Winter nights in Yorkton are colder than in 92% of Canadian towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 24.4°C. Precipitation follows the seasons: June brings about 8.3 times as much as February. It is a dry place: less rain and snow fall here than on 78% of Canadian towns. Plan for rain or snow on about 75 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, measured at Yorkton, 5.8 km north.
A year in Yorkton at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Yorkton’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan beside it.
What a year in Yorkton feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
200 frost days and 96 days above 20°C a year
Frost comes from September to May; in December almost every night freezes. Some 51 nights a year drop under −20°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
448 mm of precipitation in a typical year
7th wettest of 104 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 120 cm in a normal year
The snow season runs September to May; December brings the most, about 27 cm. 10th snowiest of 101 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 Yorkton
89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Every day colder than 18°C on average adds its gap in degrees to the year’s heating total. In heating terms, homes need more heating than 98% of Canadian towns.
Living with Yorkton’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Count on about 120 frost-free days: the last frost averages 20 May, the first 18 September.
Plan time outside for Jun, Jul and Aug: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.
Parks & trails →A wind chill below −20 is part of about 86 days a year here.
Plan shade and water for about 20 days a year above 30 on the humidex.
A normal year has no blizzard, flood or heat wave in it; Yorkton’s hazards page looks at those.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Yorkton
Yorkton is a composite: ECCC joins 4 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 5.8 km north |
| Station altitude | 498 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −42.8°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.5°C |
| Average wind | 15.0 km/h on average, most often from the north-west |
| Next-nearest location | Roblin, 77 km |
How Yorkton 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 Yorkton’s own would show the same figures). No closer places have figures: these lie 67–78 km from Yorkton.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkton | 24.4°C | −20.9°C | 448 mm |
| Langenburg 67 km · Roblin | 23.7°C 0.7°C cooler | −22.3°C 1.4°C colder | 448 mm |
| Esterhazy 67 km · Kipling | 24.1°C about the same | −19.1°C 1.8°C milder | 489 mm |
Yorkton 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 | −11.0°C | −20.9°C | −16.0°C | 16 mm | 22 cm |
| February | −8.8°C | −19.0°C | −13.9°C | 11 mm | 14 cm |
| March | −1.9°C | −12.3°C | −7.1°C | 16 mm | 14 cm |
| April | 8.7°C | −3.3°C | 2.7°C | 20 mm | 11 cm |
| May | 17.1°C | 3.4°C | 10.3°C | 49 mm | 2 cm |
| June | 21.6°C | 9.6°C | 15.6°C | 90 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 24.4°C | 12.0°C | 18.2°C | 80 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 23.8°C | 10.5°C | 17.2°C | 63 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 18.3°C | 5.4°C | 11.8°C | 40 mm | 1 cm |
| October | 9.2°C | −1.6°C | 3.8°C | 28 mm | 8 cm |
| November | −1.3°C | −10.2°C | −5.8°C | 18 mm | 20 cm |
| December | −8.6°C | −17.8°C | −13.2°C | 18 mm | 27 cm |
| Year | 7.6°C | −3.7°C | 2.0°C | 448 mm | 120 cm |
December strays furthest from its normal year to year, by 4.2°C; June the least
Records from 1991 to 2020: no month spans more than March, between −37.4°C (2014) and 21.1°C (1993).
Where Yorkton’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at Yorkton, 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: a sunshine figure (ECCC published none for 1991–2020) and any lapse-rate correction for height, as the town has no elevation here.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Yorkton’s climate
How warm does Yorkton get in summer?
Midsummer means July, with afternoons near 24.4°C on a typical day.
How cold does Yorkton get in winter?
Overnight lows average −20.9°C in January, the coldest month.
How much rain and snow does Yorkton get?
Measured as water, a year brings 448 mm: 90 mm in June, the wettest month, and 11 mm in February, the driest.
Are these figures for Yorkton itself?
Yes. They were measured in Yorkton, at ECCC’s own station there.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Yorkton →
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).