Winnipeg is located in the southern part of Manitoba. Winnipeg is located in a very cold continental climate with short warm summers, and very long winters. Winnipeg has sunny weather most of the time but is also mostly windy due to its location in the prairie. If residents of Winnipeg compare their winters to the winters in Toronto, the winters in Toronto are much more damp and cold. Winnipeg winters tend to be very dry which causes skin problems with residents and forces most people who live in the area to use a humidifier.
According to the publication Living in Canada, the average temperature in Winnipeg for January is a maximum temperature of -13 and a minimum temperature of -23. The average weather forecast for this month produces 3.9 hours of sunshine, an average wind speed of 17 km per hr, and 18 cm of snow. In February temperatures rose a bit with a temperature ranging from -19 to -9. The area received more snowfall in the forecast with an amount of 20cm. Throughout the winter months the temperature began to rise until May when Winnipeg did not see negative temperatures. In May the temperature ranged from 5-19 degrees Celsius. During this month people were watching their radar to see what weather would come in. May brought 11 days of rainfall which seems to be pretty average for this city. Winnipeg saw 13 days of rainfall in June and temperatures ranging from 11-23 degrees Celsius. This month also had 9.4 hours of sunshine with the month of July maxing out to 10.2 hours. As the months went on the temperature in the city began to decrease and the snowfall began to increase. By the month of December the temperature dropped and had a range of -19 to -10 degrees Celsius. This month had 10 cm of snow and 11 days with snowfall.
For people planning to visit Winnipeg it is important to have warm clothing. A toque is also known as a Canadian cap or beanie and when purchased in boiled wool it can be very warm. It is also important to have a good set of boots. Kodiak boots can be purchased from Canadian Tire and will be warm down to -40 degrees Celsius. It is also very important to have a good down coat and ski gloves.