Hardly any Canadian towns see harsher January nights than Fort Alexander 3
High summer brings afternoon highs near 25.2°C. It is a dry place: less rain and snow fall here than on 68% of Canadian towns. The year swings widely: the coldest month’s nights and the warmest month’s afternoons are 47°C apart. Ice scrapers and block heaters earn their keep on roughly 194 days a year at 0°C or below.
ECCC publishes no normals for Fort Alexander 3 itself; the figures are those of Pinawa, 49 km south.
A year in Fort Alexander 3 at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Fort Alexander 3’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba beside it.
What a year in Fort Alexander 3 feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
194 frost days and 98 days above 20°C a year
Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. On about 54 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
About 571 mm of rain and snow a year
June brings the most rain and snow; February, the least. 4th wettest of 190 towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba. On about 88 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Heating a home in Fort Alexander 3
90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
A day averaging 10 degrees under 18°C adds 10 to the total; warm days add nothing. Homes here need more heating than 96% of Canadian towns.
Living with Fort Alexander 3’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Mild days and mild nights together (17–27°C by day, 8°C or more at night) belong to Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →Plan for about 70 days a year with a wind chill below −20.
Roughly 28 days a year feel hotter than 30 once humidity is counted.
Ice storms, floods and heat waves are risks, not averages: they are on Fort Alexander 3’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Pinawa
Pinawa is a composite: ECCC joins 2 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 49 km south |
| Station altitude | 267 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | No location within 100 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −43.9°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.4°C |
| Average wind | 8.7 km/h on average, most often from the south |
| Next-nearest location | Gimli, 52 km |
How Fort Alexander 3 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.
Nearby towns’ climate
Places around Fort Alexander 3 whose figures come from another normals location. Fort Alexander 3 has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 50–66 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Alexander 3 Pinawa | 25.2°C | −21.7°C | 571 mm |
| Dunnottar 50 km · Gimli | 25.3°C about the same | −22.7°C 1.0°C colder | 517 mm |
| St. Clements 63 km · Winnipeg Richardson (Airport) | 25.8°C 0.6°C warmer | −21.2°C 0.5°C milder | 519 mm |
Fort Alexander 3 weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean and precipitation.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −10.7°C | −21.7°C | −16.2°C | 30 mm |
| February | −7.9°C | −20.7°C | −14.3°C | 14 mm |
| March | 0.1°C | −12.5°C | −6.2°C | 28 mm |
| April | 9.4°C | −3.5°C | 3.0°C | 30 mm |
| May | 16.6°C | 3.6°C | 10.1°C | 71 mm |
| June | 22.1°C | 10.0°C | 16.1°C | 99 mm |
| July | 25.2°C | 12.8°C | 19.0°C | 83 mm |
| August | 24.2°C | 11.6°C | 17.9°C | 67 mm |
| September | 18.8°C | 7.0°C | 12.9°C | 63 mm |
| October | 9.9°C | 0.5°C | 5.3°C | 39 mm |
| November | 0.0°C | −8.1°C | −4.1°C | 24 mm |
| December | −7.8°C | −17.0°C | −12.4°C | 25 mm |
| Year | 8.3°C | −3.2°C | 2.6°C | 571 mm |
The most changeable month: February, give or take 4.0°C; the steadiest, July
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high since 1991. March spans the most, from −40.5°C (2003) to 24.6°C (2012).
Where Fort Alexander 3’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Pinawa: the nearest of its locations with every month’s 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: 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 Fort Alexander 3’s climate
How warm does Fort Alexander 3 get in summer?
Of all twelve months, July has the warmest afternoons, about 25.2°C.
How cold does Fort Alexander 3 get in winter?
Winter bottoms out in January, with lows near −21.7°C.
How much rain and snow does Fort Alexander 3 get?
About 571 mm a year, rain and melted snow together. June is the wettest month (99 mm) and February the driest (14 mm).
Are these figures for Fort Alexander 3 itself?
Not exactly. Fort Alexander 3 lacks a normals station, so Pinawa supplies the figures.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Fort Alexander 3 →
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).