Winnipeg is 0.7°C (1.3°F) warmer by day, Edmonton has 1.3°C (2.3°F) warmer nights, and both get similar annual rainfall.
Edmonton is at its warmest in August and coolest in January, while Winnipeg peaks in August and bottoms out in January. Month for month, Winnipeg is the warmer of the two in 8 of 12 months.
Both collect a similar amount of rain over the year — 524 mm (20.6 in) in Edmonton and 551 mm (21.7 in) in Winnipeg. The most comfortable time to visit is June, July and August in Edmonton and June, July and August in Winnipeg.
| Edmonton | Metric | Winnipeg |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 17.5°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 18.2°C |
| -10.7°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | -12°C |
| August | 🔥Hottest month | August |
| January | ❄️Coldest month | January |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 524 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 551 mm |
| July | ☔Wettest month | June |
| February | 🏜️Driest month | February |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 77% | 💧Average humidity | 77% |
| 2.9 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 3.3 m/s |
Overnight, Edmonton typically falls to around -10.7°C (12.7°F) while Winnipeg settles near -12°C (10.4°F).
Edmonton is hottest in August and coldest in January, whereas Winnipeg peaks in August and is coolest in January.
Edmonton sees the most rain in July and the least in February; Winnipeg is wettest in June and driest in February.
Winnipeg feels the more humid of the two, averaging 77% relative humidity against 77%.
For Winnipeg, the pick of the year is June, July and August.
Month by month, here is the coldest night, the average day and the hottest afternoon each city can expect. Switch Compare to read rainfall, humidity, wind or solar instead, and Period to move between the long-term 45-year average and any single year — the shading is a quick warm-to-cool guide.
| Month | Edmonton | Winnipeg | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | -30.7 | -13.8❄️ | 3 | -37.8 | -19.1❄️ | -0.4 |
| February | -26.6 | -10.7 | 5.2 | -35.3 | -17.2 | 0.8 |
| March | -19.8 | -3.3 | 13.1 | -26.3 | -7.3 | 11.7 |
| April | -8.9 | 6 | 20.8 | -9 | 6.5 | 22 |
| May | -2.6 | 11.5 | 25.6 | -1.8 | 13 | 27.8 |
| June | 3.6 | 15.3 | 27 | 5.9 | 18.4 | 30.9 |
| July | 6.8 | 18.2🔥 | 29.7 | 10.1 | 21.4🔥 | 32.7 |
| August | 4.8 | 17.3 | 29.7 | 8.1 | 20.6 | 33 |
| September | -1.4 | 12.3 | 26 | 0.8 | 14.9 | 29 |
| October | -8.3 | 5.6 | 19.4 | -6.5 | 7.6 | 21.7 |
| November | -18.6 | -5.5 | 7.6 | -19.4 | -5.1 | 9.3 |
| December | -27 | -12.2 | 2.7 | -33.2 | -16.3 | 0.5 |
| Annual Avg | -10.7 | 3.4 | 17.5 | -12 | 3.1 | 18.3 |
Min / mean / max temperature (°C). 🔥 marks each city's hottest month, ❄️ its coldest; shading runs cool blue to warm red.
The same figures plotted out, so the shape of a typical year is easier to see than in a grid. Where the two lines run close together Edmonton and Winnipeg feel alike; where they separate, they are genuinely different places to be.
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Quick answers to the questions people ask most when comparing Edmonton and Winnipeg — each drawn straight from the climate figures above.
Winnipeg is the warmer of the two. It averages daytime highs of 18.2°C (64.8°F) against 17.5°C (63.5°F) in Edmonton — roughly 0.7°C (1.3°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in Edmonton, with average lows of -10.7°C (12.7°F) versus -12°C (10.4°F).
Edmonton is hottest in August, averaging highs of about 29.7°C (85.5°F), while Winnipeg peaks in August at around 33°C (91.4°F). That makes Winnipeg the hotter of the two at the height of summer.
Winnipeg gets colder. In its coldest month (January) overnight lows average about -37.8°C (-36°F), compared with -30.7°C (-23.2°F) at the low point of the year in Edmonton.
They get a similar amount of rain over a year — about 524 mm (20.6 in) in Edmonton and 551 mm (21.7 in) in Winnipeg. Edmonton is wettest in July and driest in February; Winnipeg is wettest in June and driest in February.
Humidity is similar in both, averaging around 77% in Edmonton and 77% in Winnipeg across the year.
The most comfortable months in Edmonton are June, July and August, when average temperatures are at their mildest.
Winnipeg is at its most pleasant around June, July and August, based on the mildest average temperatures of the year.
Winnipeg is the warmer city in 8 of the 12 months of the year. The gap is widest in February, about 6.5°C (11.7°F), and narrowest in November, about 0.4°C (0.7°F).
Winnipeg has the bigger seasonal swing, about 40.5°C (72.9°F) between its coldest and hottest months versus 32°C (57.6°F) in Edmonton — so Edmonton has the steadier, more even climate.
On climate alone, Winnipeg comes out ahead — it offers warmer days than Edmonton. Edmonton is the better fit only if you'd actually prefer cooler weather.
Every figure on this page is calculated from NASA POWER satellite climate data spanning 1981–2025 (45 years). The averages describe the long-term climate of Edmonton and Winnipeg, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
