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Climate in Swift Current · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Dry weather: only 394 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Swift Current, less than on 95% of Canadian towns

On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 25.0°C. Of all months, June brings the most precipitation and February the least. Frosty nights outnumber those of 75% of Canadian towns. Long walks are most pleasant from June to August, when afternoons reach 21–25°C.

July afternoons: cooler than 62% of Canadian towns

January nights: colder than 74% of Canadian towns

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

Read at Swift Current, 7.7 km east: ECCC’s normals for 1991–2020.

July high

25.0°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−15.7°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

191

a year at 0°C or below

Frost-free days

122

19 May to 19 Sep

A year in Swift Current at a glance

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

Jan−6°C−16°CColdest nights

Feb−4°C−14°C

Mar2°C−8°C

Apr11°C−2°C

May18°C4°CLast frost ~19 May

Jun21°C9°CWettest

Jul25°C12°C

Aug25°C11°CWarmest

Sep20°C6°CFirst frost ~19 Sep

Oct11°C−1°C

Nov now2°C−8°C

Dec−5°C−14°CSnowiest

What stands out about Swift Current’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 101 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan.Colder than 74% of Canadian townsJanuary nights average −15.7°C, the coldest of the year. The mildest of 104 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan.

A normal year

What a year in Swift Current feels like

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

Winter

−5°C / −15°C

43 mm, with 42 cm of snow

Spring

10°C / −2°C

83 mm, with 24 cm of snow

Summer

24°C / 11°C

186 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season

Autumn

11°C / −1°C

83 mm, with 21 cm of snow

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−6°C−16°C

−4°C−14°C

2°C−8°C

11°C−2°C

18°C4°C

21°C9°C

25°C12°C

25°C11°C

20°C6°C

11°C−1°C

2°C−8°C

−5°C−14°C

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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

Frost & warm days

191 frost days and 101 days above 20°C a year

The frost season runs September to May, and January freezes nearly every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 30 nights a year.

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

19 May 19 Sep

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

191

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

101

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 394 mm a year

On about 74 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.

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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Snow

About 88 cm of snow a year

The snow season runs September to May; December brings the most, about 17 cm. 98th snowiest of 101 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

8 cm

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

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

17 cm

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Snow on the ground by month

Centimetres at month’s end

8 cm

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Heating

Heating a home in Swift Current

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

5,179 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020

1,688 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 81% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Swift Current’s climate

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

The garden window

Plant out after about 19 May; the first frost of autumn usually arrives near 19 September, leaving roughly 122 days without frost.

Get outside

The comfortable months for a day outside, highs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more: Jun, Jul and Aug.

Parks & trails →

Wind chill

Wind chill falls below −20 on about 65 days a year: cover skin and dress in layers.

Humidex

Muggy heat with a humidex over 30 arrives on about 19 days a year.

Storms and extremes

A normal year has no blizzard, flood or heat wave in it; Swift Current’s hazards page looks at those.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Swift Current

Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Swift Current are 3 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.

Distance from the town	7.7 km 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, 103 km

Compared with other towns

How Swift Current compares

Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Saskatchewan.

July afternoons25.0°C

Swift CurrentMedian Canadian town

20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C

Cooler than 62% of Canadian towns

January nights−15.7°C

Swift CurrentMedian Canadian town

−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C

Colder than 74% of Canadian townsThe mildest of 104 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan

Rain and snow a year394 mm

Swift CurrentMedian Canadian town

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Drier than 95% of Canadian towns

Snowfall a year88 cm

Swift CurrentMedian Canadian town

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Less snowy than 93% of Canadian towns98th snowiest of 101 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

Places around Swift Current whose figures come from another normals location. Swift Current has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 84–117 km out.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Swift Current	25.0°C	−15.7°C	394 mm
Shaunavon 84 km · Maple Creek	27.1°C 2.1°C warmer	−14.8°C 0.9°C milder	394 mm
Gravelbourg 100 km · Assiniboia	26.0°C 1.0°C warmer	−16.9°C 1.2°C colder	366 mm
Eston 117 km · Kindersley	25.0°C about the same	−19.1°C 3.4°C colder	335 mm

Month by month

Swift Current 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	−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

Year to year

February varies most from one year to the next (4.9°C), June least

Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high since 1991. March spans the most, from −37.4°C (2014) to 22.0°C (2015).

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Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal

Sources

Where Swift Current’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: the 1991–2020 normals from ECCC for Swift Current, its nearest location with complete 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, 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 Swift Current’s climate

How warm does Swift Current get in summer?

Peak warmth comes in August, at about 25.2°C by mid-afternoon.

How cold does Swift Current get in winter?

Overnight lows average −15.7°C in January, the coldest month.

How much rain and snow does Swift Current get?

A normal year brings 394 mm, snow included as water: June is wettest at 92 mm, February driest at 11 mm.

Are these figures for Swift Current itself?

Nearly: Swift Current, the location behind them, sits just beyond Swift Current’s boundary.

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

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).