Less rain and snow fall on Lakeview than on 82% of Canadian towns: 445 mm a year
July afternoons average 23.5°C. Precipitation peaks in June and eases off in January. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 80% of Canadian towns. Ice scrapers and block heaters earn their keep on roughly 193 days a year at 0°C or below.
1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Calgary (Airport) location, 16 km north-east.
A year in Lakeview at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Lakeview’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.
What a year in Lakeview feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
About 193 frosts and 87 warm days a year
Frost comes from September to May; in December almost every night freezes. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 22 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
445 mm of precipitation in a typical year
Some 72 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
139 cm of snow in a typical year
Expect snow from September to May, with about 24 cm in March, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Lakeview
85% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
A day averaging 10 degrees under 18°C adds 10 to the total; warm days add nothing. Homes here need more heating than 68% of Canadian towns.
Living with Lakeview’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Wait until about 21 May to plant out; frost tends to come back around 18 September, about 119 days later.
For long days outdoors, Jul and Aug bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →A wind chill below −20 is part of about 42 days a year here.
About 9 days a year feel above 30 on the humidex.
A normal year has no blizzard, flood or heat wave in it; Lakeview’s hazards page looks at those.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Calgary (Airport)
Calgary (Airport) is a composite: ECCC joins 2 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 16 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 1,099 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −39.7°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 36.5°C |
| Average wind | 13.8 km/h on average, most often from the south |
| Next-nearest location | Queenstown, 91 km |
How Lakeview compares
Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Alberta.
Nearby towns’ climate
Places around Lakeview whose figures come from another normals location. Distances here run 55–73 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Lakeview.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeview Calgary (Airport) | 23.5°C | −13.5°C | 445 mm |
| Stoney 142, 143, 144 55 km · Banff | 22.5°C 1.0°C cooler | −13.5°C about the same | 454 mm |
| Wheatland County 61 km · Queenstown | 25.0°C 1.5°C warmer | −13.7°C about the same | 412 mm |
| Carstairs 62 km · Sundre | 22.8°C 0.7°C cooler | −18.0°C 4.5°C colder | 496 mm |
Lakeview weather by month
Month by month, 1991–2020: the usual high, low and mean, the rain and snow, and the snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1.5°C | −13.5°C | −7.6°C | 10 mm | 17 cm |
| February | 0.1°C | −11.8°C | −5.9°C | 12 mm | 17 cm |
| March | 3.8°C | −8.1°C | −2.2°C | 18 mm | 24 cm |
| April | 10.8°C | −1.9°C | 4.5°C | 30 mm | 23 cm |
| May | 16.4°C | 3.4°C | 9.9°C | 61 mm | 10 cm |
| June | 19.7°C | 7.7°C | 13.7°C | 113 mm | under 1 cm |
| July | 23.5°C | 10.2°C | 16.9°C | 66 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 23.1°C | 9.2°C | 16.2°C | 54 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 18.3°C | 4.7°C | 11.5°C | 37 mm | 2 cm |
| October | 11.1°C | −1.3°C | 4.9°C | 17 mm | 12 cm |
| November | 4.1°C | −7.5°C | −1.7°C | 16 mm | 19 cm |
| December | −0.4°C | −12.1°C | −6.3°C | 13 mm | 16 cm |
| Year | 10.8°C | −1.8°C | 4.5°C | 445 mm | 139 cm |
From year to year, February moves by 4.1°C, more than any month, and June least
The thirty-year records stretch furthest in December: a low of −38.2°C in 1996 and a high of 19.5°C in 1999.
Where Lakeview’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, Calgary (Airport), 1991–2020.
- Comparisons: Canada’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (no city totals, no reserves), each through its own nearest location.
- Not on this page: hours of sunshine, missing from the 1991–2020 normals, and a height correction: the town has no elevation on file.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Lakeview’s climate
How warm does Lakeview get in summer?
In July, the warmest month, the typical high is 23.5°C.
How cold does Lakeview get in winter?
Midwinter means January, when a typical night reaches −13.5°C.
How much rain and snow does Lakeview get?
June is the wettest month at 113 mm and January the driest at 10 mm, for 445 mm over the year.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Around 93 days a year see 1 cm of snow or more lying.
Are these figures for Lakeview itself?
Nearly: Calgary (Airport), the location behind them, sits just beyond Lakeview’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Lakeview →
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).