Heritage sits near the bottom of Canadian towns for rain and snow, with 390 mm 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. A year here swings 46°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Long walks are most pleasant from June to August, when afternoons reach 23–26°C.
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals at its Regina (Airport) station, 5.4 km west.
A year in Heritage at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Heritage’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan beside it.
What a year in Heritage feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
203 frost days and 108 days above 20°C a year
The frost season runs September to May, and December freezes nearly every night. Some 45 nights a year drop under −20°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
390 mm of precipitation in a typical year
The most falls in June, the least in February. About 68 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 105 cm of snow a 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 Heritage
90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
The count adds up, day by day, how far the mean temperature falls short of 18°C. Homes here need more heating than 85% of Canadian towns.
Living with Heritage’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
From about 23 May to 14 September the garden is usually clear of frost, some 114 days.
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 →Plan for about 84 days a year with a wind chill below −20.
About 28 days a year turn sultry, with the humidex past 30.
A typical year is calm by definition; Heritage’s hazards page covers the exceptions.
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 | 5.4 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, 70 km |
How Heritage 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
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Heritage’s own would show the same figures). The nearest places to Heritage with figures are 62–68 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Regina (Airport) | 25.6°C | −20.0°C | 390 mm |
| North Qu'Appelle No. 187 62 km · Kelliher | 24.2°C 1.4°C cooler | −20.0°C about the same | 501 mm |
| Moose Jaw 68 km · Moose Jaw | 25.9°C about the same | −17.8°C 2.2°C milder | 422 mm |
Heritage 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 |
From −38.8°C to 22.3°C: March’s coldest and warmest days since 1991
From one year to the next, February’s average typically shifts by 4.8°C around its normal of −12.7°C, the widest of any month, while June’s shifts by 1.2°C.
Where Heritage’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: the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ across Canada, each on its nearest normals location, without the city totals or the reserves.
- 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 Heritage’s climate
How warm does Heritage get in summer?
On a normal day in July the thermometer climbs to 25.6°C, the warmest of the year.
How cold does Heritage get in winter?
Deep winter means January, when nights average −20.0°C.
How much rain and snow does Heritage get?
Around 390 mm a year in all, from 85 mm in June down to 9 mm in February.
Are these figures for Heritage itself?
Close to it: they are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Regina (Airport), just outside Heritage’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Heritage →
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).