Photo: Shawn from Airdrie, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0Few Canadian towns have colder winter nights than Oxford House 24
Sunny July days climb to about 23.1°C. By July afternoons alone, it runs cooler than 88% of Canadian towns. The year is lopsided: July gets about 4.9 times what February does. Ice scrapers and block heaters earn their keep on roughly 206 days a year at 0°C or below.
The nearest ECCC normals location is Island Lake, 126 km south-east: at that distance its figures describe the region more than Oxford House 24 itself.
A year in Oxford House 24 at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Oxford House 24’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba beside it.
What a year in Oxford House 24 feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
206 frost days and 70 days above 20°C a year
From September to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. On about 81 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
Rain and melted snow: about 567 mm a year
8th wettest of 190 towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba. On about 94 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Heating a home in Oxford House 24
89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
A day averaging 10 degrees under 18°C adds 10 to the total; warm days add nothing. A house here needs more heating than almost every Canadian town.
Living with Oxford House 24’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
A normal year gives the garden about 127 frost-free days, roughly 24 May to 29 September.
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 →The wind chill passes −20 on about 109 days in a normal year.
The humidex tops 30 on about 13 days a year: muggy days to plan around.
Ice storms, floods and heat waves are risks, not averages: they are on Oxford House 24’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Island Lake
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Island Lake are 3 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 126 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 235 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | No location within 100 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −43.7°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 37.3°C |
| Average wind | 11.3 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Gillam, 168 km |
How Oxford House 24 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.
Nearby towns’ climate
Places around Oxford House 24 whose figures come from another normals location. No closer places have figures: these lie 103–159 km from Oxford House 24.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford House 24 Island Lake | 23.1°C | −26.3°C | 567 mm |
| Division No. 22, Unorganized 103 km · Norway House | 23.5°C about the same | −25.5°C 0.8°C milder | 495 mm |
| Split Lake 171 157 km · Gillam | 22.1°C 1.0°C cooler | −28.5°C 2.2°C colder | 498 mm |
Oxford House 24 weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and precipitation by month, 1991–2020.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −16.4°C | −26.3°C | −21.4°C | 22 mm |
| February | −12.4°C | −25.0°C | −18.7°C | 20 mm |
| March | −3.8°C | −17.2°C | −10.5°C | 24 mm |
| April | 5.6°C | −7.1°C | −0.7°C | 24 mm |
| May | 13.1°C | 1.3°C | 7.2°C | 48 mm |
| June | 20.1°C | 9.1°C | 14.6°C | 71 mm |
| July | 23.1°C | 13.2°C | 18.2°C | 99 mm |
| August | 21.5°C | 12.2°C | 16.9°C | 84 mm |
| September | 14.8°C | 6.5°C | 10.7°C | 62 mm |
| October | 5.8°C | −0.1°C | 2.8°C | 58 mm |
| November | −4.4°C | −10.9°C | −7.7°C | 31 mm |
| December | −13.2°C | −21.8°C | −17.5°C | 26 mm |
| Year | 4.5°C | −5.5°C | −0.5°C | 567 mm |
The most changeable month: February, give or take 4.1°C; the steadiest, August
The thirty-year records stretch furthest in March: a low of −41.6°C in 1995 and a high of 19.3°C in 2012.
Where Oxford House 24’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, Island Lake, 1991–2020.
- Comparisons: Canada’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (no city totals, no reserves), each through its own nearest location.
- Not on this page: snowfall (no location within 100 km publishes a full year of it), sunshine (none for 1991–2020) and an altitude correction.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Oxford House 24’s climate
How warm does Oxford House 24 get in summer?
The warmest month is July, when afternoons average 23.1°C.
How cold does Oxford House 24 get in winter?
In January, the coldest month, the typical low is −26.3°C.
How much rain and snow does Oxford House 24 get?
Over twelve months, rain and melted snow come to 567 mm; the range runs from 20 mm in February to 99 mm in July.
Are these figures for Oxford House 24 itself?
No. The nearest normals are those of Island Lake, a long way from Oxford House 24.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Oxford House 24 →
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).