Minto has colder winter nights than 95% of Canadian towns
July afternoons average 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. Have the furnace checked before October to April, the months that average under 10°C.
1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Winnipeg Richardson (Airport) location, 4.5 km north-west.
A year in Minto at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Minto’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba beside it.
What a year in Minto feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
About 193 frosts and 110 warm days a year
The frost season runs September to May, and January freezes nearly every night. 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
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
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 Minto
91% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Heating degree days total each day’s gap between its mean temperature and 18°C. In heating terms, homes need more heating than 89% of Canadian towns.
Living with Minto’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Tender plants are usually safe from around 23 May until frost returns near 22 September: about 122 days.
For long days outdoors, Jun, Jul and Aug bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Roughly 86 days a year feel colder than −20 in the wind.
Muggy heat with a humidex over 30 arrives on about 37 days a year.
For the weather that does damage, from ice storms to floods, see Minto’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 | 4.5 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 | Portage Southport, 78 km |
How Minto 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 Minto’s own would show the same figures). Minto has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 42–54 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minto Winnipeg Richardson (Airport) | 25.8°C | −21.2°C | 519 mm |
| Cartier 42 km · Portage Southport | 25.4°C about the same | −19.1°C 2.1°C milder | 493 mm |
| Brokenhead 44 km · Pinawa | 25.2°C 0.6°C cooler | −21.7°C 0.5°C colder | 571 mm |
| St-Pierre-Jolys 52 km · Emerson | 26.0°C about the same | −20.4°C 0.8°C milder | 543 mm |
Minto 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 |
December varies most from one year to the next (4.1°C), July least
The thirty-year records stretch furthest in March: a low of −37.4°C in 2003 and a high of 23.7°C in 2012.
Where Minto’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals for Winnipeg Richardson (Airport), the nearest location with a full year of temperatures.
- Comparisons: Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500, each placed by its nearest location (city totals and reserves excluded).
- 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 Minto’s climate
How warm does Minto get in summer?
The warmest month is July, when afternoons average 25.8°C.
How cold does Minto get in winter?
Expect nights around −21.2°C in January; no month is colder.
How much rain and snow does Minto get?
A normal year brings 519 mm, snow included as water: July is wettest at 77 mm, February driest at 13 mm.
Are these figures for Minto itself?
They are the normals for Winnipeg Richardson (Airport), measured just outside Minto itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Minto →
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).