Similar Climates › City Pairings › Regina ≈ Irkutsk
City Pairings
fair match
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada and Irkutsk, Russia are a fair climate match — 8,271 km (5,139 mi) apart. Regina is Köppen zone Dfb; Irkutsk is Dwb.
See Regina on the interactive map →Regina is classed warm-summer continental (Dfb) while Irkutsk is dry-winter continental (Dwb) — different Köppen labels, but January and July still land close enough to pair. Roughly 8,271 km (5,139 mi) separates them — far enough that Irkutsk feels like another continent, close enough on the climate numbers to stand in for Regina.
It is a fair match — close on the main numbers, with a few seasonal quirks between Regina and Irkutsk. January means differ by 4°C (Irkutsk cooler); July by 1°C (Irkutsk cooler). Rainfall shifts more: Irkutsk is 40 mm wetter in July.
Sunshine: Irkutsk averages 8.5 hours a day across the two months vs 9.6 in Regina (1.1 h/day less; January 6.1 h vs 5.4 h, July 10.9 h vs 13.8 h). PM2.5 averages stay near each other (8 µg/m³ in Irkutsk, 11 in Regina). Humidity: dew point in Irkutsk runs about 9°C lower in January (-23°C vs -14°C), so the air feels drier.
January & July · °C and mm
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On Similar Climates, Irkutsk, Russia is the closest distant match for Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada — scored fair, about 8,271 km (5,139 mi) away.
Regina and Irkutsk are separated by roughly 8,271 km (5,139 mi) on the great-circle route.
Yes — both cities are in the same hemisphere, so summer and winter fall in the same calendar months.
No — Regina is warm-summer continental (Dfb) and Irkutsk is dry-winter continental (Dwb), but the January and July numbers still align closely enough to pair.
Regina has a warm-summer continental climate (Dfb). January averages a high of -10°C and a low of -21°C with 15 mm of rain; July averages 26°C / 12°C and 70 mm.
Regina averages about 5.4 hours of sunshine a day in January and 13.8 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 4.2 µg/m³ (US AQI 31); July averages 17 µg/m³ (US AQI 64).
Other close climate matches for Regina: Astana (fair), Erzurum (loose), Chita (loose).
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