Photo: runran from An island in the stream · CC BY-SA 2.0Frosty mornings in Yellowhead outnumber those of 89% of Canadian towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 25.4°C on average. Counting rain and snow together, it is drier than 75% of Canadian towns. Expect the most rain and snow in June and the least in February. Comfortable outdoor weather lasts from June to August, with highs of 22–25°C.
Every figure here comes from Elkhorn, 71 km south-west; ECCC has no normals closer to Yellowhead, so they describe the wider area.
A year in Yellowhead at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Yellowhead’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba beside it.
What a year in Yellowhead feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
196 frost days a year
From September to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 44 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
About 517 mm of rain and snow a year
On about 83 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
142 cm of snow in a typical year
From October to May snow is likely; December is the peak, at about 26 cm. 7th snowiest of 188 towns of 2,500+ in Manitoba.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Living with Yellowhead’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Plan time outside for Jun, Jul and Aug: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.
Parks & trails →Thirty years of averages say little about one bad storm; Yellowhead’s hazards page does.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Elkhorn
Every temperature, frost, snow and degree-day figure on this page is the 1991–2020 normal ECCC publishes for Elkhorn.
| Distance from the town | 71 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 498 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −41.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 39.0°C |
| Next-nearest location | Brandon, 74 km |
How Yellowhead 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
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Yellowhead’s would only repeat its figures. Distances here run 31–47 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Yellowhead.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellowhead Elkhorn | 25.4°C | −19.6°C | 517 mm |
| Rossburn 31 km · Roblin | 23.7°C 1.7°C cooler | −22.3°C 2.7°C colder | 448 mm |
| Harrison Park 33 km · Dauphin | 25.1°C about the same | −20.9°C 1.3°C colder | 462 mm |
| Oakview 47 km · Brandon | 24.9°C 0.5°C cooler | −21.9°C 2.3°C colder | 489 mm |
Yellowhead 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 | −9.9°C | −19.6°C | −14.7°C | 26 mm | 25 cm |
| February | −7.0°C | −17.1°C | −12.1°C | 18 mm | 17 cm |
| March | −0.5°C | −10.5°C | −5.5°C | 32 mm | 25 cm |
| April | 9.9°C | −2.5°C | 3.7°C | 28 mm | 13 cm |
| May | 17.9°C | 4.3°C | 11.1°C | 69 mm | 5 cm |
| June | 22.4°C | 10.0°C | 16.2°C | 101 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.4°C | 12.4°C | 19.2°C | 71 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25.4°C | 10.9°C | 18.1°C | 55 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 19.6°C | 6.0°C | 12.8°C | 36 mm | 1 cm |
| October | 10.2°C | −0.9°C | 4.7°C | 28 mm | 8 cm |
| November | −0.1°C | −9.0°C | −4.4°C | 26 mm | 22 cm |
| December | −7.4°C | −16.3°C | −11.8°C | 27 mm | 26 cm |
| Year | 8.8°C | −2.7°C | 3.1°C | 517 mm | 142 cm |
Two years in three, December’s average lands within 4.3°C of normal, against the steadier July
The thirty-year records stretch furthest in February: a low of −41.0°C in 1996 and a high of 18.0°C in 2008.
Where Yellowhead’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at Elkhorn (the closest location with all twelve months of temperatures).
- Comparisons: the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ across Canada, each on its nearest normals location, without the city totals or the reserves.
- 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 Yellowhead’s climate
How warm does Yellowhead get in summer?
Summer peaks in July: a typical afternoon reaches 25.4°C.
How cold does Yellowhead get in winter?
Overnight lows average −19.6°C in January, the coldest month.
How much rain and snow does Yellowhead get?
Count on roughly 517 mm a year, heaviest in June (101 mm) and lightest in February (18 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
The ground is white, with 1 cm or more, on some 139 days a year.
Are these figures for Yellowhead itself?
No: they come from Elkhorn, the nearest ECCC normals location, and far enough away to describe the wider area more than Yellowhead.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Yellowhead →
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).