Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainSherwood No. 159 is among the driest of Canadian towns: 390 mm of rain and snow a year
January mornings start at about −20.0°C. June is the wettest month here, with about 9.8 times the rain and snow of February. By frosts alone, it ranks colder than 94% of Canadian towns. The outdoor season runs from June to August, with highs of 23–26°C.
No ECCC station in Sherwood No. 159 has 1991–2020 normals; the page reads Regina (Airport), 11 km south-west, instead.
A year in Sherwood No. 159 at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Sherwood No. 159’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan beside it.
What a year in Sherwood No. 159 feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
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
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
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 Sherwood No. 159
90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
A heating degree day is one degree of shortfall below 18°C for one day, summed over the year. By this count, homes here need more heating than 85% of Canadian towns.
Living with Sherwood No. 159’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Tender plants are usually safe from around 23 May until frost returns near 14 September: about 114 days.
Plan time outside for Jun, Jul and Aug: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.
Parks & trails →Expect around 84 days a year when the wind chill sinks below −20.
Plan shade and water for about 28 days a year above 30 on the humidex.
Thirty-year normals hide the storms and the extremes: the hazards page has Sherwood No. 159’s risks.
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 | 11 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, 74 km |
How Sherwood No. 159 compares
Against the 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, each read from its own normals location; the dots are the other locations those towns use in Saskatchewan.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Sherwood No. 159’s would only repeat its figures. No closer places have figures: these lie 57–73 km from Sherwood No. 159.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwood No. 159 Regina (Airport) | 25.6°C | −20.0°C | 390 mm |
| North Qu'Appelle No. 187 57 km · Kelliher | 24.2°C 1.4°C cooler | −20.0°C about the same | 501 mm |
| Moose Jaw 72 km · Moose Jaw | 25.9°C about the same | −17.8°C 2.2°C milder | 422 mm |
Sherwood No. 159 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 |
March: −38.8°C at its coldest, 22.3°C at its warmest
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 Sherwood No. 159’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: 1991–2020 normals for Regina (Airport) from ECCC’s climate data site, the nearest location with every month of temperature.
- Comparisons: every Canadian town and neighbourhood of 2,500 or more, each read from its own nearest location; city totals and reserves are left out.
- 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 Sherwood No. 159’s climate
How warm does Sherwood No. 159 get in summer?
On a normal day in July the thermometer climbs to 25.6°C, the warmest of the year.
How cold does Sherwood No. 159 get in winter?
In January, the coldest month, the typical low is −20.0°C.
How much rain and snow does Sherwood No. 159 get?
Around 390 mm a year in all, from 85 mm in June down to 9 mm in February.
Are these figures for Sherwood No. 159 itself?
No: Sherwood No. 159 has no normals location, so the figures come from Regina (Airport), the nearest with 1991–2020 normals.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Sherwood No. 159 →
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).