Climate
North Battleford experiences a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb). The average high during the end of July is 25C (76F) and the average low is 11C (52F). For the middle of January the average high is -12C (10F) and the average low is -23C (-9F).
| Climate data for North Battleford | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 9.1 (48.4) |
10.4 (50.7) |
16.7 (62.1) |
32.2 (90.0) |
34.9 (94.8) |
37.8 (100.0) |
36.7 (98.1) |
37.9 (100.2) |
35.6 (96.1) |
30 (86) |
19.5 (67.1) |
9.8 (49.6) |
37.9 (100.2) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −11.8 (10.8) |
−7.9 (17.8) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
10.3 (50.5) |
18.2 (64.8) |
22 (72) |
24 (75) |
23.5 (74.3) |
17.3 (63.1) |
10.3 (50.5) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
7.8 (46.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −17 (1) |
−13.2 (8.2) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
4.2 (39.6) |
11.4 (52.5) |
15.7 (60.3) |
17.6 (63.7) |
16.8 (62.2) |
10.9 (51.6) |
4.2 (39.6) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−14.5 (5.9) |
1.9 (35.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −22.2 (−8.0) |
−18.4 (−1.1) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
−2 (28) |
4.6 (40.3) |
9.3 (48.7) |
11.2 (52.2) |
10 (50) |
4.4 (39.9) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
−11.2 (11.8) |
−19.5 (−3.1) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −46.1 (−51.0) |
−44.1 (−47.4) |
−37.2 (−35.0) |
−27.8 (−18.0) |
−13.2 (8.2) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−27.2 (−17.0) |
−35.8 (−32.4) |
−44.2 (−47.6) |
−46.1 (−51.0) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 17.1 (0.673) |
10.4 (0.409) |
15.2 (0.598) |
25.8 (1.016) |
38.6 (1.52) |
61.3 (2.413) |
71.2 (2.803) |
53.9 (2.122) |
31.7 (1.248) |
13.9 (0.547) |
17.4 (0.685) |
16.9 (0.665) |
373.2 (14.693) |
| Source: Environment Canada | |||||||||||||
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