McKillop No. 220 is among the driest of Canadian towns: 390 mm of rain and snow a year
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 25.6°C on average. Frosty nights outnumber those of 94% of Canadian towns. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 46°C. Windshields need scraping on about 203 mornings a year, the days the air reaches 0°C or below.
McKillop No. 220 has no ECCC normals station nearby: the figures come from Regina (Airport), 63 km south-east, so read them as the wider area’s climate.
A year in McKillop No. 220 at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about McKillop No. 220’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan beside it.
What a year in McKillop No. 220 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
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
June brings the most rain and snow; February, the least. On about 68 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
105 cm of snow in a typical 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 McKillop No. 220
90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Warm days count for nothing; each colder day adds how far its mean sits below 18°C. In heating terms, homes need more heating than 85% of Canadian towns.
Living with McKillop No. 220’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Frost usually lets go around 23 May and returns near 14 September, about 114 days apart.
Warm afternoons without cold nights, 17–27°C and 8°C or more, mark Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →Frostbite weather, a wind chill under −20, turns up on about 84 days a year.
Humid summer days, the humidex above 30, number about 28 a year.
The normals describe a typical year, not its worst days; the hazards page covers McKillop No. 220’s.
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 | 63 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, 78 km |
How McKillop No. 220 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 McKillop No. 220 whose figures come from another normals location. No closer places have figures: these lie 71–77 km from McKillop No. 220.
McKillop No. 220 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 |
The month with the widest range: March, −38.8°C to 22.3°C
Two years in three, February’s average falls within 4.8°C of its normal of −12.7°C; June keeps to within 1.2°C.
Where McKillop No. 220’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals for Regina (Airport), the nearest location with a full year of temperatures.
- Comparisons: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
- 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 McKillop No. 220’s climate
How warm does McKillop No. 220 get in summer?
In July, the warmest month, the typical high is 25.6°C.
How cold does McKillop No. 220 get in winter?
The year’s coldest nights belong to January, at about −20.0°C.
How much rain and snow does McKillop No. 220 get?
A normal year brings 390 mm, snow included as water: June is wettest at 85 mm, February driest at 9 mm.
Are these figures for McKillop No. 220 itself?
Not really: Regina (Airport), the closest location with normals, lies well away from McKillop No. 220.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for McKillop No. 220 →
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