Luxton has colder winter nights than 95% of Canadian towns
July afternoons average 25.8°C. Rain and snow together come to less here than on 72% of Canadian towns. Of all months, July brings the most precipitation and February the least. Windshields need scraping on about 193 mornings a year, the days the air reaches 0°C or below.
Figures: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Winnipeg Richardson (Airport) (7.8 km west).
A year in Luxton at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Luxton’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba beside it.
What a year in Luxton 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
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
About 519 mm of rain and snow a year
About 80 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
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 Luxton
91% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Behind the figure: the degrees each day’s mean falls under 18°C, summed for the year. That means homes here need more heating than 89% of Canadian towns.
Living with Luxton’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
The frost-free stretch runs from about 23 May to about 22 September, some 122 days in a normal year.
Highs of 17–27°C with nights of 8°C or more come in Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →A wind chill below −20 is part of about 86 days a year here.
The humidex tops 30 on about 37 days a year: muggy days to plan around.
For blizzards, floods and wildfire, turn to Luxton’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →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 | 7.8 km 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 | Gimli, 79 km |
How Luxton 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.
Nearby towns’ climate
Places around Luxton whose figures come from another normals location. No closer places have figures: these lie 38–47 km from Luxton.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luxton Winnipeg Richardson (Airport) | 25.8°C | −21.2°C | 519 mm |
| Brokenhead 38 km · Pinawa | 25.2°C 0.6°C cooler | −21.7°C 0.5°C colder | 571 mm |
| Cartier 47 km · Portage Southport | 25.4°C about the same | −19.1°C 2.1°C milder | 493 mm |
Luxton 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
Over 1991–2020, March saw both −37.4°C (2003) and 23.7°C (2012), the widest span of any month.
Where Luxton’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, Winnipeg Richardson (Airport), 1991–2020.
- 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: a sunshine figure (ECCC published none for 1991–2020) and any lapse-rate correction for height, as the town has no elevation here.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Luxton’s climate
How warm does Luxton get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.8°C.
How cold does Luxton get in winter?
Midwinter means January, when a typical night reaches −21.2°C.
How much rain and snow does Luxton get?
Over twelve months, rain and melted snow come to 519 mm; the range runs from 13 mm in February to 77 mm in July.
Are these figures for Luxton itself?
They are the normals for Winnipeg Richardson (Airport), measured just outside Luxton itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Luxton →
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).