Climate
Swift Current experiences a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb) that does not fall far from being classified as semi-arid (Köppen BSk). Winters are long, dry and cold, while summers are short, warm and relatively wet. The coldest month is January, with a mean temperature of −12.2°C, while the warmest month is July, with a mean temperature of 17.9°C. The driest month is February, with an average of 14mm of precipitation, while the wettest month is June, with an average of 68mm. Annual precipitation is low, with an average of 377mm.
| Climate data for Swift Current | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 11.7 (53.1) |
17.2 (63.0) |
20.6 (69.1) |
33.8 (92.8) |
37.3 (99.1) |
38.9 (102.0) |
37.8 (100.0) |
38.9 (102.0) |
36.1 (97.0) |
31.7 (89.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
20.0 (68.0) |
38.9 (102.0) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −7 (19) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
2.4 (36.3) |
11.2 (52.2) |
17.9 (64.2) |
22.2 (72.0) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.6 (76.3) |
18.1 (64.6) |
11.5 (52.7) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
9.7 (49.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −12.2 (10.0) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
4.8 (40.6) |
11.0 (51.8) |
15.5 (59.9) |
17.9 (64.2) |
17.4 (63.3) |
11.4 (52.5) |
5.1 (41.2) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
3.6 (38.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −17.2 (1.0) |
−14.6 (5.7) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
4.2 (39.6) |
8.7 (47.7) |
10.8 (51.4) |
10.1 (50.2) |
4.6 (40.3) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
−15.6 (3.9) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −42.8 (−45.0) |
−41.7 (−43.1) |
−35.6 (−32.1) |
−28.9 (−20.0) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−24.2 (−11.6) |
−33.7 (−28.7) |
−44.4 (−47.9) |
−44.4 (−47.9) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 16.7 (0.657) |
14.1 (0.555) |
20.1 (0.791) |
23.5 (0.925) |
52.0 (2.047) |
67.9 (2.673) |
55.2 (2.173) |
43.5 (1.713) |
30.6 (1.205) |
17.3 (0.681) |
15.1 (0.594) |
21.2 (0.835) |
377.1 (14.846) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 98.4 | 122.7 | 166.4 | 230.1 | 275.6 | 299.8 | 340.4 | 301.1 | 202.5 | 175.6 | 110.4 | 83.9 | 2,406.9 |
| Source: Environment Canada | |||||||||||||
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