Climate in Pukatawagan 198 · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Few Canadian towns have colder winter nights than Pukatawagan 198

On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 23.0°C. By July afternoons alone, it runs cooler than 90% of Canadian towns. Some 49°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Homes need heating from September to May, the months averaging under 10°C.

July afternoons: cooler than 90% of Canadian towns

January nights: colder than almost every Canadian town

Rain and snow a year: drier than 76% of Canadian towns

Pukatawagan 198 has no ECCC normals station nearby: the figures come from Island Falls, 73 km west, so read them as the wider area’s climate.

July high

23.0°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−26.2°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

489 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Snowfall a year

143 cm

Typical Canadian town 141 cm

Frost days

223

a year at 0°C or below

Frost-free days

106

1 Jun to 16 Sep

A year in Pukatawagan 198 at a glance

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

Jan−15°C−26°CColdest nights

Feb−11°C−25°C

Mar−3°C−19°C

Apr6°C−8°C

May14°C1°C

Jun20°C8°CLast frost ~1 Jun

Jul23°C11°CWarmestWettest

Aug21°C10°C

Sep15°C4°CFirst frost ~16 Sep

Oct5°C−3°C

Nov now−5°C−13°CSnowiest

Dec−13°C−23°C

What stands out about Pukatawagan 198’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 49.2°C.Colder than almost every Canadian townJanuary nights average −26.2°C, the coldest of the year. 189th mildest of 190 towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba.Cooler than 90% of Canadian townsJuly afternoons average 23.0°C, the warmest of the year. 190th warmest of 190 towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba.

A normal year

What a year in Pukatawagan 198 feels like

Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.

Winter

−13°C / −25°C

61 mm, with 67 cm of snow

Spring

6°C / −9°C

83 mm, with 38 cm of snow

Summer

22°C / 10°C

226 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season

Autumn

5°C / −4°C

119 mm, with 37 cm of snow

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20°C8°C

23°C11°C

21°C10°C

15°C4°C

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−5°C−13°C

−13°C−23°C

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

Frost & warm days

223 frost days and 71 days above 20°C a year

Frost comes from September to June; in January almost every night freezes. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 82 nights a year.

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

1 Jun 16 Sep

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

223

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

More frosts than almost every Canadian town

142

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

489 mm of precipitation in a typical year

July brings the most rain and snow; February, the least. 185th wettest of 190 towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba. On about 91 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.

489 mm

Rain and snow a year

Drier than 76% of Canadian towns

351 mm

Of it as rain alone (72%)

98 mm

July, the wettest month

17 mm

February, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

98 mm

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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

99 mm

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Snow

Snowfall: about 143 cm in a normal year

From October to May snow is likely; November is the peak, at about 26 cm. 7th snowiest of 188 towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba.

143 cm

Snowfall a year

Snowier than 52% of Canadian towns

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

44 cm

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

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

26 cm

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Snow on the ground by month

Centimetres at month’s end

44 cm

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Heating

Heating a home in Pukatawagan 198

88% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: September to May.

6,997 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020

1,262 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

Degree days add up how far each day’s mean temperature falls below 18°C over a year. By this count, homes here need more heating than almost every Canadian town.

Living here

Living with Pukatawagan 198’s climate

Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.

The garden window

Between the last frost, near 1 June, and the first, near 16 September, lie about 106 frost-free days.

Get outside

Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in Jul and Aug.

Parks & trails →

Humidex

Summer brings about 7 days when the humidex passes 30.

Storms and extremes

Storms, floods and heat waves sit outside these normals; Pukatawagan 198’s hazards page covers them.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Island Falls

ECCC builds the Island Falls normals from 2 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.

Distance from the town	73 km west
Station altitude	299 m
Completeness	meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule
WMO standard normals	No
Coldest reading, 1991–2020	−47.0°C
Hottest reading, 1991–2020	35.5°C
Average wind	7.1 km/h
Next-nearest location	Flin Flon, 122 km

Compared with other towns

How Pukatawagan 198 compares

Against the 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, each read from its own normals location; the dots are the other locations those towns use in Manitoba.

July afternoons23.0°C

Pukatawagan 198Median Canadian town

20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C

Cooler than 90% of Canadian towns190th warmest of 190 towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba

January nights−26.2°C

Pukatawagan 198Median Canadian town

−30°C−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C

Colder than almost every Canadian town189th mildest of 190 towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba

Rain and snow a year489 mm

Pukatawagan 198Median Canadian town

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Drier than 76% of Canadian towns185th wettest of 190 towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba

Snowfall a year143 cm

Pukatawagan 198Median Canadian town

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Snowier than 52% of Canadian towns7th snowiest of 188 towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Pukatawagan 198’s own would show the same figures). Pukatawagan 198 has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 115–148 km out.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Pukatawagan 198 Island Falls	23.0°C	−26.2°C	489 mm
Flin Flon (Part) 115 km · Flin Flon	23.7°C 0.7°C warmer	−24.1°C 2.1°C milder	491 mm
Nelson House 170 148 km · Thompson	23.1°C about the same	−28.7°C 2.5°C colder	522 mm

Month by month

Pukatawagan 198 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	−15.3°C	−26.2°C	−20.9°C	22 mm	23 cm
February	−11.3°C	−25.1°C	−18.2°C	17 mm	20 cm
March	−3.2°C	−18.6°C	−11.0°C	24 mm	22 cm
April	6.0°C	−7.7°C	−0.9°C	21 mm	13 cm
May	14.2°C	0.5°C	7.3°C	38 mm	4 cm
June	20.3°C	7.6°C	14.0°C	69 mm	0 cm
July	23.0°C	11.1°C	17.1°C	98 mm	0 cm
August	21.4°C	10.1°C	15.7°C	59 mm	0 cm
September	14.9°C	4.3°C	9.6°C	53 mm	0 cm
October	5.3°C	−2.5°C	1.4°C	41 mm	11 cm
November	−5.3°C	−13.1°C	−9.2°C	25 mm	26 cm
December	−13.0°C	−22.6°C	−17.8°C	21 mm	25 cm
Year	4.7°C	−6.9°C	−1.1°C	489 mm	143 cm

Year to year

A December here can run warm or cold, its average moving by about 4.5°C; the steadiest month is July

Records from 1991 to 2020: no month spans more than March, between −44.0°C (1995) and 14.9°C (2010).

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Sources

Where Pukatawagan 198’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: 1991–2020 normals for Island Falls from ECCC’s climate data site, the nearest location with every month of temperature.
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: sunshine (no 1991–2020 normals exist for it) and any altitude adjustment, since there is no elevation for the town itself.

Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada

Questions about Pukatawagan 198’s climate

How warm does Pukatawagan 198 get in summer?

Of all twelve months, July has the warmest afternoons, about 23.0°C.

How cold does Pukatawagan 198 get in winter?

At its coldest, in January, the normal low is −26.2°C.

How much rain and snow does Pukatawagan 198 get?

July is the wettest month at 98 mm and February the driest at 17 mm, for 489 mm over the year.

Are these figures for Pukatawagan 198 itself?

No: they come from Island Falls, the nearest ECCC normals location, and far enough away to describe the wider area more than Pukatawagan 198.

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