Winter nights in South Pointe are colder than in 95% of Canadian towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 25.8°C. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 47°C. It is a dry place: less rain and snow fall here than on 72% of Canadian towns. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or snow or more, come about 80 times a year.
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals at its Winnipeg Richardson (Airport) station, 16 km north.
A year in South Pointe at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about South Pointe’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba beside it.
What a year in South Pointe 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
From September to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost 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.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
126 cm of snow in a typical year
Expect snow from October to May, with about 27 cm in December, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in South Pointe
91% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Each day the mean sits under 18°C adds its shortfall; a year’s total is its heating degree days. By this count, homes here need more heating than 89% of Canadian towns.
Living with South Pointe’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Count on about 122 frost-free days: the last frost averages 23 May, the first 22 September.
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 →Count on some 86 days a year when the wind makes it feel below −20.
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 South Pointe’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 | 16 km north |
| 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, 79 km |
How South Pointe 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.
Nearby towns’ climate
Places around South Pointe whose figures come from another normals location. No closer places have figures: these lie 40–50 km from South Pointe.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Pointe Winnipeg Richardson (Airport) | 25.8°C | −21.2°C | 519 mm |
| St-Pierre-Jolys 40 km · Emerson | 26.0°C about the same | −20.4°C 0.8°C milder | 543 mm |
| Cartier 45 km · Portage Southport | 25.4°C about the same | −19.1°C 2.1°C milder | 493 mm |
South Pointe 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 |
From year to year, December moves by 4.1°C, more than any month, and July least
Records from 1991 to 2020: no month spans more than March, between −37.4°C (2003) and 23.7°C (2012).
Where South Pointe’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: every place of 2,500+ in Canada but the city hubs and the reserves, each on its nearest ECCC location.
- 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 South Pointe’s climate
How warm does South Pointe get in summer?
The year’s warmest days come in July, with highs averaging 25.8°C.
How cold does South Pointe get in winter?
Expect nights around −21.2°C in January; no month is colder.
How much rain and snow does South Pointe get?
519 mm a year counting snow as water. The wettest month is July (77 mm); the driest, February (13 mm).
Are these figures for South Pointe itself?
They are the normals for Winnipeg Richardson (Airport), measured just outside South Pointe itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for South Pointe →
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).