Midwinter lows in Riverbend sink below those of 95% of Canadian towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 25.8°C. From frozen January to warm July, readings climb 47°C. Counting rain and snow together, it is drier than 72% of Canadian towns. From June to August, highs of 23–26°C make it easy to spend the day outdoors.
Read at Winnipeg Richardson (Airport), 11 km south-west: ECCC’s normals for 1991–2020.
A year in Riverbend at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Riverbend’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba beside it.
What a year in Riverbend feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
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
Rain and melted snow: about 519 mm a year
July brings the most rain and snow; February, the least. 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
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 Riverbend
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. Homes here need more heating than 89% of Canadian towns.
Living with Riverbend’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
From about 23 May to 22 September the garden is usually clear of frost, some 122 days.
The comfortable months for a day outside, highs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more: Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →The wind chill passes −20 on about 86 days in a normal year.
A humidex above 30 marks about 37 days in a normal year.
Storms, floods and heat waves sit outside these normals; Riverbend’s hazards page covers them.
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 | 11 km south-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, 75 km |
How Riverbend 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
Places around Riverbend whose figures come from another normals location. No closer places have figures: these lie 34–49 km from Riverbend.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverbend Winnipeg Richardson (Airport) | 25.8°C | −21.2°C | 519 mm |
| Brokenhead 34 km · Pinawa | 25.2°C 0.6°C cooler | −21.7°C 0.5°C colder | 571 mm |
| Teulon 49 km · Gimli | 25.3°C 0.5°C cooler | −22.7°C 1.5°C colder | 517 mm |
| Cartier 49 km · Portage Southport | 25.4°C about the same | −19.1°C 2.1°C milder | 493 mm |
Riverbend 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 most changeable month: December, give or take 4.1°C; the steadiest, July
Records from 1991 to 2020: no month spans more than March, between −37.4°C (2003) and 23.7°C (2012).
Where Riverbend’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at Winnipeg Richardson (Airport), the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals.
- Comparisons: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
- Not on this page: sunshine, which none of ECCC’s 450 locations publishes for 1991–2020, and the town’s own height above sea level, so no figure is adjusted for altitude.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Riverbend’s climate
How warm does Riverbend get in summer?
A normal July afternoon tops out at about 25.8°C, the year’s high point.
How cold does Riverbend get in winter?
Of all twelve months, January has the coldest nights, about −21.2°C.
How much rain and snow does Riverbend get?
The yearly total is about 519 mm. July gets 77 mm, the most of any month; February gets 13 mm, the least.
Are these figures for Riverbend itself?
Nearly: Winnipeg Richardson (Airport), the location behind them, sits just beyond Riverbend’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Riverbend →
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).