Photo: http://collectionscanada.gc.ca/pam_archives/index.php?fuseaction=genitem.displayItem&rec_nbr=3304730&lang=eng&rec_nbr_li · Public domainMossey River has colder winter nights than 92% of Canadian towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 25.1°C. Precipitation is light here, less than falls on 78% of Canadian towns. From frozen January to warm July, readings climb 46°C. Frost comes on about 201 days a year, so leave time to clear the car.
Mossey River has no ECCC normals station nearby: the figures come from Dauphin, 62 km south, so read them as the wider area’s climate.
A year in Mossey River at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Mossey River’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba beside it.
What a year in Mossey River feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
About 201 frosts and 103 warm days 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 462 mm of rain and snow a year
The most falls in June, the least in February. 186th wettest of 190 towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Heating a home in Mossey River
90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Every day colder than 18°C on average adds its gap in degrees to the year’s heating total. Homes here need more heating than 97% of Canadian towns.
Living with Mossey River’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
The frost-free stretch runs from about 21 May to about 20 September, some 121 days in a normal year.
The outdoor season by the averages is Jun, Jul and Aug, with highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →On some 83 days a year the wind chill drops past −20; mitts and a scarf earn their place.
A humidex above 30 marks about 30 days in a normal year.
A normal year has no blizzard, flood or heat wave in it; Mossey River’s hazards page looks at those.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Dauphin
Dauphin is a composite: ECCC joins 3 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 62 km south |
| Station altitude | 305 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | No location within 100 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, 112 km |
How Mossey River compares
Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Manitoba.
Nearby towns’ climate
Places around Mossey River whose figures come from another normals location. No closer places have figures: these lie 75–99 km from Mossey River.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mossey River Dauphin | 25.1°C | −20.9°C | 462 mm |
| Grandview 75 km · Roblin | 23.7°C 1.4°C cooler | −22.3°C 1.4°C colder | 448 mm |
| Fairford 50 88 km · Hodgson | 25.2°C about the same | −24.3°C 3.4°C colder | 602 mm |
| Minitonas-Bowsman 90 km · Mafeking | 24.8°C about the same | −21.2°C about the same | 658 mm |
Mossey River weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and precipitation by month, 1991–2020.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −10.7°C | −20.9°C | −15.8°C | 17 mm |
| February | −8.0°C | −19.1°C | −13.6°C | 12 mm |
| March | −0.9°C | −12.2°C | −6.5°C | 25 mm |
| April | 9.3°C | −3.6°C | 2.9°C | 26 mm |
| May | 17.2°C | 3.0°C | 10.2°C | 51 mm |
| June | 22.3°C | 9.8°C | 16.1°C | 87 mm |
| July | 25.1°C | 12.4°C | 18.8°C | 71 mm |
| August | 24.6°C | 10.8°C | 17.8°C | 55 mm |
| September | 18.9°C | 5.7°C | 12.3°C | 53 mm |
| October | 9.8°C | −1.2°C | 4.3°C | 31 mm |
| November | −0.4°C | −9.6°C | −5.0°C | 18 mm |
| December | −8.0°C | −17.7°C | −12.9°C | 17 mm |
| Year | 8.3°C | −3.5°C | 2.4°C | 462 mm |
March: −39.0°C at its coldest, 24.2°C at its warmest
The month to count on least is December: one year in three its average strays more than 4.4°C from −12.9°C. July moves least, typically by 1.3°C.
Where Mossey River’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.
- Comparisons: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
- 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 Mossey River’s climate
How warm does Mossey River get in summer?
Midsummer means July, with afternoons near 25.1°C on a typical day.
How cold does Mossey River get in winter?
The year’s coldest nights belong to January, at about −20.9°C.
How much rain and snow does Mossey River get?
Rain and snow add up to about 462 mm of water a year; June brings the most (87 mm), February the least (12 mm).
Are these figures for Mossey River itself?
No: they come from Dauphin, the nearest ECCC normals location, and far enough away to describe the wider area more than Mossey River.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Mossey River →
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).