Climate in Sturgeon Lake 101 · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Hardly any Canadian towns see harsher January nights than Sturgeon Lake 101

In July the day’s top temperature is typically 24.2°C. The seasons are far apart: from a winter night to a summer afternoon the average spans 47°C. Its yearly rain and snow fall short of 86% of Canadian towns. Ice scrapers and block heaters earn their keep on roughly 209 days a year at 0°C or below.

July afternoons: cooler than 69% of Canadian towns

January nights: colder than almost every Canadian town

Rain and snow a year: drier than 86% of Canadian towns

ECCC publishes no normals for Sturgeon Lake 101 itself; the figures are those of Prince Albert, 34 km south-east.

July high

24.2°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−22.8°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

432 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Snowfall a year

112 cm

Typical Canadian town 141 cm

Frost days

209

a year at 0°C or below

Frost-free days

113

24 May to 15 Sep

A year in Sturgeon Lake 101 at a glance

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

Jan−12°C−23°CColdest nightsSnowiest

Feb−8°C−20°C

Mar−1°C−13°C

Apr9°C−4°C

May17°C3°CLast frost ~24 May

Jun22°C9°CWettest

Jul24°C12°CWarmest

Aug23°C10°C

Sep18°C4°CFirst frost ~15 Sep

Oct9°C−2°C

Nov now−2°C−11°C

Dec−9°C−19°C

What stands out about Sturgeon Lake 101’s climate

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

Colder than almost every Canadian townJanuary nights average −22.8°C, the coldest of the year. 98th mildest of 105 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan.A wider year than 96% of Canadian townsFrom January nights to July afternoons, the year spans 47.0°C.Less snowy than 87% of Canadian townsAbout 112 cm of snow falls in a year, most of it in January.

A normal year

What a year in Sturgeon Lake 101 feels like

Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.

Winter

−10°C / −21°C

46 mm, with 58 cm of snow

Spring

8°C / −5°C

85 mm, with 28 cm of snow

Summer

23°C / 10°C

214 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season

Autumn

8°C / −3°C

88 mm, with 26 cm of snow

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17°C3°C

22°C9°C

24°C12°C

23°C10°C

18°C4°C

9°C−2°C

−2°C−11°C

−9°C−19°C

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

Frost & warm days

Frost on 209 days, 20°C on 94

The frost season runs September to May, and January freezes nearly every night. On about 58 nights a year the air falls below −20°C.

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

24 May 15 Sep

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

209

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

More frosts than 96% of Canadian towns

120

Days that stay below 0°C

Nights a year below −20°C

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

432 mm of precipitation in a typical year

The most falls in June, the least in February. 9th wettest of 105 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan. On about 71 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.

432 mm

Rain and snow a year

Drier than 86% of Canadian towns

344 mm

Of it as rain alone (80%)

86 mm

June, the wettest month

12 mm

February, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

86 mm

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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

86 mm

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Snow

Snowfall: about 112 cm in a normal year

The snow season runs October to May; January brings the most, about 23 cm.

112 cm

Snowfall a year

Less snowy than 87% of Canadian towns

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

146

Days a year with 1 cm or more on the ground

23 cm

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

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

23 cm

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Snow on the ground by month

Centimetres at month’s end

23 cm

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Heating

Heating a home in Sturgeon Lake 101

89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.

6,112 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020

1,498 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. Over a year, a home here needs more heating than almost every Canadian town.

Living here

Living with Sturgeon Lake 101’s climate

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

The garden window

Plant out after about 24 May; the first frost of autumn usually arrives near 15 September, leaving roughly 113 days without frost.

Get outside

Plan time outside for Jun, Jul and Aug: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.

Parks & trails →

Wind chill

About 84 days a year bring a wind chill under −20, when bare skin chills fast.

Humidex

On some 17 days a year the humidex climbs past 30.

Storms and extremes

For the weather that does damage, from ice storms to floods, see Sturgeon Lake 101’s hazards page.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Prince Albert

ECCC builds the Prince Albert normals from 3 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.

Distance from the town	34 km south-east
Station altitude	428 m
Completeness	at least 25 years
WMO standard normals	No
Coldest reading, 1991–2020	−46.1°C
Hottest reading, 1991–2020	36.5°C
Average wind	11.8 km/h on average, most often from the west
Next-nearest location	Melfort, 118 km

Compared with other towns

How Sturgeon Lake 101 compares

Against the 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, each read from its own normals location; the dots are the other locations those towns use in Saskatchewan.

July afternoons24.2°C

Sturgeon Lake 101Median Canadian town

20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C

Cooler than 69% of Canadian towns

January nights−22.8°C

Sturgeon Lake 101Median Canadian town

−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C

Colder than almost every Canadian town98th mildest of 105 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan

Rain and snow a year432 mm

Sturgeon Lake 101Median Canadian town

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Drier than 86% of Canadian towns9th wettest of 105 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan

Snowfall a year112 cm

Sturgeon Lake 101Median Canadian town

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Less snowy than 87% of Canadian towns

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

Places around Sturgeon Lake 101 whose figures come from another normals location. Sturgeon Lake 101 has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 70–97 km out.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Sturgeon Lake 101 Prince Albert	24.2°C	−22.8°C	432 mm
Big River 118 70 km · Meadow Lake	23.7°C 0.5°C cooler	−22.8°C about the same	407 mm
Rosthern 85 km · Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport)	25.0°C 0.8°C warmer	−20.7°C 2.1°C milder	357 mm
Spiritwood 97 km · North Battleford	24.3°C about the same	−20.6°C 2.2°C milder	383 mm

Month by month

Sturgeon Lake 101 weather by month

Month by month, 1991–2020: the usual high, low and mean, the rain and snow, and the snowfall.

Month	High	Low	Mean	Rain & snow	Snow
January	−11.6°C	−22.8°C	−17.2°C	19 mm	23 cm
February	−7.9°C	−20.3°C	−14.1°C	12 mm	14 cm
March	−1.4°C	−13.4°C	−7.4°C	15 mm	15 cm
April	9.1°C	−3.8°C	2.7°C	28 mm	10 cm
May	17.3°C	2.7°C	10.1°C	43 mm	2 cm
June	21.5°C	8.7°C	15.2°C	86 mm	0 cm
July	24.2°C	11.6°C	17.9°C	77 mm	0 cm
August	23.4°C	9.8°C	16.7°C	50 mm	0 cm
September	17.6°C	4.2°C	10.9°C	42 mm	under 1 cm
October	8.5°C	−2.4°C	3.1°C	30 mm	10 cm
November	−2.0°C	−10.9°C	−6.5°C	16 mm	16 cm
December	−9.3°C	−19.4°C	−14.4°C	16 mm	20 cm
Year	7.4°C	−4.7°C	1.4°C	432 mm	112 cm

Year to year

December varies most from one year to the next (4.3°C), June least

The thirty-year records stretch furthest in April: a low of −30.4°C in 2020 and a high of 30.3°C in 2001.

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Sources

Where Sturgeon Lake 101’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: ECCC’s 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals for Prince Albert, the nearest location with a full year of temperatures.
Comparisons: the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ across Canada, each on its nearest normals location, without the city totals or the reserves.
Not on this page: sunshine, which none of ECCC’s 450 locations publishes for 1991–2020, and the town’s own height above sea level, so no figure is adjusted for altitude.

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

Questions about Sturgeon Lake 101’s climate

How warm does Sturgeon Lake 101 get in summer?

Afternoons average 24.2°C in July, the warmest time of year.

How cold does Sturgeon Lake 101 get in winter?

Expect nights around −22.8°C in January; no month is colder.

How much rain and snow does Sturgeon Lake 101 get?

Precipitation totals 432 mm a year, with June the wettest month (86 mm) and February the driest (12 mm).

How long does snow stay on the ground?

A layer of at least 1 cm stays down on about 146 days a year.

Are these figures for Sturgeon Lake 101 itself?

No, the station behind them is Prince Albert, beyond Sturgeon Lake 101’s boundary.

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Sturgeon Lake 101 →

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).