Saskatoon Temperatures: Averages by Month

The numbers here tell you how hot and cold the weather usually is in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan during each month of the year.

The average high and low temperatures are listed below monthly and annually for the city, in both degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius.

Maximums and minimums are only part of the temperature picture. To fill in the rest, there's information on how many days a month get above or below a given temperature.

To find out how often it rises over 10, 20 or 30 °C each month in Saskatoon, scroll down farther. There are also monthly and yearly counts of days with frost and cold weather.

The first set of high and low temperatures are averages for 2010 to 2019. Everything else here is based on 1981 to 2010 weather.

10-year temperature averages for Saskatoon, 2010 to 2019
High °F Low °F   High °C Low °C
18 -2 January -8 -19
16 -4 February -9 -20
31 12 March 0 -11
50 26 April 10 -3
66 39 May 19 4
73 49 June 23 10
77 53 July 25 12
76 50 August 24 10
67 41 September 19 5
50 28 October 10 -2
29 13 November -2 -11
18 1 December -8 -17
48 26 Year 9 -4
30-year temperature averages for Saskatoon, 1981 to 2010
High °F Low °F   High °C Low °C
16 -1 January -9 -18
22 4 February -6 -15
34 16 March 1 -9
53 31 April 12 0
65 43 May 18 6
73 52 June 23 11
78 56 July 26 13
77 54 August 25 12
65 43 September 18 6
51 32 October 10 0
31 17 November -1 -8
19 4 December -7 -16
49 29 Year 9 -2

Days of Hot Weather in Saskatoon

Saskatoon usually has 13 days a year with temperatures in the 30s Celsius. One or two of those days, on average reach above 35 degrees Celsius (95 °F). The 30-degree weather can show up here anytime from June to September, and occasionally as early as May.

Days per month in Saskatoon over 10, 20 or 30 °C
  10 °C
50 °F
20 °C
68 °F
30 °C
86 °F
January 0 0 0
February 0 0 0
March 3 0 0
April 18 3 0
May 28 12 0
June 30 20 2
July 31 28 5
August 31 24 5
September 27 12 1
October 17 2 0
November 1 0 0
December 0 0 0
Year 185 101 13

When Saskatoon Has Frosty Weather

Saskatoon typically has 185 days a year when the minimum temperature is at 0 °C or below. The average date for the last frost in spring is May 11. Frost normally returns here on September 20. The frost-free period extends for 131 days on average between the final spring frost and the first fall frost.

Average number of days with freezing temperatures in Saskatoon
  0 °C
32 °F
January 31
February 28
March 29
April 16
May 4
June 0
July 0
August 0
September 2
October 16
November 28
December 31
Year 185

How Often Saskatoon Has Cold Temperatures

Saskatoon's chilliest winter nights have lows in the minus-thirties Celsius (-22 °F or less). The city averages eight nights a year when the thermometer drops that low. Weather this frigid normally shows up from December to February, and sometimes in March or November.

From September to April, it can remain below freezing here all day long. Saskatoon typically has 103 frosty days a year, including most of winter.

Days per month on average in Saskatoon when the minimum temperature drops below -2, -10, -20, or -30 °C
  -2 °C
28 °F
-10 °C
14 °F
-20 °C
-4 °F
-30 °C
-22 °F
January 30 25 12 4
February 27 19 8 2
March 23 11 3 0
April 9 1 0 0
May 1 0 0 0
June 0 0 0 0
July 0 0 0 0
August 0 0 0 0
September 1 0 0 0
October 8 1 0 0
November 23 9 1 0
December 30 21 8 2
Year 153 86 32 8
References

Environment Canada. Meteorological Service of Canada. Canadian Climate Normals. 1981-2010 Climate Normals & Averages.

Jay Lawrimore, Ron Ray, Scott Applequist, Bryant Korzeniewski, Matthew Menne. 2016. Global Summary of the Month and Year, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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