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Climate in Division No. 22, Unorganized · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Division No. 22, Unorganized has some of the coldest winter nights among Canadian towns

Midsummer highs settle at about 23.5°C. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 80% of Canadian towns. Of all months, July brings the most precipitation and February the least. For walks and days out, the stretch from June to August brings highs of 21–24°C.

July afternoons: cooler than 80% of Canadian towns

January nights: colder than almost every Canadian town

Rain and snow a year: drier than 76% of Canadian towns

Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, measured at Norway House, 92 km south-west.

July high

23.5°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−25.5°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

495 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Snowfall a year

193 cm

Typical Canadian town 141 cm

Frost days

213

a year at 0°C or below

A year in Division No. 22, Unorganized at a glance

Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.

Jan−16°C−26°CColdest nights

Feb−12°C−24°C

Mar−4°C−17°C

Apr6°C−7°C

May14°C2°C

Jun21°C9°C

Jul24°C12°CWarmestWettest

Aug22°C11°C

Sep16°C5°C

Oct6°C−2°C

Nov now−4°C−12°C

Dec−12°C−22°CSnowiest

What stands out about Division No. 22, Unorganized’s climate

Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba beside it.

A wider year than almost every Canadian townFrom January nights to July afternoons, the year spans 49.0°C.Colder than almost every Canadian townJanuary nights average −25.5°C, the coldest of the year. 189th mildest of 190 towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba.Cooler than 80% of Canadian townsJuly afternoons average 23.5°C, the warmest of the year. 189th warmest of 190 towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba.

A normal year

What a year in Division No. 22, Unorganized feels like

Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.

Winter

−13°C / −24°C

57 mm, with 89 cm of snow

Spring

6°C / −7°C

91 mm, with 48 cm of snow

Summer

22°C / 11°C

220 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season

Autumn

6°C / −3°C

127 mm, with 55 cm of snow

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−20°

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−16°C−26°C

−12°C−24°C

−4°C−17°C

6°C−7°C

14°C2°C

21°C9°C

24°C12°C

22°C11°C

16°C5°C

6°C−2°C

−4°C−12°C

−12°C−22°C

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Best months to be outsideJunJulAugHighs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more

Frost & warm days

Frost on 213 days, 20°C on 76

From September to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 79 nights a year.

213

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

More frosts than 98% of Canadian towns

139

Days that stay below 0°C

Nights a year below −20°C

Days a year above 20°C

Days a year above 30°C

Frost days by month

Average days at 0°C or below

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Days above 20°C by month

Average days

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Rain & snow

495 mm of precipitation in a typical year

Some 84 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.

495 mm

Rain and snow a year

Drier than 76% of Canadian towns

368 mm

Of it as rain alone (74%)

79 mm

July, the wettest month

17 mm

February, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

79 mm

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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

83 mm

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Snow

Snowfall: about 193 cm in a normal year

Snow falls from October to May, most of all in December (about 35 cm). The snowiest of 188 towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba.

193 cm

Snowfall a year

Snowier than 70% of Canadian towns

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

35 cm

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Heating

Heating a home in Division No. 22, Unorganized

88% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.

6,763 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020

1,357 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

Behind the figure: the degrees each day’s mean falls under 18°C, summed for the year. That means homes here need more heating than almost every Canadian town.

Living here

Living with Division No. 22, Unorganized’s climate

The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.

Get outside

Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in Jun, Jul and Aug.

Parks & trails →

Wind chill

Plan for about 103 days a year with a wind chill below −20.

Humidex

A humidex above 30 marks about 13 days in a normal year.

Storms and extremes

Bad-weather days, from blizzards to floods, get their own page for Division No. 22, Unorganized: the hazards page.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Norway House

ECCC builds the Norway House normals from 3 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.

Distance from the town	92 km south-west
Station altitude	224 m
Completeness	meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule
WMO standard normals	No
Coldest reading, 1991–2020	−44.8°C
Hottest reading, 1991–2020	34.1°C
Average wind	10.8 km/h on average, most often from the south
Next-nearest location	Thompson, 149 km

Compared with other towns

How Division No. 22, Unorganized compares

Placed among 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+, each on its nearest normals location; each dot is another location used in Manitoba.

July afternoons23.5°C

Division No. 22, UnorganizedMedian Canadian town

20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C

Cooler than 80% of Canadian towns189th warmest of 190 towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba

January nights−25.5°C

Division No. 22, UnorganizedMedian Canadian town

−30°C−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C

Colder than almost every Canadian town189th mildest of 190 towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba

Rain and snow a year495 mm

Division No. 22, UnorganizedMedian Canadian town

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Drier than 76% of Canadian towns

Snowfall a year193 cm

Division No. 22, UnorganizedMedian Canadian town

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Snowier than 70% of Canadian townsThe snowiest of 188 towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

Places around Division No. 22, Unorganized whose figures come from another normals location. The nearest places to Division No. 22, Unorganized with figures are 103–159 km away.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Division No. 22, Unorganized Norway House	23.5°C	−25.5°C	495 mm
Oxford House 24 103 km · Island Lake	23.1°C about the same	−26.3°C 0.8°C colder	567 mm
Thompson 144 km · Thompson	23.1°C about the same	−28.7°C 3.2°C colder	522 mm

Month by month

Division No. 22, Unorganized 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	−15.5°C	−25.5°C	−20.5°C	18 mm	27 cm
February	−11.8°C	−24.1°C	−18.0°C	17 mm	27 cm
March	−3.6°C	−17.0°C	−10.3°C	23 mm	26 cm
April	6.1°C	−6.6°C	−0.3°C	21 mm	16 cm
May	14.0°C	1.8°C	7.9°C	47 mm	6 cm
June	20.5°C	8.5°C	14.5°C	75 mm	0 cm
July	23.5°C	12.3°C	17.9°C	79 mm	0 cm
August	22.0°C	11.1°C	16.6°C	66 mm	0 cm
September	15.6°C	5.3°C	10.5°C	59 mm	1 cm
October	6.3°C	−1.5°C	2.4°C	42 mm	22 cm
November	−4.3°C	−12.3°C	−8.3°C	26 mm	32 cm
December	−12.2°C	−21.6°C	−16.9°C	23 mm	35 cm
Year	5.1°C	−5.8°C	−0.4°C	495 mm	193 cm

Year to year

From year to year, December moves by 4.4°C, more than any month, and July least

April has the widest record range, −32.8°C in 2018 to 23.9°C in 2006; the tick on each bar is the month’s normal.

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Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal

Sources

Where Division No. 22, Unorganized’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: ECCC’s normals for Norway House, 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
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 (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 Division No. 22, Unorganized’s climate

How warm does Division No. 22, Unorganized get in summer?

The year’s warmest days come in July, with highs averaging 23.5°C.

How cold does Division No. 22, Unorganized get in winter?

Of all twelve months, January has the coldest nights, about −25.5°C.

How much rain and snow does Division No. 22, Unorganized get?

July is the wettest month at 79 mm and February the driest at 17 mm, for 495 mm over the year.

Are these figures for Division No. 22, Unorganized itself?

Yes: they are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Norway House, a location inside Division No. 22, Unorganized.

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Division No. 22, Unorganized →

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).