Fox Lake 162 has some of the coldest winter nights among Canadian towns
High summer brings afternoon highs near 25.0°C. By precipitation alone, it ranks drier than 97% of Canadian towns. July is the wettest month here, with about 4.9 times the rain and snow of April. About 74 days a year bring 1 mm of precipitation or more.
The nearest ECCC normals location to Fox Lake 162 is Garden River, 49 km north-east, and every figure on this page is its.
A year in Fox Lake 162 at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Fox Lake 162’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.
What a year in Fox Lake 162 feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
About 226 frosts and 93 warm days a year
Frost comes from September to June; in January almost every night freezes. On about 76 nights a year the air falls below −20°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
360 mm of precipitation in a typical year
470th wettest of 479 towns of 2,500+ in Alberta.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
ECCC’s Garden River normals leave precipitation out; the figures here come from High Level, 154 km away.
Heating a home in Fox Lake 162
89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: September to May.
A day averaging 10 degrees under 18°C adds 10 to the total; warm days add nothing. In heating terms, homes need more heating than almost every Canadian town.
Living with Fox Lake 162’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
For long days outdoors, Jul bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Expect around 82 days a year when the wind chill sinks below −20.
Summer brings about 19 days when the humidex passes 30.
What averages leave out, the floods and ice storms, is on Fox Lake 162’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Garden River
Garden River is one of the 450 places where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 49 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 241 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Precipitation from | High Level, 154 km |
| Snowfall from | No location within 100 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −48.1°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 38.1°C |
| Average wind | 4.7 km/h on average, most often from the north-east |
| Next-nearest location | High Level, 154 km |
How Fox Lake 162 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
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Fox Lake 162’s own would show the same figures). Fox Lake 162 has no close neighbour with figures; the nearest is 113 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Lake 162 Garden River | 25.0°C | −25.5°C | 360 mm |
| La Crète 113 km · High Level | 23.3°C 1.7°C cooler | −25.0°C 0.5°C milder | 360 mm |
Fox Lake 162 weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and precipitation by month, 1991–2020.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −14.7°C | −25.5°C | −20.2°C | 20 mm |
| February | −9.2°C | −23.4°C | −16.3°C | 16 mm |
| March | −1.0°C | −17.4°C | −9.2°C | 17 mm |
| April | 9.3°C | −6.1°C | 1.6°C | 15 mm |
| May | 17.4°C | 1.3°C | 9.2°C | 29 mm |
| June | 23.2°C | 7.2°C | 15.2°C | 55 mm |
| July | 25.0°C | 10.0°C | 17.5°C | 73 mm |
| August | 22.9°C | 7.6°C | 15.3°C | 42 mm |
| September | 16.7°C | 2.4°C | 9.6°C | 35 mm |
| October | 6.7°C | −3.7°C | 1.5°C | 19 mm |
| November | −5.6°C | −14.8°C | −10.2°C | 21 mm |
| December | −13.1°C | −23.1°C | −18.1°C | 20 mm |
| Year | 6.5°C | −7.1°C | −0.3°C | 360 mm |
March: −41.8°C at its coldest, 19.8°C at its warmest
Year to year, December varies most (a standard deviation of 4.3°C around −18.1°C) and June least (1.0°C).
Where Fox Lake 162’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, Garden River, 1991–2020.
- Other locations: precipitation and snowfall come from the nearest location that publishes all twelve months of them, as named above.
- Comparisons: the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ across Canada, each on its nearest normals location, without the city totals or the reserves.
- Not on this page: a snowfall figure (none within 100 km), sunshine (none for 1991–2020) and the town’s own elevation.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Fox Lake 162’s climate
How warm does Fox Lake 162 get in summer?
Of all twelve months, July has the warmest afternoons, about 25.0°C.
How cold does Fox Lake 162 get in winter?
At its coldest, in January, the normal low is −25.5°C.
How much rain and snow does Fox Lake 162 get?
Measured as water, a year brings 360 mm: 73 mm in July, the wettest month, and 15 mm in April, the driest.
Are these figures for Fox Lake 162 itself?
No, the station behind them is Garden River, beyond Fox Lake 162’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Fox Lake 162 →
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).