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Best time to visit Winnipeg

August is the best time to visit Winnipeg for general sightseeing, with average highs of 25 °C and about 10 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly June to September.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking August comfort 85/100
The least cloud August 46 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 14 mm
Warmth July 25 °C
Cooler weather January -11 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 August 85 25 °C 10
2 June 84 23 °C 12
3 September 83 19 °C 8
4 July 82 25 °C 11
5 May 72 18 °C 11
6 October 47 10 °C 8
7 April 46 10.0 °C 6
8 December 32 -8.1 °C 5
9 November 31 0.06 °C 5
10 January 31 -11 °C 4
11 February 31 -8.3 °C 3
12 March 30 -0.2 °C 6

When to think twice

March scores lowest with about 6 wet days and highs near -0.2 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January -11.4 °C 17 mm 70 %
February -8.3 °C 14 mm 67 %
March -0.2 °C 25 mm 65 %
April 10.0 °C 35 mm 59 %
May 17.6 °C 80 mm 59 %
June 22.8 °C 99 mm 60 %
July 25.2 °C 87 mm 49 %
August 24.8 °C 78 mm 46 %
September 19.3 °C 67 mm 54 %
October 10.1 °C 47 mm 64 %
November 0.1 °C 29 mm 71 %
December -8.1 °C 22 mm 73 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.