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Climate in Gilbert Plains · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Nights turn raw in Gilbert Plains each January, colder than in 92% of Canadian towns

Sunny July days climb to about 25.1°C. Its yearly rain and snow fall short of 78% of Canadian towns. Precipitation peaks in June and eases off in February. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from October to April, when means dip under 10°C.

July afternoons: cooler than 58% of Canadian towns

January nights: colder than 92% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year: drier than 78% of Canadian towns

ECCC publishes no normals for Gilbert Plains itself; the figures are those of Dauphin, 31 km east.

July high

25.1°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−20.9°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

462 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Snowfall a year

95 cm

Typical Canadian town 141 cm

Frost days

201

a year at 0°C or below

Frost-free days

121

21 May to 20 Sep

A year in Gilbert Plains at a glance

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

Jan−11°C−21°CColdest nights

Feb−8°C−19°C

Mar−1°C−12°C

Apr9°C−4°C

May17°C3°CLast frost ~21 May

Jun22°C10°CWettest

Jul25°C12°CWarmest

Aug25°C11°C

Sep19°C6°CFirst frost ~20 Sep

Oct10°C−1°C

Nov now0°C−10°C

Dec−8°C−18°CSnowiest

What stands out about Gilbert Plains’s climate

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

A wider year than 92% of Canadian townsFrom January nights to July afternoons, the year spans 46.0°C.Colder than 92% of Canadian townsJanuary nights average −20.9°C, the coldest of the year.Less snowy than 90% of Canadian townsAbout 95 cm of snow falls in a year, most of it in December. 185th snowiest of 188 towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba.

A normal year

What a year in Gilbert Plains feels like

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

Winter

−9°C / −19°C

46 mm, with 50 cm of snow

Spring

9°C / −4°C

103 mm, with 24 cm of snow

Summer

24°C / 11°C

212 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season

Autumn

9°C / −2°C

102 mm, with 21 cm of snow

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17°C3°C

22°C10°C

25°C12°C

25°C11°C

19°C6°C

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0°C−10°C

−8°C−18°C

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

Frost & warm days

201 frost days and 103 days above 20°C a year

From September to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 54 nights a year.

121 frost-free days · average dates, 1991–2020

21 May 20 Sep

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201

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

More frosts than 90% of Canadian towns

114

Days that stay below 0°C

Nights a year below −20°C

103

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

About 462 mm of rain and snow a year

186th wettest of 190 towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba.

462 mm

Rain and snow a year

Drier than 78% of Canadian towns

87 mm

June, the wettest month

12 mm

February, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

87 mm

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Snow

Snowfall: about 95 cm in a normal year

Expect snow from October to May, with about 20 cm in December, the snowiest month. 185th snowiest of 188 towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba.

95 cm

Snowfall a year

Less snowy than 90% of Canadian towns

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

20 cm

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Snowfall: Roblin, 61 km away (Dauphin records no complete year of it).

Heating

Heating a home in Gilbert Plains

90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.

5,826 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020

1,656 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

Every day colder than 18°C on average adds its gap in degrees to the year’s heating total. Over a year, a home here needs more heating than 97% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Gilbert Plains’s climate

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

The garden window

Count on about 121 frost-free days: the last frost averages 21 May, the first 20 September.

Get outside

Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in Jun, Jul and Aug.

Parks & trails →

Wind chill

Roughly 83 days a year feel colder than −20 in the wind.

Humidex

The humidex tops 30 on about 30 days a year: muggy days to plan around.

Storms and extremes

A typical year is calm by definition; Gilbert Plains’s hazards page covers the exceptions.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Dauphin

Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Dauphin are 3 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.

Distance from the town	31 km east
Station altitude	305 m
Completeness	meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule
WMO standard normals	No
Snowfall from	Roblin, 61 km
Coldest reading, 1991–2020	−41.4°C
Hottest reading, 1991–2020	39.0°C
Average wind	14.8 km/h on average, most often from the west
Next-nearest location	Roblin, 61 km

Compared with other towns

How Gilbert Plains compares

Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Manitoba.

July afternoons25.1°C

Gilbert PlainsMedian Canadian town

20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C

Cooler than 58% of Canadian towns

January nights−20.9°C

Gilbert PlainsMedian Canadian town

−30°C−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C

Colder than 92% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year462 mm

Gilbert PlainsMedian Canadian town

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Drier than 78% of Canadian towns186th wettest of 190 towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba

Snowfall a year95 cm

Gilbert PlainsMedian Canadian town

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Less snowy than 90% of Canadian towns185th snowiest of 188 towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Gilbert Plains’s would only repeat its figures. No closer place has figures: this one lies 15 km from Gilbert Plains.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Gilbert Plains Dauphin	25.1°C	−20.9°C	462 mm
Grandview 15 km · Roblin	23.7°C 1.4°C cooler	−22.3°C 1.4°C colder	448 mm

Month by month

Gilbert Plains weather by month

Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.

Month	High	Low	Mean	Rain & snow	Snow
January	−10.7°C	−20.9°C	−15.8°C	17 mm	20 cm
February	−8.0°C	−19.1°C	−13.6°C	12 mm	10 cm
March	−0.9°C	−12.2°C	−6.5°C	25 mm	15 cm
April	9.3°C	−3.6°C	2.9°C	26 mm	7 cm
May	17.2°C	3.0°C	10.2°C	51 mm	2 cm
June	22.3°C	9.8°C	16.1°C	87 mm	0 cm
July	25.1°C	12.4°C	18.8°C	71 mm	0 cm
August	24.6°C	10.8°C	17.8°C	55 mm	0 cm
September	18.9°C	5.7°C	12.3°C	53 mm	1 cm
October	9.8°C	−1.2°C	4.3°C	31 mm	7 cm
November	−0.4°C	−9.6°C	−5.0°C	18 mm	13 cm
December	−8.0°C	−17.7°C	−12.9°C	17 mm	20 cm
Year	8.3°C	−3.5°C	2.4°C	462 mm	95 cm

Year to year

December strays furthest from its normal year to year, by 4.4°C; July the least

Each bar spans a month’s coldest and warmest readings over thirty years; March’s run from −39.0°C in 2003 to 24.2°C in 1993.

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Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal

Sources

Where Gilbert Plains’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at Dauphin, the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals.
Other locations: where a location publishes no full year of precipitation or snowfall, the nearest one that does supplies it, named beside those figures.
Comparisons: Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500, each placed by its nearest location (city totals and reserves excluded).
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 Gilbert Plains’s climate

How warm does Gilbert Plains get in summer?

On a normal day in July the thermometer climbs to 25.1°C, the warmest of the year.

How cold does Gilbert Plains get in winter?

Expect nights around −20.9°C in January; no month is colder.

How much rain and snow does Gilbert Plains get?

Precipitation totals 462 mm a year, with June the wettest month (87 mm) and February the driest (12 mm).

Are these figures for Gilbert Plains itself?

They describe Dauphin, the nearest normals location, rather than Gilbert Plains itself.

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Gilbert Plains →

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).