Norway House 17 has some of the coldest winter nights among Canadian towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 23.5°C. The year swings widely: the coldest month’s nights and the warmest month’s afternoons are 49°C apart. Its July afternoons stay fresher than in 80% of Canadian towns. Frost comes on about 213 days a year, so leave time to clear the car.
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals at its Norway House station, 9.6 km south-west.
A year in Norway House 17 at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Norway House 17’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba beside it.
What a year in Norway House 17 feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
Frost on 213 days, 20°C on 76
Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. On about 79 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
495 mm of precipitation in a typical year
The most falls in July, the least in February. Some 84 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 193 cm of snow a year
Snow falls from October to May, most of all in December (about 35 cm). The snowiest of 188 towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Heating a home in Norway House 17
88% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
Each day the mean sits under 18°C adds its shortfall; a year’s total is its heating degree days. A house here needs more heating than almost every Canadian town.
Living with Norway House 17’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
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 →Count on some 103 days a year when the wind makes it feel below −20.
Roughly 13 days a year feel hotter than 30 once humidity is counted.
For the weather that does damage, from ice storms to floods, see Norway House 17’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Norway House
ECCC builds the Norway House normals from 3 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.
| Distance from the town | 9.6 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 224 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −44.8°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 34.1°C |
| Average wind | 10.8 km/h on average, most often from the south |
| Next-nearest location | Grand Rapids Hydro, 140 km |
How Norway House 17 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
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Norway House 17’s own would show the same figures). The nearest place to Norway House 17 with figures is 117 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway House 17 | 23.5°C | −25.5°C | 495 mm |
| Poplar River 16 117 km · Berens River | 23.3°C about the same | −23.4°C 2.1°C milder | 468 mm |
Norway House 17 weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −15.5°C | −25.5°C | −20.5°C | 18 mm | 27 cm |
| February | −11.8°C | −24.1°C | −18.0°C | 17 mm | 27 cm |
| March | −3.6°C | −17.0°C | −10.3°C | 23 mm | 26 cm |
| April | 6.1°C | −6.6°C | −0.3°C | 21 mm | 16 cm |
| May | 14.0°C | 1.8°C | 7.9°C | 47 mm | 6 cm |
| June | 20.5°C | 8.5°C | 14.5°C | 75 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 23.5°C | 12.3°C | 17.9°C | 79 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 22.0°C | 11.1°C | 16.6°C | 66 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 15.6°C | 5.3°C | 10.5°C | 59 mm | 1 cm |
| October | 6.3°C | −1.5°C | 2.4°C | 42 mm | 22 cm |
| November | −4.3°C | −12.3°C | −8.3°C | 26 mm | 32 cm |
| December | −12.2°C | −21.6°C | −16.9°C | 23 mm | 35 cm |
| Year | 5.1°C | −5.8°C | −0.4°C | 495 mm | 193 cm |
A April here can run from −32.8°C to 23.9°C
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high over 1991–2020; December is the month whose average wanders most from year to year (±4.4°C around −16.9°C), July the one that wanders least (±1.4°C).
Where Norway House 17’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, Norway House, 1991–2020.
- 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: 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 Norway House 17’s climate
How warm does Norway House 17 get in summer?
Of all twelve months, July has the warmest afternoons, about 23.5°C.
How cold does Norway House 17 get in winter?
Expect nights around −25.5°C in January; no month is colder.
How much rain and snow does Norway House 17 get?
Count on roughly 495 mm a year, heaviest in July (79 mm) and lightest in February (17 mm).
Are these figures for Norway House 17 itself?
They are the normals for Norway House, measured just outside Norway House 17 itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Norway House 17 →
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).