Photo: Canadian2006 · CC BY-SA 3.0White City is among the driest of Canadian towns: 390 mm of rain and snow a year
Deep winter brings January lows near −20.0°C. The wettest month is June; the driest is February. Frost is common: about 203 nights a year drop below freezing, more than in 94% of Canadian towns. Expect about 203 frosty starts a year, days when the air falls to freezing.
ECCC publishes no normals for White City itself; the figures are those of Regina (Airport), 22 km west.
A year in White City at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about White City’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan beside it.
What a year in White City feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
About 203 frosts and 108 warm days a year
The frost season runs September to May, and December freezes nearly every night. 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
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 White City
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. Over a year, a home here needs more heating than 85% of Canadian towns.
Living with White City’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
The growing season between frosts lasts about 114 days, roughly 23 May to 14 September.
Warm afternoons without cold nights, 17–27°C and 8°C or more, mark Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →Count on some 84 days a year when the wind makes it feel below −20.
Humid heat, a humidex over 30, comes on about 28 days a year.
Ice storms, floods and heat waves are risks, not averages: they are on White City’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Regina (Airport)
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Regina (Airport) are 3 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 22 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, 87 km |
How White City 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 White City whose figures come from another normals location. The nearest places to White City with figures are 49–89 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| White City Regina (Airport) | 25.6°C | −20.0°C | 390 mm |
| North Qu'Appelle No. 187 49 km · Kelliher | 24.2°C 1.4°C cooler | −20.0°C about the same | 501 mm |
| Moose Jaw 84 km · Moose Jaw | 25.9°C about the same | −17.8°C 2.2°C milder | 422 mm |
| Weyburn No. 67 89 km · Estevan | 25.9°C about the same | −19.4°C 0.6°C milder | 455 mm |
White City weather by month
Month by month, 1991–2020: the usual high, low and mean, the rain and snow, and the 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 |
In March, anything 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 White City’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at Regina (Airport) (the closest location with all twelve months of temperatures).
- Comparisons: the 2,500-plus towns and neighbourhoods of Canada, each read from its closest normals location; whole cities and reserves aren’t counted.
- 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 White City’s climate
How warm does White City get in summer?
Afternoons average 25.6°C in July, the warmest time of year.
How cold does White City get in winter?
At its coldest, in January, the normal low is −20.0°C.
How much rain and snow does White City get?
About 390 mm a year, rain and melted snow together. June is the wettest month (85 mm) and February the driest (9 mm).
Are these figures for White City itself?
Not as such: Regina (Airport) is the nearest normals location, and White City has none.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for White City →
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).