Few Canadian towns get less rain and snow than McNab: 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. Seasons differ by 46°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. The outdoor season runs from June to August, with highs of 23–26°C.
1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Regina (Airport) location, 2.7 km south-west.
A year in McNab at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about McNab’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan beside it.
What a year in McNab 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
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
Snowfall: about 105 cm in a normal 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 McNab
90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Heating degree days total each day’s gap between its mean temperature and 18°C. In heating terms, homes need more heating than 85% of Canadian towns.
Living with McNab’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
The growing season between frosts lasts about 114 days, roughly 23 May to 14 September.
For long days outdoors, Jun, Jul and Aug bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Count on some 84 days a year when the wind makes it feel below −20.
The air feels heavier than 30 on the humidex for about 28 days a year.
Storms, floods and heat waves sit outside these normals; McNab’s hazards page covers them.
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 | 2.7 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, 66 km |
How McNab 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
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on McNab’s own would show the same figures). The nearest places to McNab with figures are 64–70 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| McNab Regina (Airport) | 25.6°C | −20.0°C | 390 mm |
| Moose Jaw 64 km · Moose Jaw | 25.9°C about the same | −17.8°C 2.2°C milder | 422 mm |
| North Qu'Appelle No. 187 66 km · Kelliher | 24.2°C 1.4°C cooler | −20.0°C about the same | 501 mm |
McNab 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 |
February varies most from one year to the next (4.8°C), June least
The thirty-year records stretch furthest in March: a low of −38.8°C in 2014 and a high of 22.3°C in 2012.
Where McNab’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 normals from ECCC for Regina (Airport), its nearest location with complete 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 (no 1991–2020 normals exist for it) and any altitude adjustment, since there is no elevation for the town itself.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about McNab’s climate
How warm does McNab get in summer?
The warmest month is July, when afternoons average 25.6°C.
How cold does McNab get in winter?
At its coldest, in January, the normal low is −20.0°C.
How much rain and snow does McNab get?
Count on roughly 390 mm a year, heaviest in June (85 mm) and lightest in February (9 mm).
Are these figures for McNab itself?
Almost: ECCC’s Regina (Airport) location, which gives these figures, lies a short way outside McNab.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for McNab →
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).