Climate in Point Road · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Nights turn raw in Point Road each January, colder than in 95% of Canadian towns

July afternoons average 25.8°C. By precipitation alone, it ranks drier than 72% of Canadian towns. A year here swings 47°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. An umbrella or a shovel earns its place on about 80 days a year 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, 10 km north-west.

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 Point Road 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 Point Road’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 Point Road feels like

Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.

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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−11°C−21°C

−9°C−19°C

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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

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.

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

About 519 mm of rain and snow a year

July brings the most rain and snow; February, the least.

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

About 126 cm of snow a year

The snow season runs October to May; December brings the most, 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 Point Road

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

One degree below 18°C for one day makes one heating degree day; the year’s days are added together. In heating terms, homes need more heating than 89% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Point Road’s climate

The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.

The garden window

Plant out after about 23 May; the first frost of autumn usually arrives near 22 September, leaving roughly 122 days without frost.

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

Expect around 86 days a year when the wind chill sinks below −20.

Humidex

Summer brings about 37 days when the humidex passes 30.

Storms and extremes

A typical year is calm by definition; Point Road’s hazards page covers the exceptions.

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	10 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, 81 km

Compared with other towns

How Point Road 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.

July afternoons25.8°C

Point RoadMedian 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

Point RoadMedian Canadian town

−30°C−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C

Colder than 95% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year519 mm

Point RoadMedian Canadian town

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Drier than 72% of Canadian towns

Snowfall a year126 cm

Point RoadMedian Canadian town

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Less snowy than 64% of Canadian towns

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Point Road’s own would show the same figures). Distances here run 44–47 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Point Road.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Point Road Winnipeg Richardson (Airport)	25.8°C	−21.2°C	519 mm
Brokenhead 44 km · Pinawa	25.2°C 0.6°C cooler	−21.7°C 0.5°C colder	571 mm
Cartier 46 km · Portage Southport	25.4°C about the same	−19.1°C 2.1°C milder	493 mm
St-Pierre-Jolys 47 km · Emerson	26.0°C about the same	−20.4°C 0.8°C milder	543 mm

Month by month

Point Road 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

Year to year

December varies most from one year to the next (4.1°C), July least

March has the widest record range, −37.4°C in 2003 to 23.7°C in 2012; the tick on each bar is the month’s normal.

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Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal

Sources

Where Point Road’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: the 1991–2020 normals from ECCC for Winnipeg Richardson (Airport), its nearest location with complete temperatures.
Comparisons: the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ across Canada, each on its nearest normals location, without the city totals or the reserves.
Not on this page: sunshine, absent from every 1991–2020 location, and an altitude correction, for want of the town’s own elevation.

Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada

Questions about Point Road’s climate

How warm does Point Road get in summer?

On a normal day in July the thermometer climbs to 25.8°C, the warmest of the year.

How cold does Point Road get in winter?

January nights average −21.2°C, the coldest of the year.

How much rain and snow does Point Road get?

Around 519 mm a year in all, from 77 mm in July down to 13 mm in February.

Are these figures for Point Road itself?

They are the normals for Winnipeg Richardson (Airport), measured just outside Point Road itself.

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

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).