Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainWhitehead sits near the bottom of Canadian towns for winter warmth
High summer brings afternoon highs near 24.9°C. The wettest month is June; the driest is February. Rain and snow together come to less here than on 76% of Canadian towns. The outdoor season runs from June to August, with highs of 23–25°C.
The nearest ECCC normals location to Whitehead is Brandon, 19 km north-east, and every figure on this page is its.
A year in Whitehead at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Whitehead’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba beside it.
What a year in Whitehead feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
About 205 frosts and 103 warm days a year
Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 53 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 489 mm a year
On about 73 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 128 cm of snow a year
Snow falls from October to May, most of all in December (about 29 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Whitehead
90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
A heating degree day is one degree of shortfall below 18°C for one day, summed over the year. In heating terms, homes need more heating than 97% of Canadian towns.
Living with Whitehead’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Between the last frost, near 18 May, and the first, near 18 September, lie about 122 frost-free days.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →Expect around 87 days a year when the wind chill sinks below −20.
About 31 days a year feel above 30 on the humidex.
A typical year is calm by definition; Whitehead’s hazards page covers the exceptions.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Brandon
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Brandon are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 19 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 409 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −43.2°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 37.9°C |
| Average wind | 15.2 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Elkhorn, 76 km |
How Whitehead 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.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Whitehead’s would only repeat its figures. The nearest places to Whitehead with figures are 42–58 km away.
Whitehead 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 | −11.4°C | −21.9°C | −16.7°C | 18 mm | 25 cm |
| February | −8.5°C | −19.7°C | −14.1°C | 14 mm | 17 cm |
| March | −1.6°C | −12.5°C | −7.0°C | 24 mm | 19 cm |
| April | 9.6°C | −3.3°C | 3.1°C | 27 mm | 8 cm |
| May | 17.4°C | 3.2°C | 10.3°C | 65 mm | 4 cm |
| June | 22.6°C | 9.7°C | 16.2°C | 98 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 24.9°C | 11.8°C | 18.4°C | 72 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25.1°C | 10.2°C | 17.7°C | 56 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 19.5°C | 4.9°C | 12.2°C | 43 mm | under 1 cm |
| October | 10.1°C | −2.2°C | 4.0°C | 32 mm | 6 cm |
| November | −0.3°C | −10.3°C | −5.3°C | 20 mm | 21 cm |
| December | −8.6°C | −18.5°C | −13.6°C | 22 mm | 29 cm |
| Year | 8.2°C | −4.0°C | 2.1°C | 489 mm | 128 cm |
March has run from −38.4°C to 22.6°C in thirty years
The month to count on least is February: one year in three its average strays more than 4.2°C from −14.1°C. July moves least, typically by 1.3°C.
Where Whitehead’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at Brandon (the closest location with all twelve months of temperatures).
- Comparisons: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
- 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 Whitehead’s climate
How warm does Whitehead get in summer?
Highs reach 25.1°C on an average August day; no month is warmer.
How cold does Whitehead get in winter?
Winter bottoms out in January, with lows near −21.9°C.
How much rain and snow does Whitehead get?
Measured as water, a year brings 489 mm: 98 mm in June, the wettest month, and 14 mm in February, the driest.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
On about 138 days a year the ground keeps at least 1 cm of snow.
Are these figures for Whitehead itself?
They are borrowed from Brandon, the nearest place to Whitehead where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Whitehead →
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).