−1.7°C	18 mm	13 cm
December	−1.0°C	−13.5°C	−7.3°C	15 mm	17 cm
Year	12.2°C	−1.9°C	5.1°C	394 mm	88 cm

Year to year

Two years in three, February’s average lands within 4.8°C of normal, against the steadier June

Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high since 1991. March spans the most, from −36.1°C (2009) to 22.8°C (2004).

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Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal

Sources

Where Shaunavon’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: ECCC’s 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals for Maple Creek, the nearest location with a full year of temperatures.
Other locations: ECCC blanks a month that fails its completeness rule, so the precipitation or snowfall here comes from the next location with all twelve months.
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, not in ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals, and the effect of the town’s height, for which there is no figure.

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

Questions about Shaunavon’s climate

How warm does Shaunavon get in summer?

July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.1°C.

How cold does Shaunavon get in winter?

Lows sink to −14.8°C on an average January night.

How much rain and snow does Shaunavon get?

Over twelve months, rain and melted snow come to 394 mm; the range runs from 11 mm in February to 92 mm in June.

Are these figures for Shaunavon itself?

Not really: Maple Creek, the closest location with normals, lies well away from Shaunavon.

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

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).