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Climate in Vanscoy No. 345 · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Hardly any Canadian towns collect less precipitation than Vanscoy No. 345: 357 mm a year

In July the day’s top temperature is typically 25.0°C. Frost is common: about 203 nights a year drop below freezing, more than in 92% of Canadian towns. Of all months, June brings the most precipitation and February the least. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or snow or more, come about 63 times a year.

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

Borrowed figures: Vanscoy No. 345 has no normals station, so these come from Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport), 31 km north-east.

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 Vanscoy No. 345 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 Vanscoy No. 345’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 Vanscoy No. 345 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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22°C9°C

25°C12°C

25°C10°C

19°C5°C

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−8°C−18°C

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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

Frost & warm days

Frost on 203 days, 20°C on 105

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

About 357 mm of rain and snow 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

From October to May snow is likely; January is the peak, at 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 Vanscoy No. 345

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

Behind the figure: the degrees each day’s mean falls under 18°C, summed for the year. In heating terms, homes need more heating than 95% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Vanscoy No. 345’s climate

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

The garden window

On average the last spring frost comes around 19 May and the first autumn frost around 15 September: about 117 frost-free days between.

Get outside

The outdoor season by the averages is Jun, Jul and Aug, with highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.

Parks & trails →

Wind chill

About 83 days a year bring a wind chill under −20, when bare skin chills fast.

Humidex

On some 22 days a year the humidex climbs past 30.

Storms and extremes

For the weather that does damage, from ice storms to floods, see Vanscoy No. 345’s hazards page.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport)

Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport) is a composite: ECCC joins 3 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.

Distance from the town	31 km north-east
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	Rosetown, 79 km

Compared with other towns

How Vanscoy No. 345 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

Vanscoy No. 345Median Canadian town

20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C

Cooler than 62% of Canadian towns

January nights−20.7°C

Vanscoy No. 345Median Canadian town

−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C

Colder than 90% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year357 mm

Vanscoy No. 345Median Canadian town

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Drier than 98% of Canadian towns

Snowfall a year91 cm

Vanscoy No. 345Median Canadian town

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Less snowy than 91% of Canadian towns

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

Places around Vanscoy No. 345 whose figures come from another normals location. No closer places have figures: these lie 52–109 km from Vanscoy No. 345.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Vanscoy No. 345 Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport)	25.0°C	−20.7°C	357 mm
Outlook 52 km · Rock Point	25.2°C about the same	−16.9°C 3.8°C milder	418 mm
Biggar 68 km · Rosetown	25.2°C about the same	−19.9°C 0.8°C milder	338 mm
Davidson 105 km · Watrous	24.6°C about the same	−20.0°C 0.7°C milder	417 mm
Beardy's 97 and Okemasis 96 109 km · Prince Albert	24.2°C 0.8°C cooler	−22.8°C 2.1°C colder	432 mm

Month by month

Vanscoy No. 345 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	−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

A March here can run from −38.3°C to 19.6°C

Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high over 1991–2020; February is the month whose average wanders most from year to year (±4.4°C around −13.4°C), June the one that wanders least (±1.1°C).

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Sources

Where Vanscoy No. 345’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport), 1991–2020.
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 Vanscoy No. 345’s climate

How warm does Vanscoy No. 345 get in summer?

Of all twelve months, July has the warmest afternoons, about 25.0°C.

How cold does Vanscoy No. 345 get in winter?

Winter bottoms out in January, with lows near −20.7°C.

How much rain and snow does Vanscoy No. 345 get?

A normal year brings 357 mm, snow included as water: June is wettest at 75 mm, February driest at 9 mm.

Are these figures for Vanscoy No. 345 itself?

The figures are ECCC’s for Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport); Vanscoy No. 345 has no normals station.

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Vanscoy No. 345 →

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