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Climate in Lumsden No. 189 · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Few Canadian towns get less rain and snow than Lumsden No. 189: 390 mm a year

January nights here settle around −20.0°C. Frost is common: about 203 nights a year drop below freezing, more than in 94% of Canadian towns. A year here swings 46°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Windshields need scraping on about 203 mornings a year, the days the air reaches 0°C or below.

July afternoons: warmer than 52% of Canadian towns

January nights: colder than 88% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year: drier than 95% of Canadian towns

ECCC publishes no normals for Lumsden No. 189 itself; the figures are those of Regina (Airport), 23 km south-east.

July high

25.6°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−20.0°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

390 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Snowfall a year

105 cm

Typical Canadian town 141 cm

Frost days

203

a year at 0°C or below

Frost-free days

114

23 May to 14 Sep

A year in Lumsden No. 189 at a glance

Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.

Jan−9°C−20°CColdest nights

Feb−7°C−18°C

Mar0°C−11°C

Apr11°C−3°C

May19°C3°CLast frost ~23 May

Jun23°C9°CWettest

Jul26°C12°CWarmest

Aug25°C10°C

Sep20°C5°CFirst frost ~14 Sep

Oct11°C−2°C

Nov now0°C−10°C

Dec−7°C−17°CSnowiest

What stands out about Lumsden No. 189’s climate

Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan beside it.

Drier than 95% of Canadian townsAbout 390 mm of rain and melted snow a year; June is the wettest month and February the driest.A wider year than 89% of Canadian townsFrom January nights to July afternoons, the year spans 45.6°C.Less snowy than 88% of Canadian townsAbout 105 cm of snow falls in a year, most of it in December.

A normal year

What a year in Lumsden No. 189 feels like

Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.

Winter

−8°C / −18°C

35 mm, with 53 cm of snow

Spring

10°C / −3°C

89 mm, with 32 cm of snow

Summer

25°C / 10°C

195 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season

Autumn

10°C / −3°C

71 mm, with 20 cm of snow

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−7°C−18°C

0°C−11°C

11°C−3°C

19°C3°C

23°C9°C

26°C12°C

25°C10°C

20°C5°C

11°C−2°C

0°C−10°C

−7°C−17°C

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Best months to be outsideJunJulAugHighs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more

Frost & warm days

Frost on 203 days, 20°C on 108

From September to May frost is routine, and in December it comes on almost every night. Some 45 nights a year drop under −20°C.

114 frost-free days · average dates, 1991–2020

23 May 14 Sep

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

203

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

More frosts than 94% of Canadian towns

106

Days that stay below 0°C

Nights a year below −20°C

108

Days a year above 20°C

Days a year above 30°C

Frost days by month

Average days at 0°C or below

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Days above 20°C by month

Average days

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Rain & snow

Rain and melted snow: about 390 mm a year

June is the wettest month and February the driest. On about 68 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.

390 mm

Rain and snow a year

Drier than 95% of Canadian towns

319 mm

Of it as rain alone (82%)

85 mm

June, the wettest month

9 mm

February, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

85 mm

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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

82 mm

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Snow

About 105 cm of snow a year

The snow season runs October to May; December brings the most, about 21 cm.

105 cm

Snowfall a year

Less snowy than 88% of Canadian towns

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

17 cm

Snow on the ground at the end of February, the deepest month

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

21 cm

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Snow on the ground by month

Centimetres at month’s end

17 cm

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Heating

Heating a home in Lumsden No. 189

90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.

5,626 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020

1,676 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

ECCC sums, over the year, how many degrees each day’s average falls short of 18°C. Homes here need more heating than 85% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Lumsden No. 189’s climate

What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.

The garden window

Between the last frost, near 23 May, and the first, near 14 September, lie about 114 frost-free days.

Get outside

The outdoor season by the averages is Jun, Jul and Aug, with highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.

Parks & trails →

Wind chill

A wind chill below −20 is part of about 84 days a year here.

Humidex

The air feels heavier than 30 on the humidex for about 28 days a year.

Storms and extremes

A normal year has no blizzard, flood or heat wave in it; Lumsden No. 189’s hazards page looks at those.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

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	23 km south-east
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, 58 km

Compared with other towns

How Lumsden No. 189 compares

Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Saskatchewan.

July afternoons25.6°C

Lumsden No. 189Median Canadian town

20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C

Warmer than 52% of Canadian towns4th warmest of 105 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan

January nights−20.0°C

Lumsden No. 189Median Canadian town

−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C

Colder than 88% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year390 mm

Lumsden No. 189Median Canadian town

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Drier than 95% of Canadian towns

Snowfall a year105 cm

Lumsden No. 189Median Canadian town

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Less snowy than 88% of Canadian towns

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Lumsden No. 189’s would only repeat its figures. No closer places have figures: these lie 53–78 km from Lumsden No. 189.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Lumsden No. 189 Regina (Airport)	25.6°C	−20.0°C	390 mm
Moose Jaw 53 km · Moose Jaw	25.9°C about the same	−17.8°C 2.2°C milder	422 mm
North Qu'Appelle No. 187 75 km · Kelliher	24.2°C 1.4°C cooler	−20.0°C about the same	501 mm

Month by month

Lumsden No. 189 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

Year to year

In March, anything from −38.8°C to 22.3°C

Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high over 1991–2020; February is the month whose average wanders most from year to year (±4.8°C around −12.7°C), June the one that wanders least (±1.2°C).

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Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal

Sources

Where Lumsden No. 189’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: the 1991–2020 normals from ECCC for Regina (Airport), its nearest location with complete temperatures.
Comparisons: every Canadian town and neighbourhood of 2,500 or more, each read from its own nearest location; city totals and reserves are left out.
Not on this page: sunshine, not in ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals, and the effect of the town’s height, for which there is no figure.

Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada

Questions about Lumsden No. 189’s climate

How warm does Lumsden No. 189 get in summer?

Summer peaks in July: a typical afternoon reaches 25.6°C.

How cold does Lumsden No. 189 get in winter?

The coldest nights come in January, averaging −20.0°C.

How much rain and snow does Lumsden No. 189 get?

Count on roughly 390 mm a year, heaviest in June (85 mm) and lightest in February (9 mm).

Are these figures for Lumsden No. 189 itself?

No, the station behind them is Regina (Airport), beyond Lumsden No. 189’s boundary.

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Lumsden No. 189 →

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).