North Battleford climate — normals and trends
North Battleford (Canada) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.1 °C and it receives 401 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (18.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-16.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
North Battleford averages 192 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 79 rainy days per year.
North Battleford has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.9 °C (on 12 July 1964) and the coldest -44.6 °C (on 28 January 2004).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
North BattlefordSaskatchewan
- coords
- 52.78°, -108.30°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.1°C
Average daily high
7.1°C
Average daily low
-3.1°C
Annual rainfall
401mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
20.5km/h
Seasonal range
34.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
192 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
79 d/yr
Annual snowfall
73.1 cm
Average feels-like high
3.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-7.2 °C
Average peak gust
36.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.09 · p = 0.006
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
37.9 °C
12 July 1964
Coldest day
-44.6 °C
28 January 2004
Wettest day
68 mm
8 July 2020
Windiest day
59.6 km/h
14 October 1976
Strongest gust
101.9 km/h
14 October 1976
Hottest feels-like
39.2 °C
5 June 1988
Coldest feels-like
-50.1 °C
28 January 2004
Snowiest day
21.1 cm
16 October 1984
Sunniest day
16.3 h
17 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -8.0 °C | +3.8 °C | 11 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | -13.9 °C | -4.9 °C | 10 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | -1.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 21 mm | +3 mm |
| Apr | 10.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 6 mm | -23 mm |
| May | 20.2 °C | +3.4 °C | 22 mm | -20 mm |
| Jun | 20.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 93 mm | +24 mm |
| Jul | 22.1 °C | -1.4 °C | 26 mm | -40 mm |
| Aug | 24.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 63 mm | +11 mm |
| Sep | 22.7 °C | +5.4 °C | 3 mm | -35 mm |
| Oct | 11.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 30 mm | +7 mm |
| Nov | 0.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 26 mm | +7 mm |
| Dec | -11.8 °C | -2.6 °C | 42 mm | +26 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of North Battleford?
North Battleford has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.1 °C and it receives 401 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in North Battleford?
The hottest day measured in North Battleford between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 1964, reaching 37.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in North Battleford?
The coldest day measured in North Battleford between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 2004, at -44.6 °C.
Does it snow in North Battleford?
Yes. North Battleford gets on average 73.1 cm of snow per year and has around 192 frost days.
Has the climate of North Battleford warmed?
Yes: North Battleford warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in North Battleford?
The wettest day measured in North Battleford between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 2020, with 68 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in North Battleford?
The windiest day measured in North Battleford between 1940 and 2025 was 14 October 1976, with winds reaching 59.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in North Battleford?
The warmest month in North Battleford is July (18.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-16.0 °C).
How much does it rain in North Battleford?
North Battleford receives on average 401 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 79 rainy days.
Is it sunny in North Battleford?
North Battleford gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in North Battleford?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in North Battleford between 1940 and 2025 was 16 October 1984, with 21.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in North Battleford?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in North Battleford.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in North Battleford?
In North Battleford, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.2 °C on 5 June 1988, and the lowest was -50.1 °C on 28 January 2004.
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