Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainDry weather: only 394 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Swift Current No. 137, less than on 95% of Canadian towns
Midwinter brings lows of about −15.7°C. The seasons are far apart: from a winter night to a summer afternoon the average spans 41°C. About 191 nights a year bring a frost, more than in 75% of Canadian towns. The outdoor season runs from June to August, with highs of 21–25°C.
1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Swift Current station, 15 km north-east.
A year in Swift Current No. 137 at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Swift Current No. 137’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan beside it.
What a year in Swift Current No. 137 feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
191 frost days and 101 days above 20°C a year
Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. On about 30 nights a year the air falls below −20°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 394 mm of rain and snow a year
The most falls in June, the least in February. About 74 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 88 cm of snow a year
The snow season runs September to May; December brings the most, about 17 cm. 98th snowiest of 102 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Swift Current No. 137
89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
A day averaging 10 degrees under 18°C adds 10 to the total; warm days add nothing. Homes here need more heating than 81% of Canadian towns.
Living with Swift Current No. 137’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Wait until about 19 May to plant out; frost tends to come back around 19 September, about 122 days later.
Warm afternoons without cold nights, 17–27°C and 8°C or more, mark Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →Wind chill falls below −20 on about 65 days a year: cover skin and dress in layers.
Plan shade and water for about 19 days a year above 30 on the humidex.
Extremes don’t show in averages: floods, wildfire smoke and ice storms are on Swift Current No. 137’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Swift Current
Swift Current is a composite: ECCC joins 3 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 15 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 817 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −39.9°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 40.1°C |
| Average wind | 19.9 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Rock Point, 111 km |
How Swift Current No. 137 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.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Swift Current No. 137’s would only repeat its figures. Swift Current No. 137 has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 75–131 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swift Current No. 137 Swift Current | 25.0°C | −15.7°C | 394 mm |
| Shaunavon 75 km · Maple Creek | 27.1°C 2.1°C warmer | −14.8°C 0.9°C milder | 394 mm |
| Gravelbourg 101 km · Assiniboia | 26.0°C 1.0°C warmer | −16.9°C 1.2°C colder | 366 mm |
| Eston 120 km · Kindersley | 25.0°C about the same | −19.1°C 3.4°C colder | 335 mm |
Swift Current No. 137 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 | −5.9°C | −15.7°C | −10.8°C | 16 mm | 16 cm |
| February | −4.3°C | −14.2°C | −9.3°C | 11 mm | 10 cm |
| March | 2.1°C | −8.4°C | −3.1°C | 16 mm | 15 cm |
| April | 10.9°C | −1.9°C | 4.5°C | 21 mm | 7 cm |
| May | 17.6°C | 3.8°C | 10.7°C | 45 mm | 3 cm |
| June | 21.3°C | 9.1°C | 15.2°C | 92 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.0°C | 11.6°C | 18.3°C | 46 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25.2°C | 10.8°C | 18.0°C | 48 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 19.5°C | 5.9°C | 12.7°C | 41 mm | 2 cm |
| October | 10.8°C | −1.0°C | 4.9°C | 24 mm | 6 cm |
| November | 1.7°C | −8.0°C | −3.2°C | 18 mm | 13 cm |
| December | −4.6°C | −13.8°C | −9.3°C | 15 mm | 17 cm |
| Year | 9.9°C | −1.8°C | 4.1°C | 394 mm | 88 cm |
From −37.4°C to 22.0°C: March’s coldest and warmest days since 1991
The month to count on least is February: one year in three its average strays more than 4.9°C from −9.3°C. June moves least, typically by 1.0°C.
Where Swift Current No. 137’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Swift Current: the nearest of its locations with every month’s temperatures.
- Comparisons: Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500, each placed by its nearest location (city totals and reserves excluded).
- 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 Swift Current No. 137’s climate
How warm does Swift Current No. 137 get in summer?
In August, the warmest month, the typical high is 25.2°C.
How cold does Swift Current No. 137 get in winter?
The year’s coldest nights belong to January, at about −15.7°C.
How much rain and snow does Swift Current No. 137 get?
June is the wettest month at 92 mm and February the driest at 11 mm, for 394 mm over the year.
Are these figures for Swift Current No. 137 itself?
Yes: they are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Swift Current, a location inside Swift Current No. 137.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Swift Current No. 137 →
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