Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport

CYWG · Manitoba, Canada

Climate Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport 2020-2024

Climate and trends: average temperature, flight conditions, precipitation, wind speed and direction.

Calculated from historical METAR data of Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (CYWG) between 2020 and 2024.

VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 58.3 45 51 62 67 47
February 76.5 48 82 65 81 84
March 82.8 88 76 86 84
April 79.7 76 57 82 90
May 85.5 90 71 85 88
June 89.3 93 88 95 82
July 91.5 92 91 83 95
August 88.1 78 91 78 90
September 84.6 77 85 98 95
October 69.1 65 72 65 85
November 66.0 68 64 79 71
December 67.3 63 42 75 72
Average 76.0 46.2 78.2 74.3 81.7 83.4

99th best VFR conditions of Canada

VFR conditions during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the VFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met: visibility of 5 mi or more and a ceiling of 3,000 ft or more. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Marginal VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 75.8 66 64 82 83 67
February 86.2 67 89 77 89 93
March 92.7 95 85 95 93
April 90.5 88 74 92 96
May 94.9 99 84 94 99
June 97.2 97 95 99 96
July 97.0 99 97 90 100
August 95.2 91 97 91 95
September 93.2 91 90 99 100
October 87.6 86 85 85 92
November 89.7 90 91 89 92
December 81.9 71 67 83 90
Average 88.3 66.5 89.2 86.7 91.1 93.4

Marginal VFR conditions or better during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the MVFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met: visibility of 3⅛ mi or more and a ceiling of 1,000 ft or more. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January -10.5 -9 -10 -13 -6 -8
February -10.8 -2 -8 -13 -13 -7
March -1.5 -5 -3 7 1
April 8.4 6 4 11 8
May 19.5 23 17 19 18
June 25.7 28 24 28 26
July 26.9 25 26 30 27
August 26.1 25 26 26 27
September 20.3 23 21 23 20
October 10.2 11 12 15 7
November -1.7 2 0 2 3
December -7.8 -1 -8 -8 -3
Average 7.5 -6.7 10.0 8.4 11.3 9.8

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January -18.4 -15 -17 -24 -14 -16
February -19.5 -9 -19 -24 -21 -17
March -11.6 -15 -12 -6 -9
April -3.3 -3 -3 -2 -3
May 5.9 9 7 4 5
June 13.0 15 12 13 13
July 14.5 12 15 16 16
August 12.9 13 14 14 14
September 8.8 11 9 10 7
October 1.2 2 2 4 -2
November -8.1 -5 -7 -6 -8
December -15.6 -9 -15 -17 -12
Average -3.3 -13.6 -1.6 -2.3 -1.6 -2.9

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Precipitation (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 43.5 48 49 42 25 57
February 32.7 27 18 55 26 31
March 14.1 14 17 9 14
April 14.9 17 37 13 15
May 9.5 6 19 9 7
June 6.8 6 11 4 4
July 5.4 4 14 2 6
August 5.6 6 7 7 5
September 9.5 11 7 3 6
October 14.9 19 16 14 8
November 23.4 20 28 14 14
December 27.8 18 52 23 21
Average 18.4 37.2 14.5 22.6 11.1 14.0

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (knots)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 10.4 11 9 11 10 11
February 10.9 10 11 13 11 11
March 11.5 11 11 12 13
April 11.9 13 14 12 11
May 11.3 11 12 11 12
June 10.5 8 11 11 12
July 9.3 8 9 9 10
August 9.1 8 9 11 9
September 10.8 9 10 12 12
October 11.3 10 11 11 12
November 11.2 12 11 11 12
December 10.0 10 12 9 9
Average 10.6 10.4 10.1 11.2 10.7 11.2

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 241° 205° 290° 233° 213°
February 319° 219° 298° 249° 251°
March 356° 284° 211° 224°
April 034° 023° 360° 305°
May 093° 172° 331° 179°
June 107° 291° 289° 190°
July 289° 281° 228° 234°
August 277° 257° 269° 259°
September 143° 230° 238° 286°
October 344° 290° 201° 282°
November 270° 243° 236° 221°
December 209° 024° 254° 251°

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.