Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainLajord No. 128 sits near the bottom of Canadian towns for rain and snow, with 390 mm a year
Deep winter brings January lows near −20.0°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. Garden chairs stay out from June to August, the months with highs of 23–26°C.
Borrowed figures: Lajord No. 128 has no normals station, so these come from Regina (Airport), 36 km west.
A year in Lajord No. 128 at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Lajord No. 128’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan beside it.
What a year in Lajord No. 128 feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
203 frost days and 108 days above 20°C a year
From September to May frost is routine, and in December it comes on almost every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 45 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 390 mm of rain and snow a year
About 68 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
105 cm of snow in a typical year
Snow falls from October to May, most of all in December (about 21 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Lajord No. 128
90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Each day the mean sits under 18°C adds its shortfall; a year’s total is its heating degree days. A house here needs more heating than 85% of Canadian towns.
Living with Lajord No. 128’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
On average the last spring frost comes around 23 May and the first autumn frost around 14 September: about 114 frost-free days between.
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.
Muggy heat with a humidex over 30 arrives on about 28 days a year.
Extremes don’t show in averages: floods, wildfire smoke and ice storms are on Lajord No. 128’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Regina (Airport)
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Regina (Airport) are 3 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 36 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 | Moose Jaw, 98 km |
How Lajord No. 128 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 Lajord No. 128 whose figures come from another normals location. The nearest places to Lajord No. 128 with figures are 50–78 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lajord No. 128 Regina (Airport) | 25.6°C | −20.0°C | 390 mm |
| North Qu'Appelle No. 187 50 km · Kelliher | 24.2°C 1.4°C cooler | −20.0°C about the same | 501 mm |
| Weyburn No. 67 73 km · Estevan | 25.9°C about the same | −19.4°C 0.6°C milder | 455 mm |
Lajord No. 128 weather by month
Month by month, 1991–2020: the usual high, low and mean, the rain and snow, and the 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 |
February strays furthest from its normal year to year, by 4.8°C; June the least
Records from 1991 to 2020: no month spans more than March, between −38.8°C (2014) and 22.3°C (2012).
Where Lajord No. 128’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: a pool of Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, read alike; whole cities and reserves stay out of it.
- Not on this page: hours of sunshine, missing from the 1991–2020 normals, and a height correction: the town has no elevation on file.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Lajord No. 128’s climate
How warm does Lajord No. 128 get in summer?
Midsummer means July, with afternoons near 25.6°C on a typical day.
How cold does Lajord No. 128 get in winter?
The coldest nights come in January, averaging −20.0°C.
How much rain and snow does Lajord No. 128 get?
Precipitation totals 390 mm a year, with June the wettest month (85 mm) and February the driest (9 mm).
Are these figures for Lajord No. 128 itself?
Not directly: Lajord No. 128 has no ECCC normals of its own, and Regina (Airport) stands in for it.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Lajord No. 128 →
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).