Photo: Unknown author Unknown author · Public domainIndian Head sits near the bottom of Canadian towns for rain and snow, with 390 mm a year
High summer brings afternoon highs near 25.6°C. Frost is common: about 203 nights a year drop below freezing, more than in 94% of Canadian towns. Precipitation follows the seasons: June brings about 9.8 times as much as February. Have the furnace checked before October to April, the months that average under 10°C.
The nearest ECCC normals location is Regina (Airport), 72 km west: at that distance its figures describe the region more than Indian Head itself.
A year in Indian Head at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Indian Head’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan beside it.
What a year in Indian Head feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
About 203 frosts and 108 warm days a year
The frost season runs September to May, and December freezes nearly every night. Some 45 nights a year drop under −20°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
Rain and melted snow: about 390 mm a year
On about 68 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 105 cm of snow a year
Expect snow from October to May, with about 21 cm in December, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Indian Head
90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
The total grows by a degree for every degree a day’s mean sits under 18°C. That means homes here need more heating than 85% of Canadian towns.
Living with Indian Head’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
A normal year gives the garden about 114 frost-free days, roughly 23 May to 14 September.
Plan time outside for Jun, Jul and Aug: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.
Parks & trails →Bitter wind chill, under −20, comes on about 84 days a year.
Roughly 28 days a year feel hotter than 30 once humidity is counted.
Severe weather is a separate story from the averages: see Indian Head’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Regina (Airport)
Regina (Airport) is a composite: ECCC joins 3 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 72 km west |
| Station altitude | 578 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −41.9°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 41.3°C |
| Average wind | 18.5 km/h on average, most often from the south-east |
| Next-nearest location | Kipling, 76 km |
How Indian Head compares
Against the 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, each read from its own normals location; the dots are the other locations those towns use in Saskatchewan.
Nearby towns’ climate
Places around Indian Head whose figures come from another normals location. No closer places have figures: these lie 22–75 km from Indian Head.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Head Regina (Airport) | 25.6°C | −20.0°C | 390 mm |
| North Qu'Appelle No. 187 22 km · Kelliher | 24.2°C 1.4°C cooler | −20.0°C about the same | 501 mm |
| Grenfell 54 km · Kipling | 24.1°C 1.5°C cooler | −19.1°C 0.9°C milder | 489 mm |
| Melville 75 km · Yorkton | 24.4°C 1.2°C cooler | −20.9°C 0.9°C colder | 448 mm |
Indian Head weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −9.3°C | −20.0°C | −14.7°C | 13 mm | 20 cm |
| February | −7.3°C | −18.1°C | −12.7°C | 9 mm | 11 cm |
| March | −0.2°C | −10.8°C | −5.5°C | 15 mm | 19 cm |
| April | 10.6°C | −2.8°C | 3.9°C | 27 mm | 9 cm |
| May | 18.5°C | 3.4°C | 11.0°C | 47 mm | 4 cm |
| June | 22.5°C | 9.3°C | 15.9°C | 85 mm | under 1 cm |
| July | 25.6°C | 11.6°C | 18.6°C | 60 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25.4°C | 10.3°C | 17.9°C | 50 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 19.8°C | 4.9°C | 12.4°C | 32 mm | under 1 cm |
| October | 10.6°C | −2.4°C | 4.2°C | 25 mm | 6 cm |
| November | 0.4°C | −10.3°C | −5.0°C | 15 mm | 14 cm |
| December | −7.0°C | −17.1°C | −12.1°C | 14 mm | 21 cm |
| Year | 9.1°C | −3.5°C | 2.8°C | 390 mm | 105 cm |
From year to year, February moves by 4.8°C, more than any month, and June least
March has the widest record range, −38.8°C in 2014 to 22.3°C in 2012; the tick on each bar is the month’s normal.
Where Indian Head’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at Regina (Airport), the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals.
- Comparisons: Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500, each placed by its nearest location (city totals and reserves excluded).
- Not on this page: sunshine, which none of ECCC’s 450 locations publishes for 1991–2020, and the town’s own height above sea level, so no figure is adjusted for altitude.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Indian Head’s climate
How warm does Indian Head get in summer?
In July, the warmest month, the typical high is 25.6°C.
How cold does Indian Head get in winter?
The year’s coldest nights belong to January, at about −20.0°C.
How much rain and snow does Indian Head get?
Count on roughly 390 mm a year, heaviest in June (85 mm) and lightest in February (9 mm).
Are these figures for Indian Head itself?
Not really: Regina (Airport), the closest location with normals, lies well away from Indian Head.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Indian Head →
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).