Climate in Sargent Park · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

January in Sargent Park bites harder than in 95% of Canadian towns

Expect July afternoons of about 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. From June to August, highs of 23–26°C make it easy to spend the day outdoors.

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, 3.9 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 Sargent Park 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 Sargent Park’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 Sargent Park feels like

Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.

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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−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

193 frost days and 110 days above 20°C a year

Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 52 nights a year.

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

Rain and melted snow: about 519 mm a year

On about 80 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.

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

126 cm of snow in a typical year

Snow falls from October to May, most of all in December (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 Sargent Park

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

A day averaging 10 degrees under 18°C adds 10 to the total; warm days add nothing. In heating terms, homes need more heating than 89% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Sargent Park’s climate

Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.

The garden window

Count on about 122 frost-free days: the last frost averages 23 May, the first 22 September.

Get outside

The outdoor season by the averages is Jun, Jul and Aug, with highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.

Parks & trails →

Wind chill

Wind chill falls below −20 on about 86 days a year: cover skin and dress in layers.

Humidex

Count on some 37 humid days a year with the humidex past 30.

Storms and extremes

Thirty years of averages say little about one bad storm; Sargent Park’s hazards page does.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

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	3.9 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

Compared with other towns

How Sargent Park 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.

July afternoons25.8°C

Sargent ParkMedian 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

Sargent ParkMedian Canadian town

−30°C−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C

Colder than 95% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year519 mm

Sargent ParkMedian Canadian town

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Drier than 72% of Canadian towns

Snowfall a year126 cm

Sargent ParkMedian Canadian town

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Less snowy than 64% of Canadian towns

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Sargent Park’s would only repeat its figures. The nearest places to Sargent Park with figures are 42–54 km away.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Sargent Park 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 43 km · Pinawa	25.2°C 0.6°C cooler	−21.7°C 0.5°C colder	571 mm
St-Pierre-Jolys 53 km · Emerson	26.0°C about the same	−20.4°C 0.8°C milder	543 mm
Teulon 54 km · Gimli	25.3°C 0.5°C cooler	−22.7°C 1.5°C colder	517 mm

Month by month

Sargent Park 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

The most changeable month: December, give or take 4.1°C; the steadiest, July

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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Sources

Where Sargent Park’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: ECCC’s normals for Winnipeg Richardson (Airport), 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
Comparisons: a pool of Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, read alike; whole cities and reserves stay out of it.
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 Sargent Park’s climate

How warm does Sargent Park get in summer?

Midsummer means July, with afternoons near 25.8°C on a typical day.

How cold does Sargent Park get in winter?

A typical January night falls to −21.2°C, the year’s low point.

How much rain and snow does Sargent Park get?

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

Are these figures for Sargent Park itself?

Almost: ECCC’s Winnipeg Richardson (Airport) location, which gives these figures, lies a short way outside Sargent Park.

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

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).