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Climate in Rossburn · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Rossburn sits near the bottom of Canadian towns for winter warmth

Expect July afternoons of about 23.7°C. By precipitation alone, it ranks drier than 78% of Canadian towns. The year swings widely: the coldest month’s nights and the warmest month’s afternoons are 46°C apart. Comfortable outdoor weather lasts from June to August, with highs of 21–24°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

Far-off figures: ECCC’s closest normals for Rossburn come from Roblin, 69 km north-west, so take them as the area’s climate.

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 Rossburn 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 Rossburn’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 Rossburn feels like

Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.

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

About 206 frosts and 90 warm days a year

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.

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

Rain and melted snow: about 448 mm a year

June brings the most rain and snow; February, the least. 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

Snowfall: about 95 cm in a normal year

From October to May snow is likely; December is the peak, at 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 Rossburn

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

Degree days add up how far each day’s mean temperature falls below 18°C over a year. A house here needs more heating than almost every Canadian town.

Living here

Living with Rossburn’s climate

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

Get outside

Plan time outside for Jun, Jul and Aug: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.

Parks & trails →

Wind chill

Roughly 90 days a year feel colder than −20 in the wind.

Humidex

Humid heat, a humidex over 30, comes on about 21 days a year.

Storms and extremes

For the weather that does damage, from ice storms to floods, see Rossburn’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	69 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, 72 km

Compared with other towns

How Rossburn 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 afternoons23.7°C

RossburnMedian 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

RossburnMedian 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

RossburnMedian 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

RossburnMedian 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

The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Rossburn’s would only repeat its figures. The nearest places to Rossburn with figures are 31–49 km away.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Rossburn Roblin	23.7°C	−22.3°C	448 mm
Yellowhead 31 km · Elkhorn	25.4°C 1.7°C warmer	−19.6°C 2.7°C milder	517 mm
Harrison Park 49 km · Dauphin	25.1°C 1.4°C warmer	−20.9°C 1.4°C milder	462 mm

Month by month

Rossburn weather by month

Average daily high and low, mean temperature, rain and snow (as water) and snowfall by month, 1991–2020.

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

A February here can run warm or cold, its average moving by about 4.2°C; the steadiest month is July

Each bar spans a month’s coldest and warmest readings over thirty years; March’s run from −40.0°C in 2003 to 20.0°C in 1993.

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Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal

Sources

Where Rossburn’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: 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: a sunshine figure (ECCC published none for 1991–2020) and any lapse-rate correction for height, as the town has no elevation here.

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

Questions about Rossburn’s climate

How warm does Rossburn get in summer?

A normal July afternoon tops out at about 23.7°C, the year’s high point.

How cold does Rossburn get in winter?

Expect nights around −22.3°C in January; no month is colder.

How much rain and snow does Rossburn get?

Rain and snow, with snow counted as water, total 448 mm a year; June leads with 88 mm and February trails with 13 mm.

Are these figures for Rossburn itself?

No: they come from Roblin, the nearest ECCC normals location, and far enough away to describe the wider area more than Rossburn.

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

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).