Few Canadian towns get less rain and snow than Northeast: 390 mm a year
Deep winter brings January lows near −20.0°C. Frosty nights outnumber those of 94% of Canadian towns. The year is lopsided: June gets about 9.8 times what February does. Expect about 203 frosty starts a year, days when the air falls to freezing.
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals at its Regina (Airport) station, 6.9 km south-west.
A year in Northeast at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Northeast’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan beside it.
What a year in Northeast 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
Frost comes from September to May; in December almost every night freezes. On about 45 nights a year the air falls below −20°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 390 mm of rain and snow a year
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 Northeast
90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
One degree below 18°C for one day makes one heating degree day; the year’s days are added together. By this count, homes here need more heating than 85% of Canadian towns.
Living with Northeast’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Frost usually lets go around 23 May and returns near 14 September, about 114 days apart.
Mild days and mild nights together (17–27°C by day, 8°C or more at night) belong to Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →About 84 days a year bring a wind chill under −20, when bare skin chills fast.
About 28 days a year feel above 30 on the humidex.
A typical year is calm by definition; Northeast’s hazards page covers the exceptions.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Regina (Airport)
Regina (Airport) is a composite: ECCC joins 3 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 6.9 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, 70 km |
How Northeast 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 Northeast whose figures come from another normals location. No closer places have figures: these lie 61–69 km from Northeast.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast 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 68 km · Moose Jaw | 25.9°C about the same | −17.8°C 2.2°C milder | 422 mm |
Northeast 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 |
February varies most from one year to the next (4.8°C), June least
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 Northeast’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals for Regina (Airport), the nearest location with a full year of 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: 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 Northeast’s climate
How warm does Northeast get in summer?
Afternoons average 25.6°C in July, the warmest time of year.
How cold does Northeast get in winter?
Expect nights around −20.0°C in January; no month is colder.
How much rain and snow does Northeast 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 Northeast itself?
Almost: ECCC’s Regina (Airport) location, which gives these figures, lies a short way outside Northeast.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Northeast →
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).