Photo: Canadian2006 · CC BY-SA 3.0Frosty mornings in Watrous outnumber those of 95% of Canadian towns
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 24.6°C. Rain and snow together come to less here than on 94% of Canadian towns. Temperatures cover 45°C across the year, low to high. Plan time outside from June to August, when highs sit at 22–25°C.
Figures: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals at Watrous (0.7 km south-west).
A year in Watrous at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Watrous’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan beside it.
What a year in Watrous feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
About 204 frosts and 100 warm days a year
Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 47 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
417 mm of precipitation in a typical year
The most falls in June, the least in February. Some 71 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
85 cm of snow in a typical year
From October to May snow is likely; December is the peak, at about 19 cm. 100th 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 Watrous
90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
The total grows by a degree for every degree a day’s mean sits under 18°C. By this count, homes here need more heating than 94% of Canadian towns.
Living with Watrous’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
A normal year gives the garden about 117 frost-free days, roughly 19 May to 13 September.
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 →Count on some 85 days a year when the wind makes it feel below −20.
Roughly 22 days a year feel hotter than 30 once humidity is counted.
Bad-weather days, from blizzards to floods, get their own page for Watrous: the hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Watrous
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Watrous are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 0.7 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 541 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −43.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 37.0°C |
| Average wind | 15.9 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport), 102 km |
How Watrous 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
Places around Watrous whose figures come from another normals location. The nearest places to Watrous with figures are 72–89 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watrous | 24.6°C | −20.0°C | 417 mm |
| Blucher No. 343 72 km · Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport) | 25.0°C about the same | −20.7°C 0.7°C colder | 357 mm |
| McKillop No. 220 87 km · Regina (Airport) | 25.6°C 1.0°C warmer | −20.0°C about the same | 390 mm |
| Wynyard 89 km · Kelliher | 24.2°C about the same | −20.0°C about the same | 501 mm |
Watrous weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −10.0°C | −20.0°C | −15.0°C | 14 mm | 16 cm |
| February | −8.0°C | −18.3°C | −13.1°C | 9 mm | 10 cm |
| March | −0.9°C | −11.3°C | −6.1°C | 15 mm | 13 cm |
| April | 9.5°C | −2.9°C | 3.3°C | 27 mm | 7 cm |
| May | 17.8°C | 3.3°C | 10.6°C | 47 mm | 2 cm |
| June | 21.8°C | 9.3°C | 15.6°C | 89 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 24.6°C | 11.5°C | 18.1°C | 62 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24.3°C | 10.0°C | 17.2°C | 57 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 19.0°C | 4.9°C | 12.0°C | 43 mm | under 1 cm |
| October | 9.5°C | −2.0°C | 3.8°C | 28 mm | 7 cm |
| November | −0.8°C | −10.2°C | −5.5°C | 13 mm | 12 cm |
| December | −7.9°C | −17.3°C | −12.6°C | 14 mm | 19 cm |
| Year | 8.2°C | −3.6°C | 2.3°C | 417 mm | 85 cm |
February strays furthest from its normal year to year, by 4.6°C; June the least
April has the widest record range, −26.2°C in 2018 to 30.5°C in 2001; the tick on each bar is the month’s normal.
Where Watrous’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, Watrous, 1991–2020.
- Comparisons: Canada’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (no city totals, no reserves), each through its own nearest location.
- 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 Watrous’s climate
How warm does Watrous get in summer?
The year’s warmest days come in July, with highs averaging 24.6°C.
How cold does Watrous get in winter?
At its coldest, in January, the normal low is −20.0°C.
How much rain and snow does Watrous get?
Rain and snow, with snow counted as water, total 417 mm a year; June leads with 89 mm and February trails with 9 mm.
Are these figures for Watrous itself?
They are: the normals station that gives them stands in Watrous.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Watrous →
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).