Few Canadian towns have colder winter nights than Poplar River 16
Midsummer highs settle at about 23.3°C. August is the wettest month, February the driest. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 87% of Canadian towns. About 74 days a year bring 1 mm of precipitation or more.
Far-off figures: ECCC’s closest normals for Poplar River 16 come from Berens River, 73 km south, so take them as the area’s climate.
A year in Poplar River 16 at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Poplar River 16’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba beside it.
What a year in Poplar River 16 feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
Frost on 208 days, 20°C on 78
From September to May frost is routine, and in December it comes on almost every night. Some 67 nights a year drop under −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 468 mm a year
186th wettest of 190 towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Heating a home in Poplar River 16
88% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
Warm days count for nothing; each colder day adds how far its mean sits below 18°C. In heating terms, homes need more heating than almost every Canadian town.
Living with Poplar River 16’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →The wind chill passes −20 on about 94 days in a normal year.
About 17 days a year turn sultry, with the humidex past 30.
Bad-weather days, from blizzards to floods, get their own page for Poplar River 16: the hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Berens River
Every temperature, frost, snow and degree-day figure on this page is the 1991–2020 normal ECCC publishes for Berens River.
| Distance from the town | 73 km south |
| Station altitude | 222 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | No location within 100 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −43.9°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 37.3°C |
| Average wind | 11.8 km/h on average, most often from the north-west |
| Next-nearest location | Norway House, 114 km |
How Poplar River 16 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 Poplar River 16 whose figures come from another normals location. No closer places have figures: these lie 117–160 km from Poplar River 16.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar River 16 Berens River | 23.3°C | −23.4°C | 468 mm |
| Norway House 17 117 km · Norway House | 23.5°C about the same | −25.5°C 2.1°C colder | 495 mm |
| Obushkudayang 160 km · Hodgson | 25.2°C 1.9°C warmer | −24.3°C 0.9°C colder | 602 mm |
Poplar River 16 weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and precipitation by month, 1991–2020.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −13.6°C | −23.4°C | −18.5°C | 19 mm |
| February | −10.9°C | −22.7°C | −16.8°C | 9 mm |
| March | −2.8°C | −15.1°C | −9.0°C | 20 mm |
| April | 6.4°C | −5.9°C | 0.3°C | 22 mm |
| May | 14.1°C | 1.8°C | 7.9°C | 44 mm |
| June | 20.9°C | 8.8°C | 14.9°C | 62 mm |
| July | 23.3°C | 12.0°C | 17.7°C | 56 mm |
| August | 22.2°C | 10.9°C | 16.6°C | 78 mm |
| September | 16.3°C | 5.8°C | 11.1°C | 64 mm |
| October | 7.4°C | −0.7°C | 3.4°C | 49 mm |
| November | −2.3°C | −10.0°C | −6.2°C | 28 mm |
| December | −10.5°C | −19.7°C | −15.1°C | 17 mm |
| Year | 5.9°C | −4.8°C | 0.5°C | 468 mm |
February varies most from one year to the next (4.3°C), June least
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high since 1991. March spans the most, from −42.9°C (1995) to 21.9°C (2012).
Where Poplar River 16’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 normals from ECCC for Berens River, its nearest location with complete temperatures.
- Comparisons: every Canadian town and neighbourhood of 2,500 or more, each read from its own nearest location; city totals and reserves are left out.
- Not on this page: snow, with no complete snowfall normals within 100 km, sunshine, which ECCC published for no location, and any height adjustment.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Poplar River 16’s climate
How warm does Poplar River 16 get in summer?
Highs reach 23.3°C on an average July day; no month is warmer.
How cold does Poplar River 16 get in winter?
January nights average −23.4°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does Poplar River 16 get?
The yearly total is about 468 mm. August gets 78 mm, the most of any month; February gets 9 mm, the least.
Are these figures for Poplar River 16 itself?
No. The nearest normals are those of Berens River, a long way from Poplar River 16.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Poplar River 16 →
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).