Brandon climate — normals and trends
Brandon (Canada) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.8 °C and it receives 520 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (19.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-16.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Brandon averages 186 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 87 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Brandon between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.4 °C (on 13 August 1965) and the coldest -43.9 °C (on 28 January 1966).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
BrandonManitoba
- coords
- 49.85°, -99.95°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.8°C
Average daily high
7.9°C
Average daily low
-2.3°C
Annual rainfall
520mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
20.7km/h
Seasonal range
35.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
186 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
87 d/yr
Annual snowfall
84.2 cm
Average feels-like high
4.4 °C
Average feels-like low
-6.4 °C
Average peak gust
37.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
No clear trend over this period
Over a short window, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal. Try 86 years.
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
38.4 °C
13 August 1965
Coldest day
-43.9 °C
28 January 1966
Wettest day
78 mm
12 August 1957
Windiest day
57.2 km/h
5 December 1995
Strongest gust
99.7 km/h
12 October 2015
Hottest feels-like
39.4 °C
23 July 2007
Coldest feels-like
-49.2 °C
28 January 1966
Snowiest day
23.5 cm
8 October 1959
Sunniest day
15.8 h
20 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -10.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 12 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | -12.4 °C | -3.4 °C | 6 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | -1.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 16 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 9.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 32 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 19.7 °C | +2.7 °C | 62 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 22.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 56 mm | -32 mm |
| Jul | 23.8 °C | -1.2 °C | 97 mm | +26 mm |
| Aug | 24.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 99 mm | +33 mm |
| Sep | 21.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 51 mm | +1 mm |
| Oct | 13.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 58 mm | +21 mm |
| Nov | 2.9 °C | +3.2 °C | 6 mm | -16 mm |
| Dec | -10.3 °C | -1.7 °C | 34 mm | +14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Brandon?
Brandon has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.8 °C and it receives 520 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Brandon?
The hottest day measured in Brandon between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 1965, reaching 38.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Brandon?
The coldest day measured in Brandon between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1966, at -43.9 °C.
Does it snow in Brandon?
Yes. Brandon gets on average 84.2 cm of snow per year and has around 186 frost days.
Has the climate of Brandon warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Brandon.
What is the wettest day in Brandon?
The wettest day measured in Brandon between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 1957, with 78 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Brandon?
The windiest day measured in Brandon between 1940 and 2025 was 5 December 1995, with winds reaching 57.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Brandon?
The warmest month in Brandon is July (19.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-16.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Brandon?
Brandon receives on average 520 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 87 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Brandon?
Brandon gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Brandon?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Brandon between 1940 and 2025 was 8 October 1959, with 23.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Brandon?
Yes: Brandon has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Brandon?
In Brandon, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.4 °C on 23 July 2007, and the lowest was -49.2 °C on 28 January 1966.
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