Photo: Words in the Wind · CC BY-SA 4.0Bifrost-Riverton sits near the bottom of Canadian towns for winter warmth
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 25.2°C. Its yearly rain and snow fall short of 68% of Canadian towns. From frozen January to warm July, readings climb 50°C. Picnics, hikes and garden evenings come into their own from June to August, with highs of 22–25°C.
No ECCC station in Bifrost-Riverton has 1991–2020 normals; the page reads Hodgson, 28 km north-west, instead.
A year in Bifrost-Riverton at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Bifrost-Riverton’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba beside it.
What a year in Bifrost-Riverton feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
Frost on 217 days, 20°C on 98
The frost season runs September to June, and January freezes nearly every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 65 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 602 mm a year
The most falls in June, the least in February. 3rd wettest of 189 towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba. About 89 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
182 cm of snow in a typical year
From October to May snow is likely; December is the peak, at about 39 cm. The snowiest of 187 towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Bifrost-Riverton
90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
Warm days count for nothing; each colder day adds how far its mean sits below 18°C. By this count, homes here need more heating than almost every Canadian town.
Living with Bifrost-Riverton’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Seedlings can go out once the average last frost, around 3 June, has passed; autumn’s first, near 13 September, ends a season of about 101 days.
The outdoor season by the averages is Jun, Jul and Aug, with highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Severe weather is a separate story from the averages: see Bifrost-Riverton’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Hodgson
Hodgson is a composite: ECCC joins 2 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 28 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 232 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −45.5°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 37.0°C |
| Next-nearest location | Gimli, 43 km |
How Bifrost-Riverton 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
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Bifrost-Riverton’s own would show the same figures). The nearest place to Bifrost-Riverton with figures is 10 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bifrost-Riverton Hodgson | 25.2°C | −24.3°C | 602 mm |
| Arborg 10.0 km · Gimli | 25.3°C about the same | −22.7°C 1.6°C milder | 517 mm |
Bifrost-Riverton weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature, rain and snow (as water) and snowfall by month, 1991–2020.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −12.2°C | −24.3°C | −18.5°C | 35 mm | 35 cm |
| February | −9.1°C | −22.1°C | −15.3°C | 22 mm | 21 cm |
| March | −1.1°C | −14.6°C | −7.9°C | 35 mm | 26 cm |
| April | 8.9°C | −4.8°C | 2.1°C | 32 mm | 15 cm |
| May | 16.8°C | 2.6°C | 9.8°C | 67 mm | 5 cm |
| June | 22.4°C | 8.8°C | 15.6°C | 85 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.2°C | 11.4°C | 18.3°C | 76 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24.4°C | 9.7°C | 17.0°C | 69 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 18.3°C | 4.7°C | 11.5°C | 56 mm | under 1 cm |
| October | 9.2°C | −1.9°C | 3.6°C | 49 mm | 10 cm |
| November | −1.0°C | −10.3°C | −5.7°C | 37 mm | 32 cm |
| December | −9.4°C | −19.8°C | −14.7°C | 39 mm | 39 cm |
| Year | 7.7°C | −5.0°C | 1.3°C | 602 mm | 182 cm |
From −40.0°C to 25.0°C: March’s coldest and warmest days since 1991
The month to count on least is December: one year in three its average strays more than 4.3°C from −14.7°C. June moves least, typically by 1.5°C.
Where Bifrost-Riverton’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at Hodgson (the closest location with all twelve months of temperatures).
- Comparisons: the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ across Canada, each on its nearest normals location, without the city totals or the reserves.
- Not on this page: sunshine (no 1991–2020 normals exist for it) and any altitude adjustment, since there is no elevation for the town itself.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Bifrost-Riverton’s climate
How warm does Bifrost-Riverton get in summer?
Summer peaks in July: a typical afternoon reaches 25.2°C.
How cold does Bifrost-Riverton get in winter?
Midwinter means January, when a typical night reaches −24.3°C.
How much rain and snow does Bifrost-Riverton get?
Around 602 mm a year in all, from 85 mm in June down to 22 mm in February.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
About 143 days a year have 1 cm of snow or more on the ground.
Are these figures for Bifrost-Riverton itself?
Not quite: they come from Hodgson, the closest ECCC normals location to Bifrost-Riverton.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Bifrost-Riverton →
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).