Climate in Bridgwater Trails · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Bridgwater Trails has colder winter nights than 95% of Canadian towns

Expect July afternoons of about 25.8°C. Of all months, July brings the most precipitation and February the least. It is a dry place: less rain and snow fall here than on 72% of Canadian towns. Have the furnace checked before October to April, the months that average under 10°C.

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

Figures: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Winnipeg Richardson (Airport) (15 km north).

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 Bridgwater Trails 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 Bridgwater Trails’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 Bridgwater Trails 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

The frost season runs September to May, and January freezes nearly every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 52 nights a year.

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

519 mm of precipitation in a typical year

Some 80 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.

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

Snowfall: about 126 cm in a normal 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 Bridgwater Trails

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

Think of it as a year’s worth of daily shortfalls below 18°C, added up. By this count, homes here need more heating than 89% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Bridgwater Trails’s climate

What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.

The garden window

The frost-free stretch runs from about 23 May to about 22 September, some 122 days in a normal year.

Get outside

Warm afternoons without cold nights, 17–27°C and 8°C or more, mark Jun, Jul and Aug.

Parks & trails →

Wind chill

Winter brings about 86 days with a wind chill below −20.

Humidex

Humid summer days, the humidex above 30, number about 37 a year.

Storms and extremes

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

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Winnipeg Richardson (Airport)

Winnipeg Richardson (Airport) is a composite: ECCC joins 4 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.

Distance from the town	15 km north
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, 78 km

Compared with other towns

How Bridgwater Trails compares

Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Manitoba.

July afternoons25.8°C

Bridgwater TrailsMedian Canadian town

20°C22°C24°C26°C28°C

Warmer than 57% of Canadian towns8th warmest of 189 towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba

January nights−21.2°C

Bridgwater TrailsMedian Canadian town

−30°C−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C

Colder than 95% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year519 mm

Bridgwater TrailsMedian Canadian town

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Drier than 72% of Canadian towns

Snowfall a year126 cm

Bridgwater TrailsMedian Canadian town

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Less snowy than 64% of Canadian towns

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Bridgwater Trails’s own would show the same figures). The nearest places to Bridgwater Trails with figures are 42–48 km away.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Bridgwater Trails Winnipeg Richardson (Airport)	25.8°C	−21.2°C	519 mm
St-Pierre-Jolys 42 km · Emerson	26.0°C about the same	−20.4°C 0.8°C milder	543 mm
Cartier 43 km · Portage Southport	25.4°C about the same	−19.1°C 2.1°C milder	493 mm

Month by month

Bridgwater Trails 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	−21.2°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

From year to year, December moves by 4.1°C, more than any month, and July least

Records from 1991 to 2020: no month spans more than March, between −37.4°C (2003) and 23.7°C (2012).

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Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal

Sources

Where Bridgwater Trails’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Winnipeg Richardson (Airport): the nearest of its locations with every month’s temperatures.
Comparisons: every Canadian town and neighbourhood of 2,500 or more, each read from its own nearest location; city totals and reserves are left out.
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 Bridgwater Trails’s climate

How warm does Bridgwater Trails get in summer?

Midsummer means July, with afternoons near 25.8°C on a typical day.

How cold does Bridgwater Trails get in winter?

Midwinter means January, when a typical night reaches −21.2°C.

How much rain and snow does Bridgwater Trails get?

Precipitation totals 519 mm a year, with July the wettest month (77 mm) and February the driest (13 mm).

Are these figures for Bridgwater Trails itself?

Close to it: they are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Winnipeg Richardson (Airport), just outside Bridgwater Trails’s boundary.

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

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).