Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainJanuary in Roland bites harder than in 85% of Canadian towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 25.6°C. Its yearly rain and snow fall short of 69% of Canadian towns. Some 44°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Ice scrapers and block heaters earn their keep on roughly 182 days a year at 0°C or below.
ECCC publishes no normals for Roland itself; the figures are those of Morden, 24 km south-west.
A year in Roland at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Roland’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba beside it.
What a year in Roland feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
182 frost days and 111 days above 20°C a year
The frost season runs September to May, and December freezes nearly every night. On about 39 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 528 mm of rain and snow a year
The most falls in June, the least in February. On about 74 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 126 cm in a normal year
From October to May snow is likely; December is the peak, at about 27 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Morden publishes no full year of snowfall, so these figures come from Winnipeg Richardson (Airport), 80 km away.
Heating a home in Roland
92% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Behind the figure: the degrees each day’s mean falls under 18°C, summed for the year. That means homes here need more heating than 82% of Canadian towns.
Living with Roland’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
The frost-free stretch runs from about 15 May to about 28 September, some 135 days in a normal year.
The comfortable months for a day outside, highs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more: Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →On some 69 days a year the wind chill drops past −20; mitts and a scarf earn their place.
On some 37 days a year the humidex climbs past 30.
For blizzards, floods and wildfire, turn to Roland’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Morden
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Morden are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 24 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 298 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | Winnipeg Richardson (Airport), 80 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −42.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 39.1°C |
| Average wind | 12.7 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Portage Southport, 63 km |
How Roland 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 Roland’s own would show the same figures). Distances here run 35–45 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Roland.
Roland 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 | −9.5°C | −18.5°C | −14.0°C | 17 mm | 25 cm |
| February | −7.2°C | −16.4°C | −11.8°C | 16 mm | 12 cm |
| March | 0.0°C | −9.0°C | −4.5°C | 20 mm | 19 cm |
| April | 10.0°C | −1.4°C | 4.3°C | 30 mm | 14 cm |
| May | 18.1°C | 5.5°C | 11.8°C | 76 mm | 4 cm |
| June | 23.2°C | 11.9°C | 17.6°C | 89 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.6°C | 14.3°C | 20.0°C | 73 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25.4°C | 13.0°C | 19.2°C | 65 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 20.1°C | 8.0°C | 14.1°C | 54 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 10.9°C | 1.1°C | 6.0°C | 39 mm | 4 cm |
| November | 0.7°C | −7.5°C | −3.4°C | 27 mm | 21 cm |
| December | −6.7°C | −14.9°C | −10.8°C | 22 mm | 27 cm |
| Year | 9.2°C | −1.2°C | 4.0°C | 528 mm | 126 cm |
In March, anything from −32.8°C to 23.1°C
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high over 1991–2020; December is the month whose average wanders most from year to year (±4.2°C around −10.8°C), August the one that wanders least (±1.4°C).
Where Roland’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s normals for Morden, 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
- Other locations: a location missing months of precipitation or snow is filled from the nearest that has them all, never mixed month by month.
- 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: sunshine, which none of ECCC’s 450 locations publishes for 1991–2020, and the town’s own height above sea level, so no figure is adjusted for altitude.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Roland’s climate
How warm does Roland get in summer?
At its warmest, in July, the normal high is 25.6°C.
How cold does Roland get in winter?
Midwinter means January, when a typical night reaches −18.5°C.
How much rain and snow does Roland get?
A normal year brings 528 mm, snow included as water: June is wettest at 89 mm, February driest at 16 mm.
Are these figures for Roland itself?
Not as such: Morden is the nearest normals location, and Roland has none.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Roland →
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).