Springfield North has colder winter nights than 95% of Canadian towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 25.8°C. July is the wettest month here, with about 5.8 times the rain and snow of February. Counting rain and snow together, it is drier than 72% of Canadian towns. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or snow or more, come about 80 times a year.
Figures: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Winnipeg Richardson (Airport) (13 km west).
A year in Springfield North at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Springfield North’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba beside it.
What a year in Springfield North 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. Some 52 nights a year drop under −20°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
519 mm of precipitation in a typical year
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
126 cm of snow in a typical year
Snow falls from October to May, most of all in December (about 27 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Springfield North
91% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Measured against 18°C: each day’s shortfall in mean temperature, added over twelve months. By this count, homes here need more heating than 89% of Canadian towns.
Living with Springfield North’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Gardens get from about 23 May to 22 September without frost, around 122 days in all.
Warm afternoons without cold nights, 17–27°C and 8°C or more, mark Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →Roughly 86 days a year feel colder than −20 in the wind.
Muggy heat with a humidex over 30 arrives on about 37 days a year.
A typical year is calm by definition; Springfield North’s hazards page covers the exceptions.
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 | Pinawa, 76 km |
How Springfield North 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 Springfield North whose figures come from another normals location. The nearest places to Springfield North with figures are 32–55 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield North Winnipeg Richardson (Airport) | 25.8°C | −21.2°C | 519 mm |
| Brokenhead 32 km · Pinawa | 25.2°C 0.6°C cooler | −21.7°C 0.5°C colder | 571 mm |
| Teulon 52 km · Gimli | 25.3°C 0.5°C cooler | −22.7°C 1.5°C colder | 517 mm |
| Cartier 52 km · Portage Southport | 25.4°C about the same | −19.1°C 2.1°C milder | 493 mm |
| St-Pierre-Jolys 55 km · Emerson | 26.0°C about the same | −20.4°C 0.8°C milder | 543 mm |
Springfield North weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| 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 |
Two years in three, December’s average lands within 4.1°C of normal, against the steadier July
The thirty-year records stretch furthest in March: a low of −37.4°C in 2003 and a high of 23.7°C in 2012.
Where Springfield North’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: Canada’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (no city totals, no reserves), each through its own nearest location.
- Not on this page: hours of sunshine, missing from the 1991–2020 normals, and a height correction: the town has no elevation on file.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Springfield North’s climate
How warm does Springfield North get in summer?
Afternoons average 25.8°C in July, the warmest time of year.
How cold does Springfield North get in winter?
January nights average −21.2°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does Springfield North 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 Springfield North itself?
Close to it: they are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Winnipeg Richardson (Airport), just outside Springfield North’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Springfield North →
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).