Climate in St. François Xavier · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

January in St. François Xavier bites harder than in 95% of Canadian towns

Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 25.8°C. Winter and summer sit 47°C apart. Counting rain and snow together, it is drier than 72% of Canadian towns. About 80 days a year bring 1 mm of precipitation or more.

July afternoons: warmer than 57% of Canadian towns

January nights: colder than 95% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year: drier than 72% of Canadian towns

Borrowed figures: St. François Xavier has no normals station, so these come from Winnipeg Richardson (Airport), 22 km east.

July high

25.8°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−21.2°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

519 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Snowfall a year

126 cm

Typical Canadian town 141 cm

Frost days

193

a year at 0°C or below

Frost-free days

122

23 May to 22 Sep

A year in St. François Xavier at a glance

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

Jan−11°C−21°CColdest nights

Feb−9°C−19°C

Mar−1°C−11°C

Apr10°C−3°C

May18°C4°CLast frost ~23 May

Jun23°C11°C

Jul26°C13°CWarmestWettest

Aug25°C12°C

Sep20°C7°CFirst frost ~22 Sep

Oct10°C0°C

Nov now0°C−9°C

Dec−8°C−17°CSnowiest

What stands out about St. François Xavier’s climate

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

A wider year than 96% of Canadian townsFrom January nights to July afternoons, the year spans 47.0°C.Colder than 95% of Canadian townsJanuary nights average −21.2°C, the coldest of the year.Drier than 72% of Canadian townsAbout 519 mm of rain and melted snow a year; July is the wettest month and February the driest.

A normal year

What a year in St. François Xavier feels like

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

Winter

−9°C / −19°C

51 mm, with 64 cm of snow

Spring

9°C / −3°C

128 mm, with 37 cm of snow

Summer

25°C / 12°C

225 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season

Autumn

10°C / −1°C

116 mm, with 25 cm of snow

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10°C−3°C

18°C4°C

23°C11°C

26°C13°C

25°C12°C

20°C7°C

10°C0°C

0°C−9°C

−8°C−17°C

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

Frost & warm days

193 frost days and 110 days above 20°C a year

From September to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. Some 52 nights a year drop under −20°C.

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

23 May 22 Sep

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

193

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

More frosts than 85% of Canadian towns

115

Days that stay below 0°C

Nights a year below −20°C

110

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 519 mm a year

The most falls in July, the least in February.

519 mm

Rain and snow a year

Drier than 72% of Canadian towns

436 mm

Of it as rain alone (84%)

77 mm

July, the wettest month

13 mm

February, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

77 mm

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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

89 mm

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Snow

About 126 cm of snow a year

Expect snow from October to May, with about 27 cm in December, the snowiest month.

126 cm

Snowfall a year

Less snowy than 64% of Canadian towns

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

19 cm

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

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

27 cm

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Snow on the ground by month

Centimetres at month’s end

19 cm

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Heating

Heating a home in St. François Xavier

91% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.

5,672 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020

1,814 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

A heating degree day is one degree of shortfall below 18°C for one day, summed over the year. Over a year, a home here needs more heating than 89% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with St. François Xavier’s climate

The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.

The garden window

Gardens get from about 23 May to 22 September without frost, around 122 days in all.

Get outside

Mild days and mild nights together (17–27°C by day, 8°C or more at night) belong to Jun, Jul and Aug.

Parks & trails →

Wind chill

Wind chill falls below −20 on about 86 days a year: cover skin and dress in layers.

Humidex

Roughly 37 days a year feel hotter than 30 once humidity is counted.

Storms and extremes

A normal year has no blizzard, flood or heat wave in it; St. François Xavier’s hazards page looks at those.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Winnipeg Richardson (Airport)

Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Winnipeg Richardson (Airport) are 4 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.

Distance from the town	22 km east
Station altitude	239 m
Completeness	meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule
WMO standard normals	No
Coldest reading, 1991–2020	−41.8°C
Hottest reading, 1991–2020	37.8°C
Average wind	17.5 km/h on average, most often from the south
Next-nearest location	Portage Southport, 53 km

Compared with other towns

How St. François Xavier 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 afternoons25.8°C

St. François XavierMedian Canadian town

20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C

Warmer than 57% of Canadian towns8th warmest of 190 towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba

January nights−21.2°C

St. François XavierMedian Canadian town

−30°C−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C

Colder than 95% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year519 mm

St. François XavierMedian Canadian town

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Drier than 72% of Canadian towns

Snowfall a year126 cm

St. François XavierMedian Canadian town

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Less snowy than 64% of Canadian towns

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share St. François Xavier’s would only repeat its figures. No closer places have figures: these lie 17–56 km from St. François Xavier.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
St. François Xavier Winnipeg Richardson (Airport)	25.8°C	−21.2°C	519 mm
Cartier 17 km · Portage Southport	25.4°C about the same	−19.1°C 2.1°C milder	493 mm
Morris 53 km · Emerson	26.0°C about the same	−20.4°C 0.8°C milder	543 mm
Dufferin 56 km · Morden	25.6°C about the same	−18.5°C 2.7°C milder	528 mm

Month by month

St. François Xavier weather by month

Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.

Month	High	Low	Mean	Rain & snow	Snow
January	−11.4°C	−21.2°C	−16.3°C	18 mm	25 cm
February	−8.8°C	−19.3°C	−14.1°C	13 mm	12 cm
March	−0.9°C	−11.2°C	−6.1°C	26 mm	19 cm
April	10.0°C	−2.5°C	3.8°C	33 mm	14 cm
May	18.1°C	4.2°C	11.1°C	70 mm	4 cm
June	23.3°C	10.9°C	17.1°C	74 mm	0 cm
July	25.8°C	13.2°C	19.5°C	77 mm	0 cm
August	25.4°C	11.9°C	18.7°C	74 mm	0 cm
September	19.6°C	6.9°C	13.3°C	53 mm	0 cm
October	10.4°C	−0.2°C	5.1°C	38 mm	4 cm
November	0.1°C	−8.8°C	−4.4°C	25 mm	21 cm
December	−8.2°C	−17.3°C	−12.7°C	19 mm	27 cm
Year	8.6°C	−2.8°C	2.9°C	519 mm	126 cm

Year to year

In March, anything from −37.4°C to 23.7°C

December is the least predictable month: about two years in three its average lands within 4.1°C of the normal, −12.7°C. July is the steadiest, within 1.4°C.

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Sources

Where St. François Xavier’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: ECCC’s 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals for Winnipeg Richardson (Airport), 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: hours of sunshine, missing from the 1991–2020 normals, and a height correction: the town has no elevation on file.

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

Questions about St. François Xavier’s climate

How warm does St. François Xavier get in summer?

Peak warmth comes in July, at about 25.8°C by mid-afternoon.

How cold does St. François Xavier get in winter?

Overnight lows average −21.2°C in January, the coldest month.

How much rain and snow does St. François Xavier get?

About 519 mm a year, rain and melted snow together. July is the wettest month (77 mm) and February the driest (13 mm).

Are these figures for St. François Xavier itself?

Not directly: St. François Xavier has no ECCC normals of its own, and Winnipeg Richardson (Airport) stands in for it.

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

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).