Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Pilot Butte features a humid continental climate (Dfb).Temperatures typically range between -14 °C (6 °F) and 19 °C (67 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -37 °C (-35 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (102 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 437 mm (17.2 inches) and receives 75 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Pilot Butte enjoys an average of 3083 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 4 minutes to 16 hours 21 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Pilot Butte are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 17 to 19 °C (62 - 67 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -14 to -9 °C (6 - 15 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Pilot Butte experiences 44 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 182 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 6°C (44°F) | 10°C (49°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 28°C (84°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 7°C (44°F) |
Mean maximum | 5°C (40°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 5°C (41°F) |
Average high | -7°C (19°F) | -9°C (16°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 9°C (49°F) | -1°C (31°F) | -5°C (23°F) |
Daily mean | -12°C (10°F) | -14°C (6°F) | -4°C (24°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 3°C (38°F) | -5°C (24°F) | -9°C (15°F) |
Average low | -17°C (2°F) | -19°C (-2°F) | -9°C (15°F) | -4°C (25°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 6°C (43°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -8°C (17°F) | -13°C (8°F) |
Mean minimum | -33°C (-27°F) | -32°C (-25°F) | -25°C (-13°F) | -15°C (5°F) | -4°C (25°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 5°C (41°F) | -1°C (31°F) | -11°C (12°F) | -18°C (-0°F) | -29°C (-19°F) |
Minimum | -37°C (-35°F) | -36°C (-33°F) | -31°C (-23°F) | -25°C (-13°F) | -6°C (21°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 4°C (39°F) | -5°C (24°F) | -16°C (4°F) | -21°C (-5°F) | -35°C (-30°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Pilot Butte, Saskatchewan, Canada with other places around the world.
Pilot Butte usually has the most precipitation in June, July and September, with an average of 8 rainy days and 69 mm (2.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Pilot Butte are January, February and December. On average, 15 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 14 (0.5) | 12 (0.5) | 23 (0.9) | 25 (1.0) | 33 (1.3) | 100 (4.0) | 59 (2.3) | 47 (1.8) | 47 (1.9) | 29 (1.1) | 29 (1.2) | 19 (0.7) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
The sunniest months in Pilot Butte are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 52 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Pilot Butte: January, November and December receive an average of 4 hours 42 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 128 | 206 | 249 | 287 | 352 | 351 | 389 | 338 | 256 | 219 | 154 | 149 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 8h 33m | 10h 4m | 11h 56m | 13h 51m | 15h 30m | 16h 21m | 15h 52m | 14h 23m | 12h 32m | 10h 39m | 8h 57m | 8h 4m |
Pilot Butte experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 8 - 9, which corresponds to the Very High category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Low exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 2. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Pilot Butte UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 |