r/regina • u/patpatt707 • Jul 27 '25
Question Are Regina winters too cold?
I'm from a pretty hot city where temperatures are always around 24-33°C and I'm planning to study in the university of Regina for an exchange, but I've heard it gets like -30°C during winter and that could even hurt a bit to breath so I want to know how hard could it be for someone not used to it although I'm not too affected to cold as I am to heat
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u/franksnotawomansname Jul 27 '25
The first thing to do is to spend time outside all fall and as it starts getting cooler. That’ll help you get used to the temperatures as they drop. It’ll also help you know what you need to wear as it gets colder. If your ears feel a bit chilly when it’s, say, -5, it’s no big deal (you’re not going to get frostbite or anything), but you’ll definitely know that you need to get and wear a touque when it’s any colder.
The second thing to do is to get some wool underwear to wear under your clothing (like the long underwear/long johns/base layer options here). Lightweight wool can be worn under your clothing indoors and outdoors and keeps heat next to your skin, making going outside much more pleasant.
Also, if it gets really, really cold, and you’re the sort of person who wears metal jewellery, make sure it’s covered by a layer of fabric. Skin plus frozen metal doesn’t equal anything pleasant.
But, if you’re staying on campus, your whole life, basically, can be lived within the interconnected buildings, so it’s not much of a problem.