January in Burrows-Keewatin bites harder than in 95% of Canadian towns
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 25.8°C. Precipitation is light here, less than falls on 72% of Canadian towns. Rain or snow is most frequent in July and least in February. An umbrella or a shovel earns its place on about 80 days a year with 1 mm or more.
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals at its Winnipeg Richardson (Airport) station, 3.4 km south-west.
A year in Burrows-Keewatin at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Burrows-Keewatin’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba beside it.
What a year in Burrows-Keewatin feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
Frost on 193 days, 20°C on 110
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
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 126 cm in a normal year
The snow season runs October to May; December brings the most, about 27 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Burrows-Keewatin
91% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
The count adds up, day by day, how far the mean temperature falls short of 18°C. A house here needs more heating than 89% of Canadian towns.
Living with Burrows-Keewatin’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Count on about 122 frost-free days: the last frost averages 23 May, the first 22 September.
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 →Plan for about 86 days a year with a wind chill below −20.
Summer brings about 37 days when the humidex passes 30.
Ice storms, floods and heat waves are risks, not averages: they are on Burrows-Keewatin’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 | 3.4 km south-west |
| 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 |
How Burrows-Keewatin 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
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Burrows-Keewatin’s own would show the same figures). The nearest places to Burrows-Keewatin with figures are 42–50 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burrows-Keewatin Winnipeg Richardson (Airport) | 25.8°C | −21.2°C | 519 mm |
| Brokenhead 42 km · Pinawa | 25.2°C 0.6°C cooler | −21.7°C 0.5°C colder | 571 mm |
| Cartier 42 km · Portage Southport | 25.4°C about the same | −19.1°C 2.1°C milder | 493 mm |
Burrows-Keewatin 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 |
From year to year, December moves by 4.1°C, more than any month, and July least
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high since 1991. March spans the most, from −37.4°C (2003) to 23.7°C (2012).
Where Burrows-Keewatin’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s normals for Winnipeg Richardson (Airport), 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
- 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 (no 1991–2020 normals exist for it) and any altitude adjustment, since there is no elevation for the town itself.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Burrows-Keewatin’s climate
How warm does Burrows-Keewatin get in summer?
The warmest month is July, when afternoons average 25.8°C.
How cold does Burrows-Keewatin get in winter?
Winter bottoms out in January, with lows near −21.2°C.
How much rain and snow does Burrows-Keewatin get?
Some 519 mm falls in a year. Most of it comes in July (77 mm), the least in February (13 mm).
Are these figures for Burrows-Keewatin itself?
They are the normals for Winnipeg Richardson (Airport), measured just outside Burrows-Keewatin itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Burrows-Keewatin →
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).