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Climate in Harrison Park · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Winter nights in Harrison Park are colder than in 92% of Canadian towns

Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 25.1°C. Counting rain and snow together, it is drier than 78% of Canadian towns. Precipitation peaks in June and eases off in February. Have the furnace checked before October to April, the months that average 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

The nearest ECCC normals location is Dauphin, 63 km north: at that distance its figures describe the region more than Harrison Park itself.

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

128 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 Harrison Park 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 Harrison Park’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.Drier than 78% of Canadian townsAbout 462 mm of rain and melted snow a year; June is the wettest month and February the driest. 186th wettest of 190 towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba.

A normal year

What a year in Harrison Park feels like

Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.

Winter

−9°C / −19°C

46 mm, with 70 cm of snow

Spring

9°C / −4°C

103 mm, with 32 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 27 cm of snow

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25°C12°C

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19°C6°C

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

Frost & warm days

About 201 frosts and 103 warm days a year

From September to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. On about 54 nights a year the air falls below −20°C.

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

Rain and melted snow: about 462 mm 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 128 cm in a normal year

From October to May snow is likely; December is the peak, at about 29 cm.

128 cm

Snowfall a year

Less snowy than 60% of Canadian towns

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

29 cm

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ECCC’s Dauphin normals leave snowfall out; the figures here come from Brandon, 71 km away.

Heating

Heating a home in Harrison Park

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

A day averaging 10 degrees under 18°C adds 10 to the total; warm days add nothing. Over a year, a home here needs more heating than 97% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Harrison Park’s climate

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

The garden window

On average the last spring frost comes around 21 May and the first autumn frost around 20 September: about 121 frost-free days between.

Get outside

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 →

Wind chill

Winter brings about 83 days with a wind chill below −20.

Humidex

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

Storms and extremes

Severe weather is a separate story from the averages: see Harrison Park’s hazards page.

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	63 km north
Station altitude	305 m
Completeness	meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule
WMO standard normals	No
Snowfall from	Brandon, 71 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	Brandon, 71 km

Compared with other towns

How Harrison Park 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 afternoons25.1°C

Harrison ParkMedian Canadian town

20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C

Cooler than 58% of Canadian towns

January nights−20.9°C

Harrison ParkMedian Canadian town

−30°C−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C

Colder than 92% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year462 mm

Harrison ParkMedian Canadian town

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

Snowfall a year128 cm

Harrison ParkMedian Canadian town

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Less snowy than 60% of Canadian towns

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

Places around Harrison Park whose figures come from another normals location. Harrison Park has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 22–46 km out.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Harrison Park Dauphin	25.1°C	−20.9°C	462 mm
Clanwilliam-Erickson 22 km · Brandon	24.9°C about the same	−21.9°C 1.0°C colder	489 mm
Yellowhead 33 km · Elkhorn	25.4°C about the same	−19.6°C 1.3°C milder	517 mm

Month by month

Harrison Park 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	25 cm
February	−8.0°C	−19.1°C	−13.6°C	12 mm	17 cm
March	−0.9°C	−12.2°C	−6.5°C	25 mm	19 cm
April	9.3°C	−3.6°C	2.9°C	26 mm	8 cm
May	17.2°C	3.0°C	10.2°C	51 mm	4 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	under 1 cm
October	9.8°C	−1.2°C	4.3°C	31 mm	6 cm
November	−0.4°C	−9.6°C	−5.0°C	18 mm	21 cm
December	−8.0°C	−17.7°C	−12.9°C	17 mm	29 cm
Year	8.3°C	−3.5°C	2.4°C	462 mm	128 cm

Year to year

In March, anything from −39.0°C to 24.2°C

December is the least predictable month: about two years in three its average lands within 4.4°C of the normal, −12.9°C. July is the steadiest, within 1.3°C.

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Sources

Where Harrison Park’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, Dauphin, 1991–2020.
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, not in ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals, and the effect of the town’s height, for which there is no figure.

Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada

Questions about Harrison Park’s climate

How warm does Harrison Park get in summer?

Peak warmth comes in July, at about 25.1°C by mid-afternoon.

How cold does Harrison Park get in winter?

On a normal January night the air drops to −20.9°C, the coldest of the year.

How much rain and snow does Harrison Park get?

Count on roughly 462 mm a year, heaviest in June (87 mm) and lightest in February (12 mm).

Are these figures for Harrison Park itself?

No: they come from Dauphin, the nearest ECCC normals location, and far enough away to describe the wider area more than Harrison Park.

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

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).