Climate in Glendale · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Glendale has colder winter nights than 95% of Canadian towns

Midsummer highs settle at about 25.8°C. July is the wettest month, February the driest. Rain and snow together come to less here than on 72% of Canadian towns. Plan for rain or snow on about 80 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.

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

Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals at its Winnipeg Richardson (Airport) station, 8.5 km north-east.

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 Glendale 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 Glendale’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 Glendale feels like

Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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

From September to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. On about 52 nights a year the air falls below −20°C.

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

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

From October to May snow is likely; December is the peak, at about 27 cm.

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 Glendale

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

Warm days count for nothing; each colder day adds how far its mean sits below 18°C. In heating terms, homes need more heating than 89% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Glendale’s climate

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

The garden window

The growing season between frosts lasts about 122 days, roughly 23 May to 22 September.

Get outside

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 →

Wind chill

Wind chill falls below −20 on about 86 days a year: cover skin and dress in layers.

Humidex

Count on some 37 humid days a year with the humidex past 30.

Storms and extremes

Thirty years of averages say little about one bad storm; Glendale’s hazards page does.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Winnipeg Richardson (Airport)

ECCC builds the Winnipeg Richardson (Airport) normals from 4 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.

Distance from the town	8.5 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, 68 km

Compared with other towns

How Glendale 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.

July afternoons25.8°C

GlendaleMedian 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

GlendaleMedian Canadian town

−30°C−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C

Colder than 95% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year519 mm

GlendaleMedian Canadian town

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Drier than 72% of Canadian towns

Snowfall a year126 cm

GlendaleMedian Canadian town

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Less snowy than 64% of Canadian towns

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

Places around Glendale whose figures come from another normals location. Glendale has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 33–57 km out.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Glendale Winnipeg Richardson (Airport)	25.8°C	−21.2°C	519 mm
Cartier 33 km · Portage Southport	25.4°C about the same	−19.1°C 2.1°C milder	493 mm
Morris 49 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
Teulon 57 km · Gimli	25.3°C 0.5°C cooler	−22.7°C 1.5°C colder	517 mm

Month by month

Glendale 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

Year to year

Two years in three, December’s average lands within 4.1°C of normal, against the steadier July

Each bar spans a month’s coldest and warmest readings over thirty years; March’s run from −37.4°C in 2003 to 23.7°C in 2012.

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Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal

Sources

Where Glendale’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: 1991–2020 normals for Winnipeg Richardson (Airport) from ECCC’s climate data site, the nearest location with every month of temperature.
Comparisons: every place of 2,500+ in Canada but the city hubs and the reserves, each on its nearest ECCC location.
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 Glendale’s climate

How warm does Glendale get in summer?

At its warmest, in July, the normal high is 25.8°C.

How cold does Glendale get in winter?

The coldest nights come in January, averaging −21.2°C.

How much rain and snow does Glendale 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 Glendale itself?

Nearly: Winnipeg Richardson (Airport), the location behind them, sits just beyond Glendale’s boundary.

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

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).