Lakeview sits near the bottom of Canadian towns for rain and snow, with 390 mm a year
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 25.6°C. Precipitation peaks in June and eases off in February. By frosts alone, it ranks colder than 94% of Canadian towns. Ice scrapers and block heaters earn their keep on roughly 203 days a year at 0°C or below.
Figures: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Regina (Airport) (3.1 km west).
A year in Lakeview at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Lakeview’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan beside it.
What a year in Lakeview 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. 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
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
From October to May snow is likely; December is the peak, at about 21 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Lakeview
90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Every day colder than 18°C on average adds its gap in degrees to the year’s heating total. In heating terms, homes need more heating than 85% of Canadian towns.
Living with Lakeview’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
A normal year gives the garden about 114 frost-free days, roughly 23 May to 14 September.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →Bitter wind chill, under −20, comes on about 84 days a year.
Muggy heat with a humidex over 30 arrives on about 28 days a year.
Averages smooth over blizzards, ice storms, floods and heat waves; Lakeview’s hazards page covers the risks.
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 | 3.1 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, 68 km |
How Lakeview compares
Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Saskatchewan.
Nearby towns’ climate
Places around Lakeview whose figures come from another normals location. The nearest places to Lakeview with figures are 65–70 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeview Regina (Airport) | 25.6°C | −20.0°C | 390 mm |
| North Qu'Appelle No. 187 65 km · Kelliher | 24.2°C 1.4°C cooler | −20.0°C about the same | 501 mm |
| Moose Jaw 66 km · Moose Jaw | 25.9°C about the same | −17.8°C 2.2°C milder | 422 mm |
Lakeview 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 |
A March here can run 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).
Where Lakeview’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s normals for Regina (Airport), 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
- 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: 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 Lakeview’s climate
How warm does Lakeview get in summer?
Peak warmth comes in July, at about 25.6°C by mid-afternoon.
How cold does Lakeview get in winter?
Midwinter means January, when a typical night reaches −20.0°C.
How much rain and snow does Lakeview get?
Rain and snow, with snow counted as water, total 390 mm a year; June leads with 85 mm and February trails with 9 mm.
Are these figures for Lakeview itself?
They are the normals for Regina (Airport), measured just outside Lakeview itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Lakeview →
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).