WINNIPEG WINTERS, BY THE NUMBERS.

Real data from Environment Canada. This is what you are up against every winter.

THE HEADLINE NUMBERS.

126 cm
average snowfall every year
−47.8°C
coldest ever recorded (Dec 24, 1879)
37.8 cm
biggest single-day dump on record
91 cm
deepest snowpack ever measured

SNOWFALL BY MONTH.

Average monthly snowfall, November through March (Environment Canada, 1981–2010 climate normals).

Nov
35.9 cm
Dec
29.1 cm
Jan
25.9 cm
Feb
24.0 cm
Mar
23.9 cm

November is the snowiest month of the season — winter arrives early and all at once in Winnipeg.

A TYPICAL WINTER, MONTH BY MONTH.

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November
First real snow. The season's heaviest month — about 36 cm on average.
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December
Deep winter sets in. Around 29 cm, and the deep freeze begins.
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January
The coldest month. About 26 cm of snow, wind chills past −40.
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February
Peak snowpack. Around 24 cm new, piled on top of everything else.
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March
The long melt begins — but 24 cm still falls, often the heaviest and wettest.

WHAT 126 CM OF SNOW LOOKS LIKE.

A full season's snowfall, stacked against things you know:

Season snowfall
126 cm
Hockey net
122 cm
Kitchen counter
91 cm

One winter's snow would completely bury a hockey net — and stand well above your kitchen counter.

WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOUR DRIVEWAY.

126 cm a year is not one big event — it is dozens of snowfalls, each one packing down, drifting, and refreezing on your driveway. Most winters bring 20–30 separate clearing-worthy snowfalls, plus the windrow the city plow leaves behind every single time it passes.

  • November hits hardest. The snowiest month arrives before most people have a plan. Booking early means you are covered from the first storm.
  • Small snowfalls add up. Most of the season is 2–6 cm events — exactly what our 2/4/6 cm triggers are built for.
  • Refreeze is the hidden cost. Every cleared driveway ices over again overnight. That is why sanding matters as much as clearing.
  • Windrow never stops. Every plow pass rebuilds that ridge. Complete and Premium include windrow clearing every visit.

Sources: Environment Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010 (Winnipeg station) for monthly snowfall, extreme daily snowfall, and extreme snow depth; Environment Canada historical records for coldest temperature. Averages vary by measurement period.

STOP SHOVELLING THROUGH IT.

126 cm a year. Zero cm you have to touch.