Photo: SempreVolando · CC BY 3.0Frosty mornings in Lac la Biche County outnumber those of 91% of Canadian towns
July afternoons average 23.1°C. Precipitation follows the seasons: June brings about 6.8 times as much as February. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 88% of Canadian towns. Have the furnace checked before October to April, the months that average under 10°C.
Figures: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals at Lac la Biche (2.2 km west).
A year in Lac la Biche County at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Lac la Biche County’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.
What a year in Lac la Biche County feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
202 frost days and 82 days above 20°C a year
Frost comes from September to May; in December almost every night freezes. Some 41 nights a year drop under −20°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
437 mm of precipitation in a typical year
On about 76 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
ECCC’s Lac la Biche normals leave precipitation out; the figures here come from Cold Lake, 117 km away.
Heating a home in Lac la Biche County
88% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
Every day colder than 18°C on average adds its gap in degrees to the year’s heating total. In heating terms, homes need more heating than 96% of Canadian towns.
Living with Lac la Biche County’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
On average the last spring frost comes around 22 May and the first autumn frost around 17 September: about 118 frost-free days between.
Plan time outside for Jun, Jul and Aug: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.
Parks & trails →About 65 days a year bring a wind chill under −20, when bare skin chills fast.
About 8 days a year feel above 30 on the humidex.
Thirty-year normals hide the storms and the extremes: the hazards page has Lac la Biche County’s risks.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Lac la Biche
ECCC builds the Lac la Biche normals from 2 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.
| Distance from the town | 2.2 km west |
| Station altitude | 567 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Precipitation from | Cold Lake, 117 km |
| Snowfall from | No location within 100 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −46.6°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 34.7°C |
| Average wind | 9.6 km/h on average, most often from the south |
| Next-nearest location | Cold Lake, 117 km |
How Lac la Biche County compares
Placed among 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+, each on its nearest normals location; each dot is another location used in Alberta.
Nearby towns’ climate
Places around Lac la Biche County whose figures come from another normals location. The nearest places to Lac la Biche County with figures are 79–99 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lac la Biche County Lac la Biche | 23.1°C | −19.1°C | 437 mm |
| Smoky Lake 79 km · Fort Saskatchewan | 23.6°C 0.5°C warmer | −17.8°C 1.3°C milder | 473 mm |
| St. Paul County No. 19 88 km · Cold Lake | 23.6°C 0.5°C warmer | −19.6°C 0.5°C colder | 437 mm |
| Saddle Lake 125 90 km · Vegreville | 23.5°C about the same | −19.0°C about the same | 388 mm |
Lac la Biche County weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and precipitation by month, 1991–2020.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −8.8°C | −19.1°C | −13.9°C | 17 mm |
| February | −5.2°C | −16.8°C | −11.0°C | 13 mm |
| March | 0.1°C | −11.2°C | −5.6°C | 18 mm |
| April | 9.2°C | −3.1°C | 3.1°C | 34 mm |
| May | 16.8°C | 3.4°C | 10.1°C | 40 mm |
| June | 20.6°C | 8.2°C | 14.5°C | 86 mm |
| July | 23.1°C | 11.2°C | 17.2°C | 79 mm |
| August | 21.9°C | 9.5°C | 15.7°C | 52 mm |
| September | 16.4°C | 4.6°C | 10.5°C | 39 mm |
| October | 8.2°C | −1.5°C | 3.4°C | 24 mm |
| November | −1.3°C | −9.7°C | −5.5°C | 19 mm |
| December | −7.4°C | −17.1°C | −12.3°C | 16 mm |
| Year | 7.8°C | −3.5°C | 2.2°C | 437 mm |
From year to year, December moves by 4.6°C, more than any month, and June least
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high since 1991. March spans the most, from −41.8°C (2009) to 17.6°C (2019).
Where Lac la Biche County’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at Lac la Biche, the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals.
- Other locations: where a location publishes no full year of precipitation or snowfall, the nearest one that does supplies it, named beside those figures.
- Comparisons: the 2,500-plus towns and neighbourhoods of Canada, each read from its closest normals location; whole cities and reserves aren’t counted.
- Not on this page: snow, with no complete snowfall normals within 100 km, sunshine, which ECCC published for no location, and any height adjustment.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Lac la Biche County’s climate
How warm does Lac la Biche County get in summer?
On a normal day in July the thermometer climbs to 23.1°C, the warmest of the year.
How cold does Lac la Biche County get in winter?
In January, the coldest month, the typical low is −19.1°C.
How much rain and snow does Lac la Biche County get?
June is the wettest month at 86 mm and February the driest at 13 mm, for 437 mm over the year.
Are these figures for Lac la Biche County itself?
Yes, measured at Lac la Biche, which sits inside Lac la Biche County’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Lac la Biche County →
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).