Hardly any Canadian towns collect less precipitation than Al Ritchie: 390 mm a year
In January the night’s low is typically −20.0°C. About 203 nights a year bring a frost, more than in 94% of Canadian towns. June is the wettest month here, with about 9.8 times the rain and snow of February. Homes need heating from October to April, the months averaging under 10°C.
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals at its Regina (Airport) station, 6.6 km west.
A year in Al Ritchie at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Al Ritchie’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan beside it.
What a year in Al Ritchie feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
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
Rain and melted snow: about 390 mm a year
About 68 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 105 cm in a normal year
The snow season runs October to May; December brings the most, about 21 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Al Ritchie
90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Think of it as a year’s worth of daily shortfalls below 18°C, added up. By this count, homes here need more heating than 85% of Canadian towns.
Living with Al Ritchie’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
About 114 days a year pass without frost, from an average last frost of 23 May to a first of 14 September.
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 falls below −20 on about 84 days a year: cover skin and dress in layers.
Expect around 28 sticky days a year with the humidex above 30.
For blizzards, floods and wildfire, turn to Al Ritchie’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 | 6.6 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, 71 km |
How Al Ritchie 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Al Ritchie’s would only repeat its figures. Al Ritchie has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 61–70 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Ritchie Regina (Airport) | 25.6°C | −20.0°C | 390 mm |
| North Qu'Appelle No. 187 61 km · Kelliher | 24.2°C 1.4°C cooler | −20.0°C about the same | 501 mm |
| Moose Jaw 69 km · Moose Jaw | 25.9°C about the same | −17.8°C 2.2°C milder | 422 mm |
Al Ritchie weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature, rain and snow (as water) and snowfall by month, 1991–2020.
| 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 most changeable month: February, give or take 4.8°C; the steadiest, June
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 Al Ritchie’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, Regina (Airport), 1991–2020.
- Comparisons: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
- 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 Al Ritchie’s climate
How warm does Al Ritchie get in summer?
In July, the warmest month, the typical high is 25.6°C.
How cold does Al Ritchie get in winter?
Midwinter means January, when a typical night reaches −20.0°C.
How much rain and snow does Al Ritchie get?
Rain and snow add up to about 390 mm of water a year; June brings the most (85 mm), February the least (9 mm).
Are these figures for Al Ritchie itself?
They are the normals for Regina (Airport), measured just outside Al Ritchie itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Al Ritchie →
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).