Nights turn raw in Glenwood each January, colder than in 95% of Canadian towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 25.8°C. From frozen January to warm July, readings climb 47°C. Its yearly rain and snow fall short of 72% of Canadian towns. Garden chairs stay out from June to August, the months with highs of 23–26°C.
Figures: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Winnipeg Richardson (Airport) (11 km north-west).
A year in Glenwood at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Glenwood’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba beside it.
What a year in Glenwood feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
Frost on 193 days, 20°C on 110
Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. 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
Rain and melted snow: about 519 mm a year
The most falls in July, the least in February. 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
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 Glenwood
91% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
The total grows by a degree for every degree a day’s mean sits under 18°C. That means homes here need more heating than 89% of Canadian towns.
Living with Glenwood’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Wait until about 23 May to plant out; frost tends to come back around 22 September, about 122 days later.
Warm afternoons without cold nights, 17–27°C and 8°C or more, mark Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →The wind chill passes −20 on about 86 days in a normal year.
About 37 days a year turn sultry, with the humidex past 30.
Thirty-year normals hide the storms and the extremes: the hazards page has Glenwood’s risks.
Flood & hazards →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 | 11 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, 83 km |
How Glenwood 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
Places around Glenwood whose figures come from another normals location. No closer places have figures: these lie 41–48 km from Glenwood.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenwood 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 48 km · Emerson | 26.0°C about the same | −20.4°C 0.8°C milder | 543 mm |
| Cartier 48 km · Portage Southport | 25.4°C about the same | −19.1°C 2.1°C milder | 493 mm |
Glenwood 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 strays furthest from its normal year to year, by 4.1°C; July the least
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.
Where Glenwood’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: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
- 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 Glenwood’s climate
How warm does Glenwood get in summer?
The warmest month is July, when afternoons average 25.8°C.
How cold does Glenwood get in winter?
In January, the coldest month, the typical low is −21.2°C.
How much rain and snow does Glenwood 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 Glenwood itself?
They are the normals for Winnipeg Richardson (Airport), measured just outside Glenwood itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Glenwood →
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).