Climate averages 1991–2020
Regina weather
in December.
A freezing month with light precipitation: the 11th warmest and the joint 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a freezing month in Regina: daytime highs average -6.8°C and nights cool to about -14.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 17 mm of precipitation on roughly 5 days, which makes December a month with light precipitation (the joint 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 8 h 06 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Saskatoon (235 km away). In December its highs average -8.0°C, 1.2°C cooler than Regina, with 12 mm of precipitation.
Among the 86 cities listed in Canada, Regina ranks 82nd of 86 for the warmest December highs and 8th of 86 for the driest December (precipitation, lowest first). The mean December high of those 86 cities is 0.2°C; Regina is 7.0°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 2.2°C to -9.0°C, and monthly precipitation stays at 17 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly precipitation
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Regina climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -9.0°C-18.3°C | -18.3°C | 17 | 5.3 | 8.59 h |
| February | -6.4°C-15.9°C | -15.9°C | 12 | 3.5 | 10.010 h |
| March | 0.6°C-9.5°C | -9.5°C | 21 | 5.9 | 11.812 h |
| April | 9.7°C-1.8°C | -1.8°C | 35 | 7.3 | 13.814 h |
| May | 16.7°C4.9°C | 4.9°C | 62 | 9.6 | 15.415 h |
| June | 20.9°C10.8°C | 10.8°C | 98 | 12.7 | 16.416 h |
| July | 24.0°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 74 | 10.5 | 16.016 h |
| August | 24.0°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 61 | 8.5 | 14.515 h |
| September | 18.3°C8.2°C | 8.2°C | 40 | 6.7 | 12.713 h |
| October | 9.4°C0.7°C | 0.7°C | 33 | 6.4 | 10.811 h |
| November | 0.0°C-7.6°C | -7.6°C | 22 | 5.2 | 9.19 h |
| December, selected | -6.8°C-14.9°C | -14.9°C | 17 | 5.0 | 8.18 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Saskatoon in DecemberCanada · 235 kmHigh -8.0°C · Low -15.8°C · 12 mm precipitation
- Bismarck in DecemberUnited States · 493 kmHigh -3.4°C · Low -11.4°C · 18 mm precipitation
- Winnipeg in DecemberCanada · 536 kmHigh -8.7°C · Low -16.4°C · 22 mm precipitation
- Lethbridge in DecemberCanada · 591 kmHigh -0.6°C · Low -8.4°C · 16 mm precipitation
- Billings in DecemberUnited States · 593 kmHigh 1.8°C · Low -7.5°C · 20 mm precipitation
- Airdrie in DecemberCanada · 667 kmHigh -3.3°C · Low -12.2°C · 14 mm precipitation
- Red Deer in DecemberCanada · 668 kmHigh -5.1°C · Low -14.2°C · 15 mm precipitation
- Calgary in DecemberCanada · 669 kmHigh -2.8°C · Low -12.5°C · 14 mm precipitation
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Regina) is explained once on the Regina year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.