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Winter Weather in Moose Jaw Canada

Daily high temperatures are around 24°F, rarely falling below -5°F or exceeding 46°F. The lowest daily average high temperature is 19°F on January 11.

Daily low temperatures are around 6°F, rarely falling below -22°F or exceeding 30°F. The lowest daily average low temperature is 2°F on January 11.

For reference, on July 26, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Moose Jaw typically range from 56°F to 81°F, while on January 11, the coldest day of the year, they range from 2°F to 19°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in the Winter in Moose Jaw

Average High and Low Temperature in the Winter in Moose JawDecJanFeb-20°F-20°F-10°F-10°F0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°FFallSpringJan 1119°FJan 1119°F2°F2°FDec 128°FDec 128°F11°F11°FFeb 2829°FFeb 2829°F11°F11°FFeb 121°FFeb 121°F4°F4°F
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average winter temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in the Winter in Moose Jaw

Average Hourly Temperature in the Winter in Moose JawDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpringfrigidfreezingfreezingvery coldvery cold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Rayevskiy, Russia (5,136 miles away); Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan (6,012 miles); and Laojunmiao, China (6,051 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Moose Jaw (view comparison).

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The winter in Moose Jaw experiences gradually increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 61% to 66%. The highest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 67% on February 20.

The clearest day of the winter is December 3, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 39% of the time.

For reference, on February 20, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 67%, while on July 28, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 71%.

Cloud Cover Categories in the Winter in Moose Jaw

Cloud Cover Categories in the Winter in Moose JawDecJanFeb0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%FallSpringJul 2871%Jul 2871%Dec 139%Dec 139%Feb 2834%Feb 2834%Jan 137%Jan 137%Feb 135%Feb 135%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Moose Jaw, the chance of a wet day over the course of the winter is essentially constant, remaining around 6% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 29% on June 22, and its lowest chance is 4% on February 16.

Probability of Precipitation in the Winter in Moose Jaw

Probability of Precipitation in the Winter in Moose JawDecJanFeb0%0%1%1%2%2%3%3%4%4%5%5%6%6%7%7%8%8%9%9%10%10%FallSpringFeb 164%Feb 164%Dec 16%Dec 16%Feb 286%Feb 286%Jan 18%Jan 18%Feb 15%Feb 15%snowmixedrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the season and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during the winter in Moose Jaw is essentially constant, remaining about 0.0 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 0.2 inches or falling below -0.0 inches.

The lowest average 31-day accumulation is 0.0 inches on January 1.

Average Monthly Rainfall in the Winter in Moose Jaw

Average Monthly Rainfall in the Winter in Moose JawDecJanFeb0.0 in0.0 in0.5 in0.5 in1.0 in1.0 in1.5 in1.5 in2.0 in2.0 in2.5 in2.5 inFallSpringJan 10.0 inJan 10.0 inDec 10.0 inDec 10.0 inFeb 280.1 inFeb 280.1 inFeb 10.0 inFeb 10.0 in
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day snowfall during the winter in Moose Jaw is essentially constant, remaining about 1.9 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 5.5 inches or falling to 0.0 inches.

The highest average 31-day accumulation is 2.4 inches on December 30.

Average Monthly Snowfall in the Winter in Moose Jaw

Average Monthly Snowfall in the Winter in Moose JawDecJanFeb0 in0 in1 in1 in2 in2 in3 in3 in4 in4 in5 in5 in6 in6 inFallSpringDec 302.4 inDec 302.4 inDec 11.9 inDec 11.9 inFeb 281.9 inFeb 281.9 inFeb 11.5 inFeb 11.5 in
The average snowfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average rainfall.

Over the course of the winter in Moose Jaw, the length of the day is very rapidly increasing. From the start to the end of the season, the length of the day increases by 2 hours, 36 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 1 minute, 45 seconds, and weekly increase of 12 minutes, 17 seconds.

The shortest day of the winter is December 21, with 8 hours, 1 minute of daylight and the longest day is February 28, with 10 hours, 56 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Winter in Moose Jaw

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Winter in Moose JawDecJanFeb0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrFallSpringDec 218 hr, 1 minDec 218 hr, 1 minnightnightdaydayFeb 2810 hr, 56 minFeb 2810 hr, 56 minFeb 19 hr, 20 minFeb 19 hr, 20 min
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the winter in Moose Jaw is 9:02 AM on December 30 and the earliest sunrise is 1 hour, 16 minutes earlier at 7:47 AM on February 28.

The earliest sunset is 4:58 PM on December 11 and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 45 minutes later at 6:42 PM on February 28.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Moose Jaw during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 4:50 AM and sets 16 hours, 27 minutes later, at 9:17 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 9:00 AM and sets 8 hours, 1 minute later, at 5:00 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in the Winter in Moose Jaw

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in the Winter in Moose JawDecJanFeb2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMFallSpring7:47 AM7:47 AMFeb 286:42 PMFeb 286:42 PM8:53 AM8:53 AMDec 114:58 PMDec 114:58 PM9:02 AM9:02 AMDec 305:07 PMDec 305:07 PM8:36 AM8:36 AMFeb 15:56 PMFeb 15:56 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
The solar day in the winter. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in the Winter in Moose Jaw

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in the Winter in Moose JawDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpring00102000101030
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth in the the winter of 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for the winter of 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in the Winter in Moose Jaw

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in the Winter in Moose JawDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpringNov 16:48 AMNov 16:48 AMNov 153:29 PMNov 153:29 PMDec 112:22 AMDec 112:22 AMDec 153:02 AMDec 153:02 AMDec 304:28 PMDec 304:28 PMJan 134:28 PMJan 134:28 PMJan 296:37 AMJan 296:37 AMFeb 127:54 AMFeb 127:54 AMFeb 276:45 PMFeb 276:45 PMMar 1412:55 AMMar 1412:55 AMMar 294:58 AMMar 294:58 AM5:20 PM5:20 PM4:44 PM4:44 PM8:29 AM8:29 AM4:10 PM4:10 PM9:57 AM9:57 AM9:33 AM9:33 AM4:26 PM4:26 PM4:52 PM4:52 PM9:59 AM9:59 AM9:15 AM9:15 AM6:05 PM6:05 PM8:43 AM8:43 AM7:56 AM7:56 AM6:29 PM6:29 PM6:41 PM6:41 PM7:27 AM7:27 AM8:21 PM8:21 PM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Moose Jaw is essentially constant during the winter, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on July 19, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 3% of the time, while on September 26, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Winter in Moose Jaw

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Winter in Moose JawDecJanFeb0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%FallSpringDec 10%Dec 10%Feb 280%Feb 280%Jan 10%Jan 10%Feb 10%Feb 10%drydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Moose Jaw is essentially constant during the winter, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 11.5 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on March 25, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 12.1 miles per hour, while on July 29, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 9.6 miles per hour.

The lowest daily average wind speed during the winter is 11.3 miles per hour on February 17.

Average Wind Speed in the Winter in Moose Jaw

Average Wind Speed in the Winter in Moose JawDecJanFeb0 mph0 mph5 mph5 mph10 mph10 mph15 mph15 mph20 mph20 mphFallSpringFeb 1711.3 mphFeb 1711.3 mphDec 111.6 mphDec 111.6 mphJan 111.5 mphJan 111.5 mph
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Moose Jaw throughout the winter is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 48% on January 18.

Wind Direction in the Winter in Moose Jaw

Wind Direction in the Winter in Moose JawDecJanFeb0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%FallSpringwestsouthnortheast
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Moose Jaw typically lasts for 4.3 months (132 days), from around May 14 to around September 23, rarely starting before April 28 or after May 30, and rarely ending before September 6 or after October 9.

The winter in Moose Jaw is reliably fully outside of the growing season.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in the Winter in Moose Jaw

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in the Winter in Moose JawDecJanFeb0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%FallSpring0%Jan 150%Jan 15frigidfreezingvery coldcoldcool
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Moose Jaw are very rapidly decreasing during the winter, decreasing by 2,005°F, from 2,005°F to 0°F, over the course of the season.

Growing Degree Days in the Winter in Moose Jaw

Growing Degree Days in the Winter in Moose JawDecJanFeb0°F0°F500°F500°F1,000°F1,000°F1,500°F1,500°F2,000°F2,000°FFallSpringDec 12,005°FDec 12,005°FFeb 280°FFeb 280°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the winter, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Moose Jaw is rapidly increasing during the winter, rising by 1.6 kWh, from 1.1 kWh to 2.8 kWh, over the course of the season.

The lowest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during the winter is 1.0 kWh on December 21.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in the Winter in Moose Jaw

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in the Winter in Moose JawDecJanFeb0.0 kWh0.0 kWh0.5 kWh0.5 kWh1.0 kWh1.0 kWh1.5 kWh1.5 kWh2.0 kWh2.0 kWh2.5 kWh2.5 kWh3.0 kWh3.0 kWh3.5 kWh3.5 kWh4.0 kWh4.0 kWh4.5 kWh4.5 kWh5.0 kWh5.0 kWh5.5 kWh5.5 kWh6.0 kWh6.0 kWhFallSpringDec 211.0 kWhDec 211.0 kWhDec 11.1 kWhDec 11.1 kWhFeb 282.8 kWhFeb 282.8 kWhFeb 11.7 kWhFeb 11.7 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Moose Jaw are 50.400 deg latitude, -105.534 deg longitude, and 1,821 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Moose Jaw contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 141 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,830 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (331 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,302 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Moose Jaw is covered by artificial surfaces (57%) and cropland (41%), within 10 miles by cropland (94%), and within 50 miles by cropland (87%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Moose Jaw, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 5 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Moose Jaw.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Moose Jaw according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Moose Jaw is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Moose Jaw and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Moose Jaw and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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