Climate in Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Few Canadian towns have colder winter nights than Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E

On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 23.9°C. Some 47°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Its yearly rain and snow fall short of 77% of Canadian towns. Plan for rain or snow on about 74 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.

July afternoons: cooler than 70% of Canadian towns

January nights: colder than almost every Canadian town

Rain and snow a year: drier than 77% of Canadian towns

These are not Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E’s own readings: ECCC keeps no normals there, so the page uses The Pas, 19 km north-east.

July high

23.9°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−23.4°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

469 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Snowfall a year

149 cm

Typical Canadian town 141 cm

Frost days

205

a year at 0°C or below

Frost-free days

120

24 May to 22 Sep

A year in Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E at a glance

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

Jan−14°C−23°CColdest nights

Feb−11°C−22°C

Mar−3°C−15°C

Apr7°C−5°C

May15°C2°CLast frost ~24 May

Jun21°C9°CWettest

Jul24°C13°CWarmest

Aug23°C12°C

Sep16°C6°CFirst frost ~22 Sep

Oct7°C−1°C

Nov now−4°C−11°C

Dec−11°C−20°CSnowiest

What stands out about Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E’s climate

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

A wider year than almost every Canadian townFrom January nights to July afternoons, the year spans 47.3°C.Colder than almost every Canadian townJanuary nights average −23.4°C, the coldest of the year. 186th mildest of 190 towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba.Drier than 77% of Canadian townsAbout 469 mm of rain and melted snow a year; June is the wettest month and February the driest. 185th wettest of 190 towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba.

A normal year

What a year in Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E feels like

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

Winter

−12°C / −22°C

51 mm, with 76 cm of snow

Spring

6°C / −6°C

77 mm, with 36 cm of snow

Summer

22°C / 11°C

221 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season

Autumn

7°C / −2°C

119 mm, with 38 cm of snow

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20°

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−14°C−23°C

−11°C−22°C

−3°C−15°C

7°C−5°C

15°C2°C

21°C9°C

24°C13°C

23°C12°C

16°C6°C

7°C−1°C

−4°C−11°C

−11°C−20°C

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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

Frost & warm days

Frost on 205 days, 20°C on 80

Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 67 nights a year.

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

24 May 22 Sep

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

205

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

More frosts than 95% of Canadian towns

135

Days that stay below 0°C

Nights a year below −20°C

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 469 mm of rain and snow a year

June is the wettest month and February the driest. 185th wettest of 190 towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba.

469 mm

Rain and snow a year

Drier than 77% of Canadian towns

358 mm

Of it as rain alone (76%)

80 mm

June, the wettest month

12 mm

February, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

80 mm

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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

79 mm

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Snow

About 149 cm of snow a year

The snow season runs October to May; December brings the most, about 30 cm. 6th snowiest of 188 towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba.

149 cm

Snowfall a year

Snowier than 56% of Canadian towns

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

163

Days a year with 1 cm or more on the ground

31 cm

Snow on the ground at the end of February, the deepest month

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

30 cm

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Snow on the ground by month

Centimetres at month’s end

31 cm

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Heating

Heating a home in Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E

89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.

6,474 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020

1,461 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. By this count, homes here need more heating than almost every Canadian town.

Living here

Living with Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E’s climate

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

The garden window

The frost-free stretch runs from about 24 May to about 22 September, some 120 days in a normal year.

Get outside

Mild days and mild nights together (17–27°C by day, 8°C or more at night) belong to Jun, Jul and Aug.

Parks & trails →

Wind chill

Plan for about 100 days a year with a wind chill below −20.

Humidex

Expect around 15 sticky days a year with the humidex above 30.

Storms and extremes

What averages leave out, the floods and ice storms, is on Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E’s hazards page.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: The Pas

The Pas is a composite: ECCC joins 4 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.

Distance from the town	19 km north-east
Station altitude	270 m
Completeness	meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule
WMO standard normals	No
Coldest reading, 1991–2020	−41.0°C
Hottest reading, 1991–2020	37.6°C
Average wind	13.3 km/h on average, most often from the south-east
Next-nearest location	Flin Flon, 97 km

Compared with other towns

How Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E 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 afternoons23.9°C

Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21EMedian Canadian town

20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C

Cooler than 70% of Canadian towns185th warmest of 190 towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba

January nights−23.4°C

Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21EMedian Canadian town

−30°C−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C

Colder than almost every Canadian town186th mildest of 190 towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba

Rain and snow a year469 mm

Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21EMedian Canadian town

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Drier than 77% of Canadian towns185th wettest of 190 towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba

Snowfall a year149 cm

Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21EMedian Canadian town

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Snowier than 56% of Canadian towns6th snowiest of 188 towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

Places around Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E whose figures come from another normals location. Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 109–138 km out.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E The Pas	23.9°C	−23.4°C	469 mm
Creighton 109 km · Flin Flon	23.7°C about the same	−24.1°C 0.7°C colder	491 mm
Chemawawin 2 129 km · Grand Rapids Hydro	24.1°C about the same	−24.0°C 0.6°C colder	487 mm
Hudson Bay 132 km · Hudson Bay	24.3°C about the same	−22.4°C 1.0°C milder	445 mm

Month by month

Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E weather by month

Month by month, 1991–2020: the usual high, low and mean, the rain and snow, and the snowfall.

Month	High	Low	Mean	Rain & snow	Snow
January	−14.2°C	−23.4°C	−18.8°C	20 mm	28 cm
February	−10.7°C	−21.7°C	−16.2°C	12 mm	18 cm
March	−2.9°C	−15.1°C	−9.0°C	16 mm	18 cm
April	6.6°C	−5.2°C	0.7°C	22 mm	15 cm
May	14.8°C	2.2°C	8.5°C	39 mm	3 cm
June	20.7°C	9.3°C	15.0°C	80 mm	0 cm
July	23.9°C	12.8°C	18.4°C	77 mm	0 cm
August	22.5°C	11.6°C	17.1°C	64 mm	0 cm
September	16.2°C	6.0°C	11.1°C	55 mm	under 1 cm
October	6.9°C	−0.8°C	3.1°C	41 mm	13 cm
November	−3.6°C	−10.8°C	−7.2°C	23 mm	25 cm
December	−11.3°C	−19.7°C	−15.6°C	20 mm	30 cm
Year	5.7°C	−4.6°C	0.6°C	469 mm	149 cm

Year to year

December strays furthest from its normal year to year, by 4.2°C; July the least

The thirty-year records stretch furthest in April: a low of −30.5°C in 2018 and a high of 24.8°C in 1998.

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Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal

Sources

Where Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, The Pas, 1991–2020.
Comparisons: the 2,500-plus towns and neighbourhoods of Canada, each read from its closest normals location; whole cities and reserves aren’t counted.
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 Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E’s climate

How warm does Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E get in summer?

The year’s warmest days come in July, with highs averaging 23.9°C.

How cold does Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E get in winter?

Winter bottoms out in January, with lows near −23.4°C.

How much rain and snow does Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E get?

Rain and snow add up to about 469 mm of water a year; June brings the most (80 mm), February the least (12 mm).

How long does snow stay on the ground?

On about 163 days a year the ground keeps at least 1 cm of snow.

Are these figures for Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E itself?

They are the closest available: the normals for The Pas, since Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E has none.

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E →

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).