Photo: Classenc · CC BY-SA 3.0January in Woodlands bites harder than in 95% of Canadian towns
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 25.8°C. Precipitation follows the seasons: July brings about 5.8 times as much as 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.
ECCC publishes no normals for Woodlands itself; the figures are those of Winnipeg Richardson (Airport), 43 km south-east.
A year in Woodlands at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Woodlands’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba beside it.
What a year in Woodlands feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
About 193 frosts and 110 warm days a year
Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. 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
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
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 Woodlands
91% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Degree days add up how far each day’s mean temperature falls below 18°C over a year. By this count, homes here need more heating than 89% of Canadian towns.
Living with Woodlands’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
Plant out after about 23 May; the first frost of autumn usually arrives near 22 September, leaving roughly 122 days without frost.
Warm afternoons without cold nights, 17–27°C and 8°C or more, mark Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →About 86 days a year bring a wind chill under −20, when bare skin chills fast.
On some 37 days a year the humidex climbs past 30.
Thirty-year normals hide the storms and the extremes: the hazards page has Woodlands’s risks.
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 | 43 km south-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, 57 km |
How Woodlands compares
Placed among 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+, each on its nearest normals location; each dot is another location used in Manitoba.
Nearby towns’ climate
Places around Woodlands whose figures come from another normals location. No closer places have figures: these lie 29–48 km from Woodlands.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlands Winnipeg Richardson (Airport) | 25.8°C | −21.2°C | 519 mm |
| St. Laurent 29 km · Portage Southport | 25.4°C about the same | −19.1°C 2.1°C milder | 493 mm |
| Teulon 33 km · Gimli | 25.3°C 0.5°C cooler | −22.7°C 1.5°C colder | 517 mm |
Woodlands weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature, rain and snow (as water) and snowfall by month, 1991–2020.
| 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 month with the widest range: March, −37.4°C to 23.7°C
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high over 1991–2020; December is the month whose average wanders most from year to year (±4.1°C around −12.7°C), July the one that wanders least (±1.4°C).
Where Woodlands’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 normals from ECCC for Winnipeg Richardson (Airport), its nearest location with complete temperatures.
- Comparisons: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
- Not on this page: hours of sunshine, missing from the 1991–2020 normals, and a height correction: the town has no elevation on file.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Woodlands’s climate
How warm does Woodlands get in summer?
The year’s warmest days come in July, with highs averaging 25.8°C.
How cold does Woodlands get in winter?
At its coldest, in January, the normal low is −21.2°C.
How much rain and snow does Woodlands get?
A normal year brings 519 mm, snow included as water: July is wettest at 77 mm, February driest at 13 mm.
Are these figures for Woodlands itself?
No, they come from Winnipeg Richardson (Airport); ECCC keeps no 1991–2020 normals in Woodlands itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Woodlands →
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).