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Monthly climate in Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Cold Lake features a humid continental climate (Dfb).Temperatures typically range between -15 °C (5 °F) and 17 °C (63 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -41 °C (-41 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (94 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 526 mm (20.7 inches) and receives 93 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Cold Lake enjoys an average of 2851 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 7 hours 21 minutes to 17 hours 8 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada §

The warmest months in Cold Lake are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 15 to 17 °C (59 - 63 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -15 to -11 °C (5 - 12 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Cold Lake experiences 15 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 185 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 7°C
(44°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 6°C
(43°F)
Mean maximum 5°C
(41°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 5°C
(41°F)
Average high -9°C
(16°F)		 -10°C
(14°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)		 -8°C
(19°F)
Daily mean -13°C
(8°F)		 -15°C
(5°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -11°C
(12°F)
Average low -17°C
(1°F)		 -20°C
(-3°F)		 -11°C
(13°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -9°C
(17°F)		 -15°C
(5°F)
Mean minimum -35°C
(-31°F)		 -33°C
(-28°F)		 -25°C
(-13°F)		 -15°C
(6°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -18°C
(-0°F)		 -30°C
(-21°F)
Minimum -37°C
(-35°F)		 -41°C
(-41°F)		 -29°C
(-21°F)		 -24°C
(-11°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -11°C
(13°F)		 -20°C
(-3°F)		 -37°C
(-34°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada §

Cold Lake usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 12 rainy days and 89 mm (3.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Cold Lake are January, February and December. On average, 18 mm (0.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 20 (0.8) 16 (0.6) 24 (1.0) 32 (1.3) 41 (1.6) 102 (4.0) 103 (4.1) 61 (2.4) 45 (1.8) 31 (1.2) 32 (1.3) 18 (0.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 5 3 6 5 7 14 14 10 9 7 8 5

Monthly sunshine hours in Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada §

The sunniest months in Cold Lake are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 10 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Cold Lake: January, November and December receive an average of 4 hours 2 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 102 181 240 287 340 329 358 326 226 188 125 144
Mean daily daylight hours 7h 57m 9h 45m 11h 55m 14h 8m 16h 6m 17h 8m 16h 33m 14h 46m 12h 37m 10h 25m 8h 25m 7h 21m

Solar UV radiation in Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada §

Cold Lake experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 7 - 8, which corresponds to the High / Very High category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Low exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 1. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Cold Lake UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 1 2 4 5 7 8 8 7 6 3 1 1