Winter nights in Wolseley are colder than in 95% of Canadian towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 25.8°C on average. The wettest month is July; the driest is February. Rain and snow together come to less here than on 72% of Canadian towns. For walks and days out, the stretch from June to August brings highs of 23–26°C.
1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Winnipeg Richardson (Airport) location, 6.0 km north-west.
A year in Wolseley at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Wolseley’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba beside it.
What a year in Wolseley 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
Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 52 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 519 mm of rain and snow a year
On about 80 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 126 cm of snow a year
Snow falls from October to May, most of all in December (about 27 cm).
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Wolseley
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 Wolseley’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
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 →Frostbite weather, a wind chill under −20, turns up on about 86 days a year.
A humidex above 30 marks about 37 days in a normal year.
Extremes don’t show in averages: floods, wildfire smoke and ice storms are on Wolseley’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 | 6.0 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, 79 km |
How Wolseley 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 Wolseley’s would only repeat its figures. No closer places have figures: these lie 43–53 km from Wolseley.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolseley Winnipeg Richardson (Airport) | 25.8°C | −21.2°C | 519 mm |
| Cartier 43 km · Portage Southport | 25.4°C about the same | −19.1°C 2.1°C milder | 493 mm |
| Brokenhead 43 km · Pinawa | 25.2°C 0.6°C cooler | −21.7°C 0.5°C colder | 571 mm |
| St-Pierre-Jolys 51 km · Emerson | 26.0°C about the same | −20.4°C 0.8°C milder | 543 mm |
Wolseley 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 |
March: −37.4°C at its coldest, 23.7°C at its warmest
Year to year, December varies most (a standard deviation of 4.1°C around −12.7°C) and July least (1.4°C).
Where Wolseley’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: 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, absent from every 1991–2020 location, and an altitude correction, for want of the town’s own elevation.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Wolseley’s climate
How warm does Wolseley get in summer?
Peak warmth comes in July, at about 25.8°C by mid-afternoon.
How cold does Wolseley get in winter?
The coldest nights come in January, averaging −21.2°C.
How much rain and snow does Wolseley get?
July is the wettest month at 77 mm and February the driest at 13 mm, for 519 mm over the year.
Are these figures for Wolseley itself?
Close to it: they are ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Winnipeg Richardson (Airport), just outside Wolseley’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Wolseley →
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).