Yorkton in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Yorkton sees average daytime highs around 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 242 mm of rain over about 32 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 22°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Yorkton's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Yorkton's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 22°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 11°C
- Rainfall
- 242 mm
- 32 wet days
- Avg wind
- 13 km/h
- Travel score
- 6.7
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Yorkton in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 22°C.
A typical summer day in Yorkton reaches about 22°C and drops to 11°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.
How summer really feels in Yorkton
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.
Yorkton 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 | -11° / -20° | 16 | 5 | 5.9 | 8.2 | 0.0 |
| Feb | -9° / -18° | 12 | 3.4 | 4 | 9.6 | 0.0 |
| Mar | -2° / -12° | 21 | 5.4 | 5 | 11.5 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 9° / -3° | 35 | 7 | 3.5 | 13.5 | 1.9 |
| May | 17° / 4° | 58 | 8.9 | 1.1 | 15.3 | 5.3 |
| Jun | 21° / 10° | 99 | 12.3 | 0 | 16.3 | 6.0 |
| Jul | 23° / 12° | 74 | 10.6 | 0 | 15.9 | 6.9 |
| Aug | 23° / 11° | 69 | 8.6 | 0 | 14.4 | 7.2 |
| Sep | 18° / 6° | 47 | 6.8 | 0.3 | 12.4 | 5.9 |
| Oct | 9° / -1° | 34 | 6.4 | 2.5 | 10.4 | 1.9 |
| Nov | -2° / -9° | 23 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 8.7 | 0.0 |
| Dec | -9° / -17° | 18 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 7.7 | 0.0 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Yorkton gets around 242 mm of rain over 32 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 13 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 16 hours 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 5.7 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Yorkton
In summer, Yorkton overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.
Yorkton's rainy season runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is summer a good time to visit Yorkton?
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 Yorkton for sightseeing.
What to pack for Yorkton in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Yorkton sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 32 days see rain.
UV index in Yorkton in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Yorkton peaks around June 19 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 15 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 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 1 | Low |
| Mar | 3 | Moderate |
| Apr | 4 | Moderate |
| May | 5 | Moderate |
| Jun | 7 | Very high |
| Jul | 6 | High |
| Aug | 2 | Moderate |
| Sep | 4 | Moderate |
| Oct | 3 | Moderate |
| Nov | 1 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Air quality in Yorkton in Summer
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Yorkton is worst in August — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.7× the cleanest month (January, 5 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 5 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Level | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5 | Good |
| Feb | 6 | Good |
| Mar | 12 | Good |
| Apr | 11 | Good |
| May | 11 | Good |
| Jun | 10 | Good |
| Jul | 18 | Moderate |
| Aug | 18 | Moderate |
| Sep | 10 | Good |
| Oct | 6 | Good |
| Nov | 6 | Good |
| Dec | 5 | Good |
Where is Yorkton?
Yorkton sits at 51.2°N, 102.5°W, 498 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Dewdney East, 169 km away.
Topography around Yorkton
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Yorkton.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Yorkton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 507 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 295 m.
The land around Yorkton is covered by grassland (36%), cropland (26%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, cropland (62%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and cropland (62%) and grassland (26%) 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 Yorkton (51.2167°, -102.4677°, elevation 498 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.