Winter nights in Westdale are colder than in 95% of Canadian towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 25.8°C. Rain and snow together come to less here than on 72% of Canadian towns. A year here swings 47°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or snow or more, come about 80 times a year.
1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Winnipeg Richardson (Airport) location, 9.7 km north-east.
A year in Westdale at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Westdale’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba beside it.
What a year in Westdale feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
About 193 frosts and 110 warm days a year
The frost season runs September to May, and January freezes nearly 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
519 mm of precipitation in a typical 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
The snow season runs October to May; December brings the most, about 27 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Westdale
91% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
The count adds up, day by day, how far the mean temperature falls short of 18°C. Over a year, a home here needs more heating than 89% of Canadian towns.
Living with Westdale’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
On average the last spring frost comes around 23 May and the first autumn frost around 22 September: about 122 frost-free days between.
Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →A wind chill below −20 is part of about 86 days a year here.
Roughly 37 days a year feel hotter than 30 once humidity is counted.
Extremes don’t show in averages: floods, wildfire smoke and ice storms are on Westdale’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 | 9.7 km north-east |
| 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, 69 km |
How Westdale 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Westdale’s would only repeat its figures. Distances here run 33–56 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Westdale.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westdale Winnipeg Richardson (Airport) | 25.8°C | −21.2°C | 519 mm |
| Cartier 33 km · Portage Southport | 25.4°C about the same | −19.1°C 2.1°C milder | 493 mm |
| Morris 47 km · Emerson | 26.0°C about the same | −20.4°C 0.8°C milder | 543 mm |
| Brokenhead 54 km · Pinawa | 25.2°C 0.6°C cooler | −21.7°C 0.5°C colder | 571 mm |
Westdale 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 |
The most changeable month: December, give or take 4.1°C; the steadiest, 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 Westdale’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: 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: a sunshine figure (ECCC published none for 1991–2020) and any lapse-rate correction for height, as the town has no elevation here.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Westdale’s climate
How warm does Westdale get in summer?
Expect highs near 25.8°C in July, the hottest month on average.
How cold does Westdale get in winter?
The year’s coldest nights belong to January, at about −21.2°C.
How much rain and snow does Westdale get?
Precipitation totals 519 mm a year, with July the wettest month (77 mm) and February the driest (13 mm).
Are these figures for Westdale itself?
They are the normals for Winnipeg Richardson (Airport), measured just outside Westdale itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Westdale →
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).