Mount Royal, Saskatoon: winter sun, snow and spring melt
Compared with 51 Saskatoon neighbourhoods, Mount Royal gets about average December sun along its residential streets (median 1.3 h on December 21, city median 1.3 h), has about average snow on the ground in March, and less spring ponding than most in a typical year (LandMood model, 2016–2025). Otherwise its winter is close to typical for Saskatoon, so the differences that matter are between homes: which way each one faces and what shades it. Check a specific home on the free map.
Winter sun
On December 21, the ground along Mount Royal's residential streets gets a median of 1.3 h of direct sun, about the same as the 1.3 h median across Saskatoon's neighbourhoods.
On December 21, about 39% of Mount Royal's street-side ground gets under half an hour of direct sun (city median 39%).
Which way homes face
Most residential streets here run north–south (about 58% of street length), so homes mostly face east or west, and front and back yards share the low winter sun more evenly.
Snow and spring melt
In March, about 55% of Mount Royal's street-side ground still holds 20 cm of snow or more in a typical year (city median 50%).
During spring melt, the model expects water to pool (1 cm or more) on about 7% of the street-side and open ground in Mount Royal (city median 9%).
Buying a home in Mount Royal: what winter looks like
If you are looking at homes in Mount Royal or thinking of living there, expect about as much winter sun as the typical Saskatoon neighbourhood on the ground along its streets: a median of 1.3 h of direct sun on December 21, against 1.3 h for the city.
Most streets in Mount Royal run north–south, so homes mostly face east or west. Front and back yards share the low winter sun more evenly, and how much a driveway gets depends more on trees and the house next door.
Mount Royal has about the typical amount of snow on the ground in March and less spring ponding than most in our model. Wherever a driveway or walk sits in shade, snow tends to stay longer, and melt water that runs across it in the day can refreeze at night.
At a viewing, check:
- which way the front of the house faces;
- whether the driveway and front steps are in shade around midday;
- where snow has piled up and where melt water has stood or refrozen;
- where the downspouts empty and whether the yard slopes away from the house.
The full list is in buying a house in Saskatoon in winter.
Within Mount Royal, two homes on the same street can differ more than Mount Royal differs from the rest of Saskatoon. Put the home you are looking at on the map to see its own front yard, back yard and driveway.
Compared with its neighbours
Along its residential streets Mount Royal gets 0.4 h less direct sun on December 21 than neighbouring Hudson Bay Park (1.3 h against 1.7 h).
| Neighbourhood | Sun, Dec 21 (median) | 20 cm+ snow in March | Spring ponding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Royal | 1.3 h | 55% | 7% |
| Hudson Bay Park | 1.7 h | 52% | 16% |
| Massey Place | 1.7 h | 45% | 10% |
| Meadowgreen | 1.3 h | 50% | 15% |
| Pleasant Hill | 1.0 h | 58% | 8% |
| Westmount | 1.0 h | 57% | 14% |
Compared with the rest of Saskatoon
| Measure | Mount Royal | Saskatoon median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct sun on Dec 21, street-side ground (median) | 1.3 h | 1.3 h | 32nd of 51 |
| Street-side ground with under 30 min of sun on Dec 21 | 39% | 39% | 27th of 51 |
| Street-side ground with 20 cm+ of snow in March | 55% | 50% | 18th of 51 |
| Ground where melt water pools in spring (1 cm+) | 7% | 9% | 35th of 51 |
| Residential streets running east–west | 39% | 39% | 25th of 51 |
Rank 1 is the highest value among 51 residential neighbourhoods with enough data. See which ones get the most and least December sun in the Saskatoon winter sun ranking.
How these numbers are made
LandMood follows the sun hour by hour over 1-metre public lidar of the real houses and trees (Natural Resources Canada) with ten years of weather (2016–2025). For this page we sampled the ground along residential streets (boulevards, front yards and driveways as a band, never a single home) and open ground away from buildings, across the whole neighbourhood. Snow and water are modelled tendencies shown as shares and bands, not measurements.
Questions people ask
How much winter sun does Mount Royal, Saskatoon get?
On December 21 the ground along residential streets in Mount Royal gets a median of 1.3 h of direct sun in LandMood's model, against 1.3 h for the median neighbourhood in Saskatoon. Individual homes vary with the direction they face, trees and neighbouring houses.
Do homes in Mount Royal face north or south?
Most residential streets here run north–south (about 58% of street length), so homes mostly face east or west, and front and back yards share the low winter sun more evenly. Check a specific home on the map before you decide.
What should I check when buying a home in Mount Royal in winter?
Check which way the front of the house faces, whether the driveway and front steps are in shade around midday, where snow piles up and melt water stands or refreezes, and where the downspouts empty. In LandMood's model the ground along Mount Royal's residential streets gets a median of 1.3 h of direct sun on December 21 (city median 1.3 h), but two homes on the same street can differ more than that, so check the specific home on the map.
Does snow last long in Mount Royal?
In March, about 55% of Mount Royal's street-side ground still holds 20 cm of snow or more in a typical year (city median 50%). Shaded ground on the north side of houses and trees keeps snow longest.