Dewdney East in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Dewdney East sees average daytime highs around -8°C and overnight lows near -16°C, with 45 mm of precipitation over about 14 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around -8°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Dewdney East's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Dewdney East's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
-8°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-16°C
Precipitation
45 mm
14 wet days
Avg wind
14 km/h
Travel score
0.0
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Dewdney East in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around -8°C.

A typical winter day in Dewdney East reaches about -8°C and drops to -16°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

-30°-20°-10°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Dewdney East

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
90
90 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Dewdney East weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-9° / -18°175.36.38.30.0
Feb-7° / -16°123.53.89.70.0
Mar-0° / -10°215.95.411.50.0
Apr10° / -2°357.32.913.52.2
May17° / 629.60.815.25.4
Jun21° / 10°9912.7016.16.0
Jul24° / 12°7410.5015.87.1
Aug24° / 11°618.5014.37.4
Sep18° / 406.70.212.46.3
Oct10° / -1°336.42.110.52.3
Nov-0° / -9°225.34.78.80.0
Dec-7° / -15°1755.97.90.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Dewdney East gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 14 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 14 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 06 min in early December to 10 h 30 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 1.6 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Dewdney East?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

0.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dewdney East.

What to pack for Dewdney East in Winter

From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In winter, Dewdney East sees daytime highs around -8°C and nights near -16°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Dewdney East in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dewdney East peaks around June 21 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Dewdney East in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Dewdney East is worst in August — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.5× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1019 µg/m³Dec 216 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb7Good
Mar12Good
Apr11Good
May11Good
Jun11Good
Jul19Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct6Good
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Dewdney East?

Dewdney East sits at 50.5°N, 104.5°W, 578 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Arcola East, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Dewdney East

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Dewdney East.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dewdney East has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 582 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 401 m.

The land around Dewdney East is covered by artificial surfaces (52%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (59%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (72%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
22 m
16 km
101 m
80 km
401 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Arcola East 2.0 km · Regina 5.0 km · Moose Jaw 70 km · Yorkton 169 km · Swift Current 232 km · Stonebridge 232 km · Lakewood 232 km · Nutana Sector 234 km

Canada travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 83% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$55,698
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 53%none 35%Muslim 5%Hindu 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Dewdney East (50.4543°, -104.5467°, elevation 578 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.