Climate in Waverley Heights · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Midwinter lows in Waverley Heights sink below those of 95% of Canadian towns

July afternoons average 25.8°C. By precipitation alone, it ranks drier than 72% of Canadian towns. Of all months, July brings the most precipitation and February the least. For walks and days out, the stretch from June to August brings highs of 23–26°C.

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

Figures: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Winnipeg Richardson (Airport) (13 km north).

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 Waverley Heights 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 Waverley Heights’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 Waverley Heights 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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−11°C−21°C

−9°C−19°C

−1°C−11°C

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

Frost on 193 days, 20°C on 110

The frost season runs September to May, and January freezes nearly every night. 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

519 mm of precipitation in a typical year

Some 80 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.

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

From October to May snow is likely; December is the peak, at 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 Waverley Heights

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. By this count, homes here need more heating than 89% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Waverley Heights’s climate

The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.

The garden window

The frost-free stretch runs from about 23 May to about 22 September, some 122 days in a normal year.

Get outside

Warm afternoons without cold nights, 17–27°C and 8°C or more, mark Jun, Jul and Aug.

Parks & trails →

Wind chill

Count on some 86 days a year when the wind makes it feel below −20.

Humidex

About 37 days a year turn sultry, with the humidex past 30.

Storms and extremes

Bad-weather days, from blizzards to floods, get their own page for Waverley Heights: the hazards page.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

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 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, 80 km

Compared with other towns

How Waverley Heights compares

Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Manitoba.

July afternoons25.8°C

Waverley HeightsMedian 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

Waverley HeightsMedian Canadian town

−30°C−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C

Colder than 95% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year519 mm

Waverley HeightsMedian Canadian town

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Drier than 72% of Canadian towns

Snowfall a year126 cm

Waverley HeightsMedian 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 Waverley Heights’s would only repeat its figures. The nearest places to Waverley Heights with figures are 43–49 km away.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Waverley Heights Winnipeg Richardson (Airport)	25.8°C	−21.2°C	519 mm
St-Pierre-Jolys 43 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
Brokenhead 48 km · Pinawa	25.2°C 0.6°C cooler	−21.7°C 0.5°C colder	571 mm

Month by month

Waverley Heights weather by month

Month by month, 1991–2020: the usual high, low and mean, the rain and snow, and the 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

Year to year

March: −37.4°C at its coldest, 23.7°C at its warmest

From one year to the next, December’s average typically shifts by 4.1°C around its normal of −12.7°C, the widest of any month, while July’s shifts by 1.4°C.

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Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal

Sources

Where Waverley Heights’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: Canada’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (no city totals, no reserves), each through its own nearest location.
Not on this page: sunshine (no 1991–2020 normals exist for it) and any altitude adjustment, since there is no elevation for the town itself.

Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada

Questions about Waverley Heights’s climate

How warm does Waverley Heights get in summer?

Afternoons average 25.8°C in July, the warmest time of year.

How cold does Waverley Heights get in winter?

Expect nights around −21.2°C in January; no month is colder.

How much rain and snow does Waverley Heights get?

Some 519 mm falls in a year. Most of it comes in July (77 mm), the least in February (13 mm).

Are these figures for Waverley Heights itself?

They are the normals for Winnipeg Richardson (Airport), measured just outside Waverley Heights itself.

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

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).