Hardly any Canadian towns collect less precipitation than Regina: 390 mm a year
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 25.6°C. The year swings widely: the coldest month’s nights and the warmest month’s afternoons are 46°C apart. Frosty nights outnumber those of 94% of Canadian towns. An umbrella or a shovel earns its place on about 68 days a year with 1 mm or more.
1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Regina (Airport) station, 4.6 km south-west.
A year in Regina at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Regina’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan beside it.
What a year in Regina feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
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
Rain and melted snow: about 390 mm a year
June is the wettest month and February the driest.
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 Regina
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 Regina’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
On average the last spring frost comes around 23 May and the first autumn frost around 14 September: about 114 frost-free days between.
For long days outdoors, Jun, Jul and Aug bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Winter brings about 84 days with a wind chill below −20.
Count on some 28 humid days a year with the humidex past 30.
For blizzards, floods and wildfire, turn to Regina’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Regina (Airport)
ECCC builds the Regina (Airport) normals from 3 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.
| Distance from the town | 4.6 km south-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, 69 km |
How Regina compares
Placed among 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+, each on its nearest normals location; each dot is another location used in Saskatchewan.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Regina’s would only repeat its figures. Regina has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 63–68 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regina Regina (Airport) | 25.6°C | −20.0°C | 390 mm |
| North Qu'Appelle No. 187 63 km · Kelliher | 24.2°C 1.4°C cooler | −20.0°C about the same | 501 mm |
| Moose Jaw 67 km · Moose Jaw | 25.9°C about the same | −17.8°C 2.2°C milder | 422 mm |
Regina 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 |
From −38.8°C to 22.3°C: March’s coldest and warmest days since 1991
The month to count on least is February: one year in three its average strays more than 4.8°C from −12.7°C. June moves least, typically by 1.2°C.
Where Regina’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Regina (Airport): the nearest of its locations with every month’s temperatures.
- 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: a sunshine figure (ECCC published none for 1991–2020) and any lapse-rate correction for height, as the town has no elevation here.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Regina’s climate
How warm does Regina get in summer?
Midsummer means July, with afternoons near 25.6°C on a typical day.
How cold does Regina get in winter?
The coldest nights come in January, averaging −20.0°C.
How much rain and snow does Regina 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 Regina itself?
Yes: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Regina (Airport), which is in Regina.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Regina →
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