Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainHardly any Canadian towns see harsher January nights than Fairford 50
High summer brings afternoon highs near 25.2°C. Temperatures cover 50°C across the year, low to high. By precipitation alone, it ranks drier than 68% of Canadian towns. An umbrella or a shovel earns its place on about 89 days a year with 1 mm or more.
Far-off figures: ECCC’s closest normals for Fairford 50 come from Hodgson, 94 km south-east, so take them as the area’s climate.
A year in Fairford 50 at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Fairford 50’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba beside it.
What a year in Fairford 50 feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
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
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.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 182 cm of snow a year
Expect snow from October to May, with about 39 cm in December, the snowiest month. 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 Fairford 50
90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
Each day the mean sits under 18°C adds its shortfall; a year’s total is its heating degree days. In heating terms, homes need more heating than almost every Canadian town.
Living with Fairford 50’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Wait until about 3 June to plant out; frost tends to come back around 13 September, about 101 days later.
Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →Thirty years of averages say little about one bad storm; Fairford 50’s hazards page does.
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 | 94 km south-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 | Dauphin, 111 km |
How Fairford 50 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
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Fairford 50’s own would show the same figures). Fairford 50 has no close neighbour with figures; the nearest is 30 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairford 50 Hodgson | 25.2°C | −24.3°C | 602 mm |
| Division No. 19, Unorganized 30 km · Dauphin | 25.1°C about the same | −20.9°C 3.4°C milder | 462 mm |
Fairford 50 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
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 Fairford 50’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s normals for Hodgson, 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
- Comparisons: every Canadian town and neighbourhood of 2,500 or more, each read from its own nearest location; city totals and reserves are left out.
- 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 Fairford 50’s climate
How warm does Fairford 50 get in summer?
Expect highs near 25.2°C in July, the hottest month on average.
How cold does Fairford 50 get in winter?
The coldest nights come in January, averaging −24.3°C.
How much rain and snow does Fairford 50 get?
The year adds up to 602 mm. June is the peak month (85 mm) and February the low one (22 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
About 143 days a year count as snow-covered, with 1 cm or more.
Are these figures for Fairford 50 itself?
Not really: Hodgson, the closest location with normals, lies well away from Fairford 50.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Fairford 50 →
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).