Photo: HS01 · CC BY-SA 3.0Frost comes to Wallace-Woodworth more often than to 89% of Canadian towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 25.4°C. It is a dry place: less rain and snow fall here than on 75% of Canadian towns. The wettest month is June; the driest is February. Have the furnace checked before October to April, the months that average under 10°C.
1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Elkhorn station, 19 km north-west.
A year in Wallace-Woodworth at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Wallace-Woodworth’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba beside it.
What a year in Wallace-Woodworth feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
196 frost days a year
The frost season runs September to May, and January freezes nearly every night. Some 44 nights a year drop under −20°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
About 517 mm of rain and snow a year
Some 83 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 142 cm in a normal year
The snow season runs October to May; December brings the most, about 26 cm. 7th snowiest of 187 towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Living with Wallace-Woodworth’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
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 →Thirty years of averages say little about one bad storm; Wallace-Woodworth’s hazards page does.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Elkhorn
Every temperature, frost, snow and degree-day figure on this page is the 1991–2020 normal ECCC publishes for Elkhorn.
| Distance from the town | 19 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 498 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −41.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 39.0°C |
| Next-nearest location | Melita, 62 km |
How Wallace-Woodworth 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.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Wallace-Woodworth’s would only repeat its figures. Distances here run 33–57 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Wallace-Woodworth.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace-Woodworth Elkhorn | 25.4°C | −19.6°C | 517 mm |
| Pipestone 33 km · Melita | 25.6°C about the same | −19.9°C about the same | 422 mm |
| Sioux Valley Dakota Nation 33 km · Brandon | 24.9°C 0.5°C cooler | −21.9°C 2.3°C colder | 489 mm |
Wallace-Woodworth weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −9.9°C | −19.6°C | −14.7°C | 26 mm | 25 cm |
| February | −7.0°C | −17.1°C | −12.1°C | 18 mm | 17 cm |
| March | −0.5°C | −10.5°C | −5.5°C | 32 mm | 25 cm |
| April | 9.9°C | −2.5°C | 3.7°C | 28 mm | 13 cm |
| May | 17.9°C | 4.3°C | 11.1°C | 69 mm | 5 cm |
| June | 22.4°C | 10.0°C | 16.2°C | 101 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.4°C | 12.4°C | 19.2°C | 71 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25.4°C | 10.9°C | 18.1°C | 55 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 19.6°C | 6.0°C | 12.8°C | 36 mm | 1 cm |
| October | 10.2°C | −0.9°C | 4.7°C | 28 mm | 8 cm |
| November | −0.1°C | −9.0°C | −4.4°C | 26 mm | 22 cm |
| December | −7.4°C | −16.3°C | −11.8°C | 27 mm | 26 cm |
| Year | 8.8°C | −2.7°C | 3.1°C | 517 mm | 142 cm |
Two years in three, December’s average lands within 4.3°C of normal, against the steadier July
Records from 1991 to 2020: no month spans more than February, between −41.0°C (1996) and 18.0°C (2008).
Where Wallace-Woodworth’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 normals from ECCC for Elkhorn, its nearest location with complete temperatures.
- Comparisons: every place of 2,500+ in Canada but the city hubs and the reserves, each on its nearest ECCC location.
- 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 Wallace-Woodworth’s climate
How warm does Wallace-Woodworth get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.4°C.
How cold does Wallace-Woodworth get in winter?
Lows sink to −19.6°C on an average January night.
How much rain and snow does Wallace-Woodworth get?
Over twelve months, rain and melted snow come to 517 mm; the range runs from 18 mm in February to 101 mm in June.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Roughly 139 days a year start with snow cover of 1 cm or more.
Are these figures for Wallace-Woodworth itself?
Yes, measured at Elkhorn, which sits inside Wallace-Woodworth’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Wallace-Woodworth →
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).