Swift Current in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Swift Current sees average daytime highs around 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 205 mm of rain over about 30 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.
Over the season highs climb from about 19°C in early June to 23°C by late August. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Swift Current's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Swift Current's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 23°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 11°C
- Rainfall
- 205 mm
- 30 wet days
- Avg wind
- 14 km/h
- Travel score
- 6.9
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Swift Current in Summer
Over the season highs climb from about 19°C in early June to 23°C by late August.
A typical summer day in Swift Current reaches about 23°C and drops to 11°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest June.
How summer really feels in Swift Current
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Swift Current weather by month
How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -6° / -15° | 17 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 8.3 | 0.0 |
| Feb | -4° / -14° | 11 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 9.7 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 2° / -8° | 21 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 11.5 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 10° / -2° | 34 | 7.6 | 3.4 | 13.5 | 2.5 |
| May | 17° / 4° | 55 | 9.4 | 1.2 | 15.2 | 5.3 |
| Jun | 21° / 10° | 92 | 12.8 | 0 | 16.1 | 5.9 |
| Jul | 24° / 12° | 61 | 9.5 | 0 | 15.7 | 7.2 |
| Aug | 24° / 11° | 51 | 7.9 | 0 | 14.3 | 7.6 |
| Sep | 19° / 6° | 38 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 12.4 | 6.6 |
| Oct | 11° / -1° | 31 | 5.9 | 2.3 | 10.5 | 2.8 |
| Nov | 1° / -8° | 21 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 8.8 | 0.0 |
| Dec | -5° / -13° | 16 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 7.9 | 0.0 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Swift Current gets around 205 mm of rain over 30 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 14 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 15 h 48 min in early June to 13 h 24 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 6.2 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Swift Current?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is a reasonable time to visit Swift Current for sightseeing.
What to pack for Swift Current in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Swift Current sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 30 days see rain.
UV index in Swift Current in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Swift Current peaks around July 11 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 2 | Low |
| Mar | 3 | Moderate |
| Apr | 4 | Moderate |
| May | 5 | High |
| Jun | 7 | High |
| Jul | 7 | Very high |
| Aug | 6 | High |
| Sep | 4 | Moderate |
| Oct | 3 | Moderate |
| Nov | 1 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Where is Swift Current?
Swift Current sits at 50.3°N, 107.8°W, 742 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Moose Jaw, 161 km away.
Topography around Swift Current
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Swift Current.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Swift Current has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m around an average of 756 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 169 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 487 m.
The land around Swift Current is covered by grassland (52%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) and grassland (40%) within 16 km, and cropland (59%) and grassland (38%) within 80 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
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 Swift Current (50.2834°, -107.8013°, elevation 742 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.