Few Canadian towns have colder winter nights than Berens River 13
Sunny July days climb to about 23.3°C. By July afternoons alone, it runs cooler than 87% of Canadian towns. August is the wettest month here, with about 8.4 times the rain and snow of February. Expect about 208 frosty starts a year, days when the air falls to freezing.
Read at Berens River, 4.9 km west: ECCC’s normals for 1991–2020.
A year in Berens River 13 at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Berens River 13’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba beside it.
What a year in Berens River 13 feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
208 frost days and 78 days above 20°C a year
The frost season runs September to May, and December freezes nearly every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 67 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
Rain and melted snow: about 468 mm a year
186th wettest of 190 towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba. About 74 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Heating a home in Berens River 13
88% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
One degree below 18°C for one day makes one heating degree day; the year’s days are added together. That means homes here need more heating than almost every Canadian town.
Living with Berens River 13’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Plan time outside for Jun, Jul and Aug: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.
Parks & trails →Plan for about 94 days a year with a wind chill below −20.
Count on some 17 humid days a year with the humidex past 30.
Bad-weather days, from blizzards to floods, get their own page for Berens River 13: the hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Berens River
The page’s figures are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Berens River, one of its 450 normals locations.
| Distance from the town | 4.9 km west |
| Station altitude | 222 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | No location within 100 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −43.9°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 37.3°C |
| Average wind | 11.8 km/h on average, most often from the north-west |
| Next-nearest location | Hodgson, 133 km |
How Berens River 13 compares
Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Manitoba.
Nearby towns’ climate
Places around Berens River 13 whose figures come from another normals location. No closer place has figures: this one lies 105 km from Berens River 13.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berens River 13 | 23.3°C | −23.4°C | 468 mm |
| Fisher River 44 105 km · Hodgson | 25.2°C 1.9°C warmer | −24.3°C 0.9°C colder | 602 mm |
Berens River 13 weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and precipitation by month, 1991–2020.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −13.6°C | −23.4°C | −18.5°C | 19 mm |
| February | −10.9°C | −22.7°C | −16.8°C | 9 mm |
| March | −2.8°C | −15.1°C | −9.0°C | 20 mm |
| April | 6.4°C | −5.9°C | 0.3°C | 22 mm |
| May | 14.1°C | 1.8°C | 7.9°C | 44 mm |
| June | 20.9°C | 8.8°C | 14.9°C | 62 mm |
| July | 23.3°C | 12.0°C | 17.7°C | 56 mm |
| August | 22.2°C | 10.9°C | 16.6°C | 78 mm |
| September | 16.3°C | 5.8°C | 11.1°C | 64 mm |
| October | 7.4°C | −0.7°C | 3.4°C | 49 mm |
| November | −2.3°C | −10.0°C | −6.2°C | 28 mm |
| December | −10.5°C | −19.7°C | −15.1°C | 17 mm |
| Year | 5.9°C | −4.8°C | 0.5°C | 468 mm |
From −42.9°C to 21.9°C: March’s coldest and warmest days since 1991
Year to year, February varies most (a standard deviation of 4.3°C around −16.8°C) and June least (1.3°C).
Where Berens River 13’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals for Berens River, the nearest location with a full year of temperatures.
- Comparisons: Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500, each placed by its nearest location (city totals and reserves excluded).
- Not on this page: a snowfall figure (none within 100 km), sunshine (none for 1991–2020) and the town’s own elevation.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Berens River 13’s climate
How warm does Berens River 13 get in summer?
The warmest month is July, when afternoons average 23.3°C.
How cold does Berens River 13 get in winter?
Winter bottoms out in January, with lows near −23.4°C.
How much rain and snow does Berens River 13 get?
Rain and snow add up to about 468 mm of water a year; August brings the most (78 mm), February the least (9 mm).
Are these figures for Berens River 13 itself?
They are the normals for Berens River, measured just outside Berens River 13 itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Berens River 13 →
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).