January in River East bites harder than in 95% of Canadian towns
Expect July afternoons of about 25.8°C. Of all months, July brings the most precipitation and February the least. By precipitation alone, it ranks drier than 72% of Canadian towns. Plan time outside from June to August, when highs sit at 23–26°C.
Figures: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Winnipeg Richardson (Airport) (13 km west).
A year in River East at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about River East’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba beside it.
What a year in River East feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
193 frost days and 110 days above 20°C a year
Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. 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
126 cm of snow in a typical year
From October to May snow is likely; December is the peak, at about 27 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in River East
91% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Degree days add up how far each day’s mean temperature falls below 18°C over a year. By this count, homes here need more heating than 89% of Canadian towns.
Living with River East’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.
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.
On some 37 days a year the humidex climbs past 30.
What averages leave out, the floods and ice storms, is on River East’s hazards page.
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 | 13 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, 76 km |
How River East 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 River East’s own would show the same figures). No closer places have figures: these lie 33–56 km from River East.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| River East Winnipeg Richardson (Airport) | 25.8°C | −21.2°C | 519 mm |
| Brokenhead 33 km · Pinawa | 25.2°C 0.6°C cooler | −21.7°C 0.5°C colder | 571 mm |
| Teulon 50 km · Gimli | 25.3°C 0.5°C cooler | −22.7°C 1.5°C colder | 517 mm |
| Cartier 51 km · Portage Southport | 25.4°C about the same | −19.1°C 2.1°C milder | 493 mm |
River East 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 |
The month with the widest range: March, −37.4°C to 23.7°C
Two years in three, December’s average falls within 4.1°C of its normal of −12.7°C; July keeps to within 1.4°C.
Where River East’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: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
- 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 River East’s climate
How warm does River East get in summer?
Highs reach 25.8°C on an average July day; no month is warmer.
How cold does River East get in winter?
Winter bottoms out in January, with lows near −21.2°C.
How much rain and snow does River East 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 River East itself?
They are the normals for Winnipeg Richardson (Airport), measured just outside River East itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for River East →
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).