Photo: Canadian2006 · CC BY-SA 3.0Waldheim sits near the bottom of Canadian towns for rain and snow, with 357 mm a year
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 25.0°C. Frosty nights outnumber those of 92% of Canadian towns. Of all months, June brings the most precipitation and February the least. Expect about 203 frosty starts a year, days when the air falls to freezing.
Far-off figures: ECCC’s closest normals for Waldheim come from Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport), 50 km south, so take them as the area’s climate.
A year in Waldheim at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Waldheim’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan beside it.
What a year in Waldheim feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
About 203 frosts and 105 warm days a year
Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 49 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 357 mm of rain and snow a year
Some 63 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 91 cm of snow a year
From October to May snow is likely; January is the peak, at about 20 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Waldheim
90% 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 95% of Canadian towns.
Living with Waldheim’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Count on about 117 frost-free days: the last frost averages 19 May, the first 15 September.
Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →Expect around 83 days a year when the wind chill sinks below −20.
Muggy heat with a humidex over 30 arrives on about 22 days a year.
Storms, floods and heat waves sit outside these normals; Waldheim’s hazards page covers them.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport)
ECCC builds the Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport) normals from 3 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.
| Distance from the town | 50 km south |
| 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 | Prince Albert, 94 km |
How Waldheim compares
Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Saskatchewan.
Nearby towns’ climate
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Waldheim’s own would show the same figures). The nearest place to Waldheim with figures is 34 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waldheim Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport) | 25.0°C | −20.7°C | 357 mm |
| Beardy's 97 and Okemasis 96 34 km · Prince Albert | 24.2°C 0.8°C cooler | −22.8°C 2.1°C colder | 432 mm |
Waldheim 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 | −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 |
The month with the widest range: March, −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).
Where Waldheim’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport), the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals.
- Comparisons: every Canadian town and neighbourhood of 2,500 or more, each read from its own nearest location; city totals and reserves are left out.
- Not on this page: hours of sunshine, missing from the 1991–2020 normals, and a height correction: the town has no elevation on file.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Waldheim’s climate
How warm does Waldheim get in summer?
Afternoons average 25.0°C in July, the warmest time of year.
How cold does Waldheim get in winter?
Deep winter means January, when nights average −20.7°C.
How much rain and snow does Waldheim get?
Over twelve months, rain and melted snow come to 357 mm; the range runs from 9 mm in February to 75 mm in June.
Are these figures for Waldheim itself?
No: they come from Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport), the nearest ECCC normals location, and far enough away to describe the wider area more than Waldheim.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Waldheim →
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).