Winnipeg is 1.9°C (3.4°F) warmer by day, Vancouver has 9.6°C (17.3°F) warmer nights, Vancouver gets 1,602 mm (63.1 in) more rain a year.
Vancouver is at its warmest in August and coolest in December, while Winnipeg peaks in August and bottoms out in January. Month for month, Vancouver is the warmer of the two in 6 of 11 months.
Vancouver is the wetter of the two, collecting 2,153 mm (84.8 in) of rain a year against 551 mm (21.7 in) in Winnipeg. The most comfortable time to visit is June, July and August in Vancouver and June, July and August in Winnipeg.
| Vancouver | Metric | Winnipeg |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 16.3°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 18.2°C |
| -2.4°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | -12°C |
| August | 🔥Hottest month | August |
| December | ❄️Coldest month | January |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 2,153 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 551 mm |
| November | ☔Wettest month | June |
| July | 🏜️Driest month | February |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 85% | 💧Average humidity | 77% |
| 0.8 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 3.3 m/s |
Overnight, Vancouver typically falls to around -2.4°C (27.7°F) while Winnipeg settles near -12°C (10.4°F).
Vancouver is hottest in August and coldest in December, whereas Winnipeg peaks in August and is coolest in January.
Vancouver sees the most rain in November and the least in July; Winnipeg is wettest in June and driest in February.
Vancouver feels the more humid of the two, averaging 85% 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 | Vancouver | Winnipeg | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | -12.8 | -4❄️ | 4.8 | -37.8 | -19.1❄️ | -0.4 |
| February | -11.9 | -3.2 | 5.5 | -35.3 | -17.2 | 0.8 |
| March | -7.7 | 0.5 | 8.7 | -26.3 | -7.3 | 11.7 |
| April | -3.4 | 5.8 | 15.1 | -9 | 6.5 | 22 |
| May | 1.3 | 11.6 | 21.9 | -1.8 | 13 | 27.8 |
| June | 5.5 | 15.6 | 25.6 | 5.9 | 18.4 | 30.9 |
| July | 8.4 | 18.2 | 27.9 | 10.1 | 21.4🔥 | 32.7 |
| August | 8.6 | 18.3🔥 | 28.1 | 8.1 | 20.6 | 33 |
| September | 4.8 | 14.9 | 25 | 0.8 | 14.9 | 29 |
| October | -1 | 8.6 | 18.2 | -6.5 | 7.6 | 21.7 |
| November | -8.4 | 0.7 | 9.8 | -19.4 | -5.1 | 9.3 |
| December | -12.8 | -3.9 | 5 | -33.2 | -16.3 | 0.5 |
| Annual Avg | -2.5 | 6.9 | 16.3 | -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 Vancouver 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 Vancouver 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 16.3°C (61.3°F) in Vancouver — roughly 1.9°C (3.4°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in Vancouver, with average lows of -2.4°C (27.7°F) versus -12°C (10.4°F).
Vancouver is hottest in August, averaging highs of about 28.1°C (82.5°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 -12.8°C (8.9°F) at the low point of the year in Vancouver.
Vancouver is the wetter city, collecting about 2,153 mm (84.8 in) of rain a year versus 551 mm (21.7 in) in Winnipeg. Vancouver is wettest in November and driest in July; Winnipeg is wettest in June and driest in February.
Vancouver is the more humid of the two, averaging 85% relative humidity over the year against 77% in Winnipeg.
The most comfortable months in Vancouver 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.
Vancouver is the warmer city in 6 of the 11 months of the year. The gap is widest in January, about 15.1°C (27.2°F), and narrowest in September, about 0°C (0°F).
Winnipeg has the bigger seasonal swing, about 40.5°C (72.9°F) between its coldest and hottest months versus 22.3°C (40.1°F) in Vancouver — so Vancouver has the steadier, more even climate.
On climate alone, Winnipeg comes out ahead — it offers warmer days, less rain and lower humidity than Vancouver. Vancouver is the better fit only if you'd actually prefer cooler weather, more rainfall and a more humid climate.
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 Vancouver and Winnipeg, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
