Best time to visit Winnipeg
The best time to visit Winnipeg is May–September, judged on twenty years of weather records and the events worth going for.
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
°C
mm
- Average daily high and low
- Precipitation
- Good month
- Best month
- Made good or best by an event
| Month | Average daily high | Average daily low | Precipitation | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -10.2 °C / 14 °F | -18.8 °C / -2 °F | 17 mm / 0.7 in | neither best nor good |
| February | -9.9 °C / 14 °F | -19.7 °C / -3 °F | 14 mm / 0.6 in | neither best nor good |
| March | -0.6 °C / 31 °F | -10.7 °C / 13 °F | 25 mm / 1 in | neither best nor good |
| April | 9.4 °C / 49 °F | -1.9 °C / 29 °F | 40 mm / 1.6 in | neither best nor good |
| May | 17.8 °C / 64 °F | 6.2 °C / 43 °F | 75 mm / 2.9 in | best month |
| June | 23 °C / 73 °F | 12.3 °C / 54 °F | 91 mm / 3.6 in | best month |
| July | 25.5 °C / 78 °F | 14.6 °C / 58 °F | 78 mm / 3.1 in | best month |
| August | 24.6 °C / 76 °F | 13.1 °C / 56 °F | 70 mm / 2.7 in | best month |
| September | 19.8 °C / 68 °F | 8.8 °C / 48 °F | 68 mm / 2.7 in | best month |
| October | 10.5 °C / 51 °F | 1.8 °C / 35 °F | 52 mm / 2.1 in | neither best nor good |
| November | 0.5 °C / 33 °F | -6.7 °C / 20 °F | 27 mm / 1.1 in | neither best nor good |
| December | -8.5 °C / 17 °F | -15.8 °C / 4 °F | 22 mm / 0.9 in | neither best nor good |
Good and best months depend on more than temperature, rain and events. How they are chosen
Each activity on this page has its own good and best months, rated on twenty years of daily weather records. Which measures count, and how much, depends on the activity: humidity for exploring outdoors, wind for the beach, hiking and skiing, snow for skiing alone. Between them, the activities are rated on:
- Daytime highs
- Night-time lows
- How warm it feels
- Humidity
- How much of the day is sunny
- Hours of daylight
- Monthly rainfall
- How many days it rains
- Days of heavy rain
- Wind
- Snowfall and days with snow
- Major events, such as festivals
The chart shows the good and best months for exploring outdoors.
The event icon marks a month that an event lifts to good or best, such as a festival or a natural spectacle. Choose “Weather only” in the toolbar to rate the months on weather alone.
Best months by activity
Exploring outdoors
Mild days and nights, mostly dry and bright. The default for 'when should I go'.
- JJanuary: neither
- FFebruary: neither
- MMarch: neither
- AApril: neither
- MMay: best
- JJune: best
- JJuly: best
- AAugust: best
- SSeptember: best
- OOctober: neither
- NNovember: neither
- DDecember: neither
- Best
- May–September
June through September are Winnipeg's standout months for exploring on foot, warm and sunny enough to easily outweigh the frequent brief showers, with May close behind; the other seven months are too cold, often severely so with short, dim days, for comfortable walking.
Why these months
May · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 15 °C / 59 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 70%, average daily high 17.8 °C / 64 °F, relative humidity 61%, average daily low 6.2 °C / 43 °F.
Against: wet days 10.5 days, days with heavy rain 2.5 days, precipitation 75 mm / 2.9 in.
June · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 22.2 °C / 72 °F, average daily high 23 °C / 73 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 76%, average daily low 12.3 °C / 54 °F, relative humidity 68%.
Against: wet days 12.1 days, precipitation 91 mm / 3.6 in, days with heavy rain 3 days.
Also on: Pride Winnipeg Festival.
July · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 25.8 °C / 78 °F, average daily high 25.5 °C / 78 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 84%, average daily low 14.6 °C / 58 °F, relative humidity 71%.
Against: wet days 10.8 days, days with heavy rain 2.5 days, precipitation 78 mm / 3.1 in.
Also on: Canada Day, Pride Winnipeg Festival, Winnipeg Folk Festival, Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival.
August · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 24.2 °C / 76 °F, average daily high 24.6 °C / 76 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 82%, average daily low 13.1 °C / 56 °F, relative humidity 71%.
Against: wet days 9.2 days, days with heavy rain 1.9 days, precipitation 70 mm / 2.7 in.
Also on: Folklorama, Pride Winnipeg Festival.
September · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 17.5 °C / 64 °F, average daily high 19.8 °C / 68 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 76%, average daily low 8.8 °C / 48 °F, relative humidity 71%.
Against: wet days 8.1 days, days with heavy rain 2 days, precipitation 68 mm / 2.7 in.
An activity is listed only where it applies: skiing at ski destinations, beach and swimming at beach destinations. The nearest ski area is Terry Peak Ski Area, 797 km away.
Weather averages
Monthly averages over twenty years, 2006–2025. Highs, lows and precipitation are in the chart at the top.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels like (high) | -15.6 °C | -15.4 °C | -5.6 °C | 5 °C | 15 °C | 22.2 °C | 25.8 °C | 24.2 °C | 17.5 °C | 6.6 °C | -4.2 °C | -13.7 °C |
| Days with heavy rain | 0.1 days | 0 days | 0.3 days | 1.1 days | 2.5 days | 3 days | 2.5 days | 1.9 days | 2 days | 1.4 days | 0.3 days | 0.2 days |
| Time rain usually falls | 12 am | 6 am | 7 pm | 3 pm | 4 pm | 6 pm | 7 pm | 8 pm | 6 pm | 10 am | 4 pm | 6 am |
| Sunshine per day | 5.4 h | 7.6 h | 8.8 h | 10.2 h | 10.9 h | 12.3 h | 13.3 h | 11.7 h | 9.5 h | 6.8 h | 5.2 h | 4.5 h |
| Relative humidity | 79% | 76% | 74% | 62% | 61% | 68% | 71% | 71% | 71% | 75% | 79% | 80% |
Air quality
Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above, and not counted towards good or best months.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air pollution (PM2.5) 2022–2025 | 6.2 µg/m³ | 7.4 µg/m³ | 9 µg/m³ | 11.9 µg/m³ | 10.3 µg/m³ | 14.5 µg/m³ | 17.8 µg/m³ | 10.5 µg/m³ | 7.8 µg/m³ | 4.6 µg/m³ | 4.4 µg/m³ | 5.5 µg/m³ |
| Air pollution (PM2.5, daily peak) 2022–2025 | 11 µg/m³ | 12.6 µg/m³ | 14.6 µg/m³ | 18.6 µg/m³ | 17.5 µg/m³ | 23.2 µg/m³ | 28.7 µg/m³ | 16.9 µg/m³ | 14 µg/m³ | 8.5 µg/m³ | 8.3 µg/m³ | 9.6 µg/m³ |
- Good 15 µg/m³ or less
- Fair 15 to 25 µg/m³
- Moderate 25 to 37.5 µg/m³
- Poor 37.5 to 50 µg/m³
- Very poor 50 to 75 µg/m³
- Extremely poor over 75 µg/m³
Each figure is compared with the World Health Organization's guideline for a day's air, 15 µg/m³ or less, and with its interim targets above that. The words are ours: the WHO does not name its steps. The figures are modelled monthly averages, so single days can be well above them. The daily peak is the average of each day's highest hour, shaded on the same scale.
Events and seasons
What the weather records cannot show. A major event can lift a month to good or best. The warnings are there to help you plan, and never count against a month.
Reasons to go
- Master Playwright Festival
January and February
- WSO New Music Festival
20 January–10 February
- Christmas lights display
January, November and December
- Festival du Voyageur
February
- Pride Winnipeg Festival
June, July and August
- Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival
July
- Winnipeg Folk Festival
July
- Canada Day
1 July
- Folklorama
August
- Santa Village
November and December