Winter nights in Betsworth are colder than in 95% of Canadian towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 25.8°C on average. Temperatures cover 47°C across the year, low to high. Rain and snow together come to less here than on 72% of Canadian towns. Picnics, hikes and garden evenings come into their own from June to August, with highs of 23–26°C.
1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Winnipeg Richardson (Airport) location, 8.6 km north-east.
A year in Betsworth at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Betsworth’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba beside it.
What a year in Betsworth feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
193 frost days and 110 days above 20°C a year
Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. On about 52 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
519 mm of precipitation in a typical year
July brings the most rain and snow; February, the least. On about 80 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 126 cm of snow a year
Snow falls from October to May, most of all in December (about 27 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Betsworth
91% 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. A house here needs more heating than 89% of Canadian towns.
Living with Betsworth’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Between the last frost, near 23 May, and the first, near 22 September, lie about 122 frost-free days.
For long days outdoors, Jun, Jul and Aug bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Plan for about 86 days a year with a wind chill below −20.
About 37 days a year feel above 30 on the humidex.
Ice storms, floods and heat waves are risks, not averages: they are on Betsworth’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →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 | 8.6 km north-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, 70 km |
How Betsworth 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
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Betsworth’s own would show the same figures). Betsworth has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 34–57 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Betsworth Winnipeg Richardson (Airport) | 25.8°C | −21.2°C | 519 mm |
| Cartier 34 km · Portage Southport | 25.4°C about the same | −19.1°C 2.1°C milder | 493 mm |
| Morris 48 km · Emerson | 26.0°C about the same | −20.4°C 0.8°C milder | 543 mm |
| Brokenhead 53 km · Pinawa | 25.2°C 0.6°C cooler | −21.7°C 0.5°C colder | 571 mm |
Betsworth 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 | −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 |
December varies most from one year to the next (4.1°C), July least
March has the widest record range, −37.4°C in 2003 to 23.7°C in 2012; the tick on each bar is the month’s normal.
Where Betsworth’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at Winnipeg Richardson (Airport) (the closest location with all twelve months 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: 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 Betsworth’s climate
How warm does Betsworth get in summer?
A normal July afternoon tops out at about 25.8°C, the year’s high point.
How cold does Betsworth get in winter?
Expect nights around −21.2°C in January; no month is colder.
How much rain and snow does Betsworth get?
Measured as water, a year brings 519 mm: 77 mm in July, the wettest month, and 13 mm in February, the driest.
Are these figures for Betsworth itself?
Almost: ECCC’s Winnipeg Richardson (Airport) location, which gives these figures, lies a short way outside Betsworth.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Betsworth →
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).