January in West Broadway bites harder than in 95% of Canadian towns
High summer brings afternoon highs near 25.8°C. July is the wettest month here, with about 5.8 times the rain and snow of February. Precipitation is light here, less than falls on 72% of Canadian towns. The heating season runs October to April: each of those months averages under 10°C.
Read at Winnipeg Richardson (Airport), 6.6 km north-west: ECCC’s normals for 1991–2020.
A year in West Broadway at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about West Broadway’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba beside it.
What a year in West Broadway feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
About 193 frosts and 110 warm days 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
On about 80 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 126 cm in a normal 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 West Broadway
91% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Think of it as a year’s worth of daily shortfalls below 18°C, added up. A house here needs more heating than 89% of Canadian towns.
Living with West Broadway’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
On average the last spring frost comes around 23 May and the first autumn frost around 22 September: about 122 frost-free days between.
The comfortable months for a day outside, highs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more: Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →Expect around 86 days a year when the wind chill sinks below −20.
About 37 days a year feel above 30 on the humidex.
A typical year is calm by definition; West Broadway’s hazards page covers the exceptions.
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 | 6.6 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, 80 km |
How West Broadway compares
Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Manitoba.
Nearby towns’ climate
Places around West Broadway whose figures come from another normals location. Distances here run 42–50 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from West Broadway.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Broadway Winnipeg Richardson (Airport) | 25.8°C | −21.2°C | 519 mm |
| Brokenhead 42 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 |
West Broadway 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 |
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 West Broadway’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Winnipeg Richardson (Airport): the nearest of its locations with every month’s temperatures.
- 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: sunshine, which none of ECCC’s 450 locations publishes for 1991–2020, and the town’s own height above sea level, so no figure is adjusted for altitude.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about West Broadway’s climate
How warm does West Broadway get in summer?
Afternoons average 25.8°C in July, the warmest time of year.
How cold does West Broadway get in winter?
Deep winter means January, when nights average −21.2°C.
How much rain and snow does West Broadway 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 West Broadway itself?
Close to it: they are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Winnipeg Richardson (Airport), just outside West Broadway’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for West Broadway →
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).