Photo: Timkal · CC BY-SA 3.0Few Canadian towns have colder winter nights than Garden Hill First Nation
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 23.1°C. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 88% of Canadian towns. Temperatures cover 49°C across the year, low to high. Frost comes on about 206 days a year, so leave time to clear the car.
Borrowed figures: Garden Hill First Nation has no normals station, so these come from Island Lake, 3.5 km north-west.
A year in Garden Hill First Nation at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Garden Hill First Nation’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba beside it.
What a year in Garden Hill First Nation feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
About 206 frosts and 70 warm days a year
Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. Some 81 nights a year drop under −20°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 567 mm of rain and snow a year
July is the wettest month and February the driest. 8th wettest of 190 towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba. On about 94 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
177 cm of snow in a typical year
From October to May snow is likely; November is the peak, at about 31 cm. 6th 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 Garden Hill First Nation
89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
Behind the figure: the degrees each day’s mean falls under 18°C, summed for the year. In heating terms, homes need more heating than almost every Canadian town.
Living with Garden Hill First Nation’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Wait until about 24 May to plant out; frost tends to come back around 29 September, about 127 days later.
The comfortable months for a day outside, highs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more: Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →A wind chill below −20 is part of about 109 days a year here.
Humid summer days, the humidex above 30, number about 13 a year.
Averages smooth over blizzards, ice storms, floods and heat waves; Garden Hill First Nation’s hazards page covers the risks.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Island Lake
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Island Lake are 3 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 3.5 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 235 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −43.7°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 37.3°C |
| Average wind | 11.3 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Norway House, 213 km |
How Garden Hill First Nation compares
Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Manitoba.
Garden Hill First Nation 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 | −16.4°C | −26.3°C | −21.4°C | 22 mm | 25 cm |
| February | −12.4°C | −25.0°C | −18.7°C | 20 mm | 23 cm |
| March | −3.8°C | −17.2°C | −10.5°C | 24 mm | 23 cm |
| April | 5.6°C | −7.1°C | −0.7°C | 24 mm | 16 cm |
| May | 13.1°C | 1.3°C | 7.2°C | 48 mm | 10 cm |
| June | 20.1°C | 9.1°C | 14.6°C | 71 mm | 1 cm |
| July | 23.1°C | 13.2°C | 18.2°C | 99 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 21.5°C | 12.2°C | 16.9°C | 84 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 14.8°C | 6.5°C | 10.7°C | 62 mm | under 1 cm |
| October | 5.8°C | −0.1°C | 2.8°C | 58 mm | 20 cm |
| November | −4.4°C | −10.9°C | −7.7°C | 31 mm | 31 cm |
| December | −13.2°C | −21.8°C | −17.5°C | 26 mm | 29 cm |
| Year | 4.5°C | −5.5°C | −0.5°C | 567 mm | 177 cm |
In March, anything from −41.6°C to 19.3°C
Two years in three, February’s average falls within 4.1°C of its normal of −18.7°C; August keeps to within 1.3°C.
Where Garden Hill First Nation’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Island Lake: the nearest of its locations with every month’s temperatures.
- Comparisons: Canada’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (no city totals, no reserves), each through its own nearest location.
- Not on this page: sunshine, absent from every 1991–2020 location, and an altitude correction, for want of 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 Garden Hill First Nation’s climate
How warm does Garden Hill First Nation get in summer?
At its warmest, in July, the normal high is 23.1°C.
How cold does Garden Hill First Nation get in winter?
On a normal January night the air drops to −26.3°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does Garden Hill First Nation get?
Count on roughly 567 mm a year, heaviest in July (99 mm) and lightest in February (20 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
About 176 days a year count as snow-covered, with 1 cm or more.
Are these figures for Garden Hill First Nation itself?
Not directly: Garden Hill First Nation has no ECCC normals of its own, and Island Lake stands in for it.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Garden Hill First Nation →
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).