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Climate in Riding Mountain West · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Riding Mountain West has some of the coldest winter nights among Canadian towns

The warmest part of a July day comes in at 23.7°C on average. Of all months, June brings the most precipitation and February the least. Rain and snow together come to less here than on 78% of Canadian towns. Homes need heating from October to May, the months averaging under 10°C.

July afternoons: cooler than 71% of Canadian towns

January nights: colder than almost every Canadian town

Rain and snow a year: drier than 78% of Canadian towns

No ECCC station in Riding Mountain West has 1991–2020 normals; the page reads Roblin, 26 km north-west, instead.

July high

23.7°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−22.3°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

448 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Snowfall a year

95 cm

Typical Canadian town 141 cm

Frost days

206

a year at 0°C or below

A year in Riding Mountain West at a glance

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

Jan−12°C−22°CColdest nights

Feb−10°C−20°C

Mar−2°C−13°C

Apr8°C−4°C

May17°C3°C

Jun21°C9°CWettest

Jul24°C11°CWarmest

Aug23°C10°C

Sep18°C5°C

Oct9°C−2°C

Nov now−2°C−11°C

Dec−10°C−19°CSnowiest

What stands out about Riding Mountain West’s climate

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

Colder than almost every Canadian townJanuary nights average −22.3°C, the coldest of the year. 183rd mildest of 190 towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba.A wider year than 92% of Canadian townsFrom January nights to July afternoons, the year spans 46.0°C.Less snowy than 90% of Canadian townsAbout 95 cm of snow falls in a year, most of it in December. 185th snowiest of 188 towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba.

A normal year

What a year in Riding Mountain West feels like

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

Winter

−10°C / −21°C

49 mm, with 50 cm of snow

Spring

8°C / −5°C

94 mm, with 24 cm of snow

Summer

23°C / 10°C

229 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season

Autumn

8°C / −3°C

76 mm, with 21 cm of snow

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−12°C−22°C

−10°C−20°C

−2°C−13°C

8°C−4°C

17°C3°C

21°C9°C

24°C11°C

23°C10°C

18°C5°C

9°C−2°C

−2°C−11°C

−10°C−19°C

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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

Frost & warm days

Frost on 206 days, 20°C on 90

Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 56 nights a year.

206

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

More frosts than 95% of Canadian towns

127

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

448 mm of precipitation in a typical year

188th wettest of 190 towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba. On about 75 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.

448 mm

Rain and snow a year

Drier than 78% of Canadian towns

366 mm

Of it as rain alone (82%)

88 mm

June, the wettest month

13 mm

February, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

88 mm

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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

90 mm

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Snow

95 cm of snow in a typical year

The snow season runs October to May; December brings the most, about 20 cm. 185th snowiest of 188 towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba.

95 cm

Snowfall a year

Less snowy than 90% of Canadian towns

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

20 cm

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Heating

Heating a home in Riding Mountain West

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

6,205 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020

1,485 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

The count adds up, day by day, how far the mean temperature falls short of 18°C. By this count, homes here need more heating than almost every Canadian town.

Living here

Living with Riding Mountain West’s climate

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

Get outside

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

Parks & trails →

Wind chill

The wind chill passes −20 on about 90 days in a normal year.

Humidex

Summer brings about 21 days when the humidex passes 30.

Storms and extremes

For the weather that does damage, from ice storms to floods, see Riding Mountain West’s hazards page.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Roblin

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

Distance from the town	26 km north-west
Station altitude	540 m
Completeness	meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule
WMO standard normals	No
Coldest reading, 1991–2020	−49.5°C
Hottest reading, 1991–2020	36.4°C
Average wind	15.0 km/h on average, most often from the east
Next-nearest location	Dauphin, 82 km

Compared with other towns

How Riding Mountain West 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.

July afternoons23.7°C

Riding Mountain WestMedian Canadian town

20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C

Cooler than 71% of Canadian towns186th warmest of 190 towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba

January nights−22.3°C

Riding Mountain WestMedian Canadian town

−30°C−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C

Colder than almost every Canadian town183rd mildest of 190 towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba

Rain and snow a year448 mm

Riding Mountain WestMedian Canadian town

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Drier than 78% of Canadian towns188th wettest of 190 towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba

Snowfall a year95 cm

Riding Mountain WestMedian Canadian town

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Less snowy than 90% of Canadian towns185th snowiest of 188 towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Riding Mountain West’s own would show the same figures). Distances here run 54–78 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Riding Mountain West.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Riding Mountain West Roblin	23.7°C	−22.3°C	448 mm
Gilbert Plains 54 km · Dauphin	25.1°C 1.4°C warmer	−20.9°C 1.4°C milder	462 mm
Prairie View 62 km · Elkhorn	25.4°C 1.7°C warmer	−19.6°C 2.7°C milder	517 mm
Esterhazy 70 km · Kipling	24.1°C about the same	−19.1°C 3.2°C milder	489 mm

Month by month

Riding Mountain West 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	−12.1°C	−22.3°C	−17.2°C	18 mm	20 cm
February	−9.5°C	−20.4°C	−15.0°C	13 mm	10 cm
March	−2.2°C	−13.1°C	−7.7°C	23 mm	15 cm
April	8.0°C	−3.6°C	2.3°C	27 mm	7 cm
May	16.7°C	3.2°C	9.9°C	45 mm	2 cm
June	21.2°C	9.0°C	15.1°C	88 mm	0 cm
July	23.7°C	11.2°C	17.4°C	71 mm	0 cm
August	23.1°C	9.7°C	16.4°C	70 mm	0 cm
September	17.8°C	4.9°C	11.4°C	34 mm	1 cm
October	8.6°C	−1.9°C	3.4°C	25 mm	7 cm
November	−2.0°C	−10.9°C	−6.5°C	18 mm	13 cm
December	−9.6°C	−19.0°C	−14.3°C	18 mm	20 cm
Year	7.0°C	−4.4°C	1.3°C	448 mm	95 cm

Year to year

The most changeable month: February, give or take 4.2°C; the steadiest, July

Over 1991–2020, March saw both −40.0°C (2003) and 20.0°C (1993), the widest span of any month.

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Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal

Sources

Where Riding Mountain West’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at Roblin, the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals.
Comparisons: the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ across Canada, each on its nearest normals location, without the city totals or the reserves.
Not on this page: sunshine, absent from every 1991–2020 location, and an altitude correction, for want of the town’s own elevation.

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

Questions about Riding Mountain West’s climate

How warm does Riding Mountain West get in summer?

The warmest month is July, when afternoons average 23.7°C.

How cold does Riding Mountain West get in winter?

Of all twelve months, January has the coldest nights, about −22.3°C.

How much rain and snow does Riding Mountain West get?

June is the wettest month at 88 mm and February the driest at 13 mm, for 448 mm over the year.

Are these figures for Riding Mountain West itself?

Not quite: they come from Roblin, the closest ECCC normals location to Riding Mountain West.

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Riding Mountain West →

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).