Photo: Masterhatch · CC BY-SA 4.0Precipitation in Pipestone trails that of 94% of Canadian towns: 422 mm a year
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 25.6°C. About 194 nights a year bring a frost, more than in 88% of Canadian towns. From frozen January to warm July, readings climb 46°C. Plan time outside from June to August, when highs sit at 23–26°C.
Pipestone has no ECCC normals station of its own: every figure here comes from Melita, 32 km south.
A year in Pipestone at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Pipestone’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba beside it.
What a year in Pipestone feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
194 frost days and 111 days above 20°C a year
From September to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. On about 46 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 422 mm of rain and snow a year
The most falls in June, the least in February. 190th wettest of 190 towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba. About 64 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 142 cm in a normal year
From October to May snow is likely; December is the peak, at about 26 cm. 7th snowiest of 188 towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snowfall: Elkhorn, 42 km away (Melita records no complete year of it).
Heating a home in Pipestone
91% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
ECCC sums, over the year, how many degrees each day’s average falls short of 18°C. By this count, homes here need more heating than 83% of Canadian towns.
Living with Pipestone’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Gardens get from about 19 May to 22 September without frost, around 125 days in all.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →Plan for about 78 days a year with a wind chill below −20.
Roughly 35 days a year feel hotter than 30 once humidity is counted.
For the weather that does damage, from ice storms to floods, see Pipestone’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Melita
Melita is one of the 450 places where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 32 km south |
| Station altitude | 446 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | Elkhorn, 42 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −42.3°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 39.6°C |
| Average wind | 15.0 km/h on average, most often from the south |
| Next-nearest location | Elkhorn, 42 km |
How Pipestone 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 Pipestone’s own would show the same figures). Pipestone has no close neighbour with figures; the nearest is 30 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pipestone Melita | 25.6°C | −19.9°C | 422 mm |
| Sifton 30 km · Elkhorn | 25.4°C about the same | −19.6°C about the same | 517 mm |
Pipestone weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −9.5°C | −19.9°C | −14.8°C | 13 mm | 25 cm |
| February | −7.6°C | −18.6°C | −13.1°C | 11 mm | 17 cm |
| March | −0.6°C | −11.1°C | −5.9°C | 20 mm | 25 cm |
| April | 10.6°C | −2.1°C | 4.2°C | 22 mm | 13 cm |
| May | 18.1°C | 4.2°C | 11.2°C | 68 mm | 5 cm |
| June | 22.6°C | 10.4°C | 16.5°C | 82 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.6°C | 12.9°C | 19.3°C | 58 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25.7°C | 11.2°C | 18.5°C | 48 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 20.1°C | 6.3°C | 13.2°C | 36 mm | 1 cm |
| October | 11.1°C | −1.0°C | 5.0°C | 31 mm | 8 cm |
| November | 0.8°C | −9.2°C | −4.2°C | 16 mm | 22 cm |
| December | −7.0°C | −16.7°C | −11.9°C | 16 mm | 26 cm |
| Year | 9.2°C | −2.8°C | 3.2°C | 422 mm | 142 cm |
The month with the widest range: March, −35.4°C to 21.8°C
Two years in three, February’s average falls within 4.5°C of its normal of −13.1°C; July keeps to within 1.2°C.
Where Pipestone’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at Melita (the closest location with all twelve months of temperatures).
- Other locations: where a location publishes no full year of precipitation or snowfall, the nearest one that does supplies it, named beside those figures.
- Comparisons: a pool of Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, read alike; whole cities and reserves stay out of it.
- 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 Pipestone’s climate
How warm does Pipestone get in summer?
Afternoons average 25.7°C in August, the warmest time of year.
How cold does Pipestone get in winter?
At its coldest, in January, the normal low is −19.9°C.
How much rain and snow does Pipestone get?
422 mm a year counting snow as water. The wettest month is June (82 mm); the driest, February (11 mm).
Are these figures for Pipestone itself?
No, the station behind them is Melita, beyond Pipestone’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Pipestone →
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).