Photo: Jd.101 · CC BY-SA 3.0Hardly any Canadian towns see harsher January nights than Oakland-Wawanesa
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 24.9°C on average. Counting rain and snow together, it is drier than 76% of Canadian towns. Rain or snow is most frequent in June and least in February. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or snow or more, come about 73 times a year.
These are not Oakland-Wawanesa’s own readings: ECCC keeps no normals there, so the page uses Brandon, 33 km north.
A year in Oakland-Wawanesa at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Oakland-Wawanesa’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba beside it.
What a year in Oakland-Wawanesa feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
About 205 frosts and 103 warm days a year
The frost season runs September to May, and January freezes nearly every night. On about 53 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 489 mm of rain and snow a year
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
128 cm of snow in a typical year
The snow season runs October to May; December brings the most, about 29 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Oakland-Wawanesa
90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
A day averaging 10 degrees under 18°C adds 10 to the total; warm days add nothing. In heating terms, homes need more heating than 97% of Canadian towns.
Living with Oakland-Wawanesa’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Wait until about 18 May to plant out; frost tends to come back around 18 September, about 122 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 →Expect around 87 days a year when the wind chill sinks below −20.
Count on some 31 humid days a year with the humidex past 30.
Storms, floods and heat waves sit outside these normals; Oakland-Wawanesa’s hazards page covers them.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Brandon
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Brandon are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 33 km north |
| Station altitude | 409 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −43.2°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 37.9°C |
| Average wind | 15.2 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Cypress River, 53 km |
How Oakland-Wawanesa 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 Oakland-Wawanesa whose figures come from another normals location. Oakland-Wawanesa has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 31–49 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland-Wawanesa Brandon | 24.9°C | −21.9°C | 489 mm |
| Prairie Lakes 31 km · Cypress River | 25.9°C 1.0°C warmer | −20.1°C 1.8°C milder | 517 mm |
| Boissevain 49 km · Melita | 25.6°C 0.7°C warmer | −19.9°C 2.0°C milder | 422 mm |
Oakland-Wawanesa 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 | −11.4°C | −21.9°C | −16.7°C | 18 mm | 25 cm |
| February | −8.5°C | −19.7°C | −14.1°C | 14 mm | 17 cm |
| March | −1.6°C | −12.5°C | −7.0°C | 24 mm | 19 cm |
| April | 9.6°C | −3.3°C | 3.1°C | 27 mm | 8 cm |
| May | 17.4°C | 3.2°C | 10.3°C | 65 mm | 4 cm |
| June | 22.6°C | 9.7°C | 16.2°C | 98 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 24.9°C | 11.8°C | 18.4°C | 72 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25.1°C | 10.2°C | 17.7°C | 56 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 19.5°C | 4.9°C | 12.2°C | 43 mm | under 1 cm |
| October | 10.1°C | −2.2°C | 4.0°C | 32 mm | 6 cm |
| November | −0.3°C | −10.3°C | −5.3°C | 20 mm | 21 cm |
| December | −8.6°C | −18.5°C | −13.6°C | 22 mm | 29 cm |
| Year | 8.2°C | −4.0°C | 2.1°C | 489 mm | 128 cm |
March has run from −38.4°C to 22.6°C in thirty years
Year to year, February varies most (a standard deviation of 4.2°C around −14.1°C) and July least (1.3°C).
Where Oakland-Wawanesa’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s normals for Brandon, 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
- Comparisons: Canada’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (no city totals, no reserves), each through its own nearest location.
- Not on this page: hours of sunshine, missing from the 1991–2020 normals, and a height correction: the town has no elevation on file.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Oakland-Wawanesa’s climate
How warm does Oakland-Wawanesa get in summer?
Highs reach 25.1°C on an average August day; no month is warmer.
How cold does Oakland-Wawanesa get in winter?
January nights average −21.9°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does Oakland-Wawanesa get?
Rain and snow add up to about 489 mm of water a year; June brings the most (98 mm), February the least (14 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Snow lies on the ground for about 138 days in a normal year.
Are these figures for Oakland-Wawanesa itself?
Only indirectly: the readings are made at Brandon, outside Oakland-Wawanesa.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Oakland-Wawanesa →
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