William Whyte has colder winter nights than 95% of Canadian towns
Sunny July days climb to about 25.8°C. Seasons differ by 47°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Counting rain and snow together, it is drier than 72% of Canadian towns. From June to August, highs of 23–26°C make it easy to spend the day outdoors.
1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Winnipeg Richardson (Airport) location, 6.3 km west.
A year in William Whyte at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about William Whyte’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba beside it.
What a year in William Whyte feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
193 frost days and 110 days above 20°C 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
July is the wettest month and February the driest. 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
From October to May snow is likely; December is the peak, at about 27 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in William Whyte
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. By this count, homes here need more heating than 89% of Canadian towns.
Living with William Whyte’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
About 122 days a year pass without frost, from an average last frost of 23 May to a first of 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 →Expect around 86 days a year when the wind chill sinks below −20.
About 37 days a year feel above 30 on the humidex.
Storms, floods and heat waves sit outside these normals; William Whyte’s hazards page covers them.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Winnipeg Richardson (Airport)
Winnipeg Richardson (Airport) is a composite: ECCC joins 4 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 6.3 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 | Gimli, 80 km |
How William Whyte 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 William Whyte’s would only repeat its figures. William Whyte has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 40–48 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Whyte 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 45 km · Portage Southport | 25.4°C about the same | −19.1°C 2.1°C milder | 493 mm |
William Whyte 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 |
December strays furthest from its normal year to year, by 4.1°C; July the least
March has the widest record range, −37.4°C in 2003 to 23.7°C in 2012; the tick on each bar is the month’s normal.
Where William Whyte’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: every place of 2,500+ in Canada but the city hubs and the reserves, each on its nearest ECCC 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 William Whyte’s climate
How warm does William Whyte get in summer?
Of all twelve months, July has the warmest afternoons, about 25.8°C.
How cold does William Whyte get in winter?
Winter bottoms out in January, with lows near −21.2°C.
How much rain and snow does William Whyte get?
Measured as water, a year brings 519 mm: 77 mm in July, the wettest month, and 13 mm in February, the driest.
Are these figures for William Whyte itself?
Almost: ECCC’s Winnipeg Richardson (Airport) location, which gives these figures, lies a short way outside William Whyte.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for William Whyte →
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).