Nights turn raw in Fraipont each January, colder than in 95% of Canadian towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 25.8°C. Precipitation is light here, less than falls on 72% of Canadian towns. From frozen January to warm July, readings climb 47°C. Frost comes on about 193 days a year, so leave time to clear the car.
1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Winnipeg Richardson (Airport) location, 16 km north-west.
A year in Fraipont at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Fraipont’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba beside it.
What a year in Fraipont feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
About 193 frosts and 110 warm days a year
The frost season runs September to May, and January freezes nearly every night. Some 52 nights a year drop under −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
126 cm of snow in a typical year
Expect snow from October to May, with about 27 cm in December, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Fraipont
91% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Degree days add up how far each day’s mean temperature falls below 18°C over a year. That means homes here need more heating than 89% of Canadian towns.
Living with Fraipont’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Plant out after about 23 May; the first frost of autumn usually arrives near 22 September, leaving roughly 122 days without frost.
Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →Frostbite weather, a wind chill under −20, turns up on about 86 days a year.
About 37 days a year feel above 30 on the humidex.
Severe weather is a separate story from the averages: see Fraipont’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 | 16 km north-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 | Pinawa, 82 km |
How Fraipont compares
Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Manitoba.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Fraipont’s would only repeat its figures. No closer places have figures: these lie 41–49 km from Fraipont.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraipont Winnipeg Richardson (Airport) | 25.8°C | −21.2°C | 519 mm |
| Brokenhead 41 km · Pinawa | 25.2°C 0.6°C cooler | −21.7°C 0.5°C colder | 571 mm |
| St-Pierre-Jolys 43 km · Emerson | 26.0°C about the same | −20.4°C 0.8°C milder | 543 mm |
Fraipont 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 |
March: −37.4°C at its coldest, 23.7°C at its warmest
From one year to the next, December’s average typically shifts by 4.1°C around its normal of −12.7°C, the widest of any month, while July’s shifts by 1.4°C.
Where Fraipont’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: 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 Fraipont’s climate
How warm does Fraipont get in summer?
Peak warmth comes in July, at about 25.8°C by mid-afternoon.
How cold does Fraipont get in winter?
The coldest nights come in January, averaging −21.2°C.
How much rain and snow does Fraipont get?
Around 519 mm a year in all, from 77 mm in July down to 13 mm in February.
Are these figures for Fraipont itself?
Almost: ECCC’s Winnipeg Richardson (Airport) location, which gives these figures, lies a short way outside Fraipont.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Fraipont →
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).