Nights turn raw in The Maples each January, colder than in 95% of Canadian towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 25.8°C. Expect the most rain and snow in July and the least in February. Precipitation is light here, less than falls on 72% of Canadian towns. Ice scrapers and block heaters earn their keep on roughly 193 days a year at 0°C or below.
1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Winnipeg Richardson (Airport) location, 5.7 km south-west.
A year in The Maples at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about The Maples’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba beside it.
What a year in The Maples 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
The frost season runs September to May, and January freezes nearly every night. 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
Some 80 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 126 cm of snow a 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 The Maples
91% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Every day colder than 18°C on average adds its gap in degrees to the year’s heating total. A house here needs more heating than 89% of Canadian towns.
Living with The Maples’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Count on about 122 frost-free days: the last frost averages 23 May, the first 22 September.
For long days outdoors, Jun, Jul and Aug bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Bitter wind chill, under −20, comes on about 86 days a year.
Expect around 37 sticky days a year with the humidex above 30.
Severe weather is a separate story from the averages: see The Maples’s hazards page.
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 | 5.7 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, 76 km |
How The Maples 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share The Maples’s would only repeat its figures. The Maples has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 40–48 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Maples Winnipeg Richardson (Airport) | 25.8°C | −21.2°C | 519 mm |
| Brokenhead 40 km · Pinawa | 25.2°C 0.6°C cooler | −21.7°C 0.5°C colder | 571 mm |
| Cartier 44 km · Portage Southport | 25.4°C about the same | −19.1°C 2.1°C milder | 493 mm |
| Teulon 48 km · Gimli | 25.3°C 0.5°C cooler | −22.7°C 1.5°C colder | 517 mm |
The Maples 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
Over 1991–2020, March saw both −37.4°C (2003) and 23.7°C (2012), the widest span of any month.
Where The Maples’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: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
- 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 The Maples’s climate
How warm does The Maples get in summer?
At its warmest, in July, the normal high is 25.8°C.
How cold does The Maples get in winter?
Lows sink to −21.2°C on an average January night.
How much rain and snow does The Maples get?
The year adds up to 519 mm. July is the peak month (77 mm) and February the low one (13 mm).
Are these figures for The Maples itself?
Almost: ECCC’s Winnipeg Richardson (Airport) location, which gives these figures, lies a short way outside The Maples.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for The Maples →
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).