Photo: Greg N · CC BY-SA 3.0Few Canadian towns have colder winter nights than Coldwell
Expect July afternoons of about 25.2°C. Seasons differ by 50°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Its yearly rain and snow fall short of 68% of Canadian towns. From June to August, highs of 22–25°C make it easy to spend the day outdoors.
Every figure here comes from Hodgson, 69 km north-east; ECCC has no normals closer to Coldwell, so they describe the wider area.
A year in Coldwell at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Coldwell’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba beside it.
What a year in Coldwell feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
About 217 frosts and 98 warm days a year
From September to June frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. On about 65 nights a year the air falls below −20°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
602 mm of precipitation in a typical year
June brings the most rain and snow; February, the least. 3rd wettest of 190 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 188 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 Coldwell
90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
ECCC sums, over the year, how many degrees each day’s average falls short of 18°C. By this count, homes here need more heating than almost every Canadian town.
Living with Coldwell’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
The growing season between frosts lasts about 101 days, roughly 3 June to 13 September.
For long days outdoors, Jun, Jul and Aug bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Thirty-year normals hide the storms and the extremes: the hazards page has Coldwell’s risks.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Hodgson
ECCC builds the Hodgson normals from 2 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.
| Distance from the town | 69 km north-east |
| 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, 73 km |
How Coldwell compares
Against the 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, each read from its own normals location; the dots are the other locations those towns use in Manitoba.
Nearby towns’ climate
Places around Coldwell whose figures come from another normals location. Coldwell has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 35–63 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coldwell Hodgson | 25.2°C | −24.3°C | 602 mm |
| St. Laurent 35 km · Portage Southport | 25.4°C about the same | −19.1°C 5.2°C milder | 493 mm |
| Armstrong 53 km · Gimli | 25.3°C about the same | −22.7°C 1.6°C milder | 517 mm |
| Woodlands 61 km · Winnipeg Richardson (Airport) | 25.8°C 0.6°C warmer | −21.2°C 3.1°C milder | 519 mm |
Coldwell weather by month
Month by month, 1991–2020: the usual high, low and mean, the rain and snow, and the snowfall.
| 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 |
March: −40.0°C at its coldest, 25.0°C at its warmest
Year to year, December varies most (a standard deviation of 4.3°C around −14.7°C) and June least (1.5°C).
Where Coldwell’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 normals from ECCC for Hodgson, its nearest location with complete temperatures.
- Comparisons: every place of 2,500+ in Canada but the city hubs and the reserves, each on its nearest ECCC location.
- Not on this page: sunshine, which none of ECCC’s 450 locations publishes for 1991–2020, and the town’s own height above sea level, so no figure is adjusted for altitude.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Coldwell’s climate
How warm does Coldwell get in summer?
Of all twelve months, July has the warmest afternoons, about 25.2°C.
How cold does Coldwell get in winter?
Winter bottoms out in January, with lows near −24.3°C.
How much rain and snow does Coldwell get?
Rain and snow add up to about 602 mm of water a year; June brings the most (85 mm), February the least (22 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
On about 143 days a year the ground keeps at least 1 cm of snow.
Are these figures for Coldwell itself?
No: they come from Hodgson, the nearest ECCC normals location, and far enough away to describe the wider area more than Coldwell.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Coldwell →
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).