Photo: Ken Eckert · CC BY-SA 4.0Hardly any Canadian towns see harsher January nights than Roblin
Midsummer highs settle at about 23.7°C. Precipitation is light here, less than falls on 78% of Canadian towns. From frozen January to warm July, readings climb 46°C. Plan for rain or snow on about 75 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Roblin station, 5.8 km south.
A year in Roblin at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Roblin’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba beside it.
What a year in Roblin feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
Frost on 206 days, 20°C on 90
The frost season runs September to May, and January freezes nearly every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 56 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
Rain and melted snow: about 448 mm a year
June brings the most rain and snow; February, the least. 188th wettest of 189 towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 95 cm of snow a year
From October to May snow is likely; December is the peak, at about 20 cm. 185th snowiest of 187 towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Heating a home in Roblin
89% 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. A house here needs more heating than almost every Canadian town.
Living with Roblin’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
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 →Expect around 90 days a year when the wind chill sinks below −20.
About 21 days a year feel above 30 on the humidex.
Ice storms, floods and heat waves are risks, not averages: they are on Roblin’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Roblin
Roblin is a composite: ECCC joins 2 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 5.8 km south |
| 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 | Yorkton, 77 km |
How Roblin 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Roblin’s would only repeat its figures. The nearest places to Roblin with figures are 52–78 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roblin | 23.7°C | −22.3°C | 448 mm |
| Kamsack 52 km · Yorkton | 24.4°C 0.7°C warmer | −20.9°C 1.4°C milder | 448 mm |
| Gilbert Plains 61 km · Dauphin | 25.1°C 1.4°C warmer | −20.9°C 1.4°C milder | 462 mm |
Roblin weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and 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 |
February varies most from one year to the next (4.2°C), July least
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high since 1991. March spans the most, from −40.0°C (2003) to 20.0°C (1993).
Where Roblin’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals for Roblin, the nearest location with a full year of temperatures.
- 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, not in ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals, and the effect of the town’s height, for which there is no figure.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Roblin’s climate
How warm does Roblin get in summer?
Of all twelve months, July has the warmest afternoons, about 23.7°C.
How cold does Roblin get in winter?
At its coldest, in January, the normal low is −22.3°C.
How much rain and snow does Roblin get?
Some 448 mm falls in a year. Most of it comes in June (88 mm), the least in February (13 mm).
Are these figures for Roblin itself?
Yes, from ECCC’s station within Roblin’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Roblin →
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).