July in Sturgeon Lake 154 stays fresher than in 94% of Canadian towns
Deep winter brings January lows near −19.4°C. By frosts alone, it ranks colder than 91% of Canadian towns. The year is lopsided: July gets about 4.7 times what February does. The outdoor season runs from June to August, with highs of 21–23°C.
Far-off figures: ECCC’s closest normals for Sturgeon Lake 154 come from Grande Prairie, 92 km west, so take them as the area’s climate.
A year in Sturgeon Lake 154 at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Sturgeon Lake 154’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.
What a year in Sturgeon Lake 154 feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
202 frost days and 80 days above 20°C a year
The frost season runs September to May, and January freezes nearly every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 43 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 435 mm of rain and snow a year
About 87 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 162 cm in a normal year
Expect snow from September to May, with about 34 cm in January, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Sturgeon Lake 154
87% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
The total grows by a degree for every degree a day’s mean sits under 18°C. A house here needs more heating than 96% of Canadian towns.
Living with Sturgeon Lake 154’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
A normal year gives the garden about 111 frost-free days, roughly 21 May to 10 September.
Warm afternoons without cold nights, 17–27°C and 8°C or more, mark Jun, Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →About 67 days a year bring a wind chill under −20, when bare skin chills fast.
Humid heat, a humidex over 30, comes on about 5 days a year.
Storms, floods and heat waves sit outside these normals; Sturgeon Lake 154’s hazards page covers them.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Grande Prairie
ECCC builds the Grande Prairie normals from 2 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.
| Distance from the town | 92 km west |
| Station altitude | 669 m |
| Completeness | at least 25 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −47.1°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 35.6°C |
| Average wind | 11.9 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Peace River, 132 km |
How Sturgeon Lake 154 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 Sturgeon Lake 154 whose figures come from another normals location. The nearest place to Sturgeon Lake 154 with figures is 72 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sturgeon Lake 154 Grande Prairie | 22.7°C | −19.4°C | 435 mm |
| Smoky River No. 130 72 km · Peace River | 22.7°C about the same | −20.1°C 0.7°C colder | 384 mm |
Sturgeon Lake 154 weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −8.3°C | −19.4°C | −13.9°C | 28 mm | 34 cm |
| February | −4.6°C | −16.3°C | −10.5°C | 16 mm | 20 cm |
| March | −0.1°C | −11.5°C | −5.8°C | 18 mm | 22 cm |
| April | 9.9°C | −2.3°C | 3.8°C | 22 mm | 11 cm |
| May | 17.0°C | 3.4°C | 10.3°C | 42 mm | 5 cm |
| June | 20.6°C | 8.0°C | 14.3°C | 72 mm | under 1 cm |
| July | 22.7°C | 9.9°C | 16.3°C | 73 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 22.0°C | 8.4°C | 15.2°C | 50 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 17.3°C | 3.8°C | 10.5°C | 37 mm | 2 cm |
| October | 9.1°C | −2.4°C | 3.3°C | 30 mm | 15 cm |
| November | −0.9°C | −10.7°C | −5.9°C | 29 mm | 28 cm |
| December | −6.4°C | −17.0°C | −11.7°C | 19 mm | 25 cm |
| Year | 8.2°C | −3.9°C | 2.2°C | 435 mm | 162 cm |
December strays furthest from its normal year to year, by 5.0°C; June the least
Each bar spans a month’s coldest and warmest readings over thirty years; January’s run from −47.1°C in 1997 to 15.2°C in 2003.
Where Sturgeon Lake 154’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals, Grande Prairie, 1991–2020.
- Comparisons: every Canadian town and neighbourhood of 2,500 or more, each read from its own nearest location; city totals and reserves are left out.
- Not on this page: a sunshine figure (ECCC published none for 1991–2020) and any lapse-rate correction for height, as the town has no elevation here.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Sturgeon Lake 154’s climate
How warm does Sturgeon Lake 154 get in summer?
On a normal day in July the thermometer climbs to 22.7°C, the warmest of the year.
How cold does Sturgeon Lake 154 get in winter?
At its coldest, in January, the normal low is −19.4°C.
How much rain and snow does Sturgeon Lake 154 get?
Over twelve months, rain and melted snow come to 435 mm; the range runs from 16 mm in February to 73 mm in July.
Are these figures for Sturgeon Lake 154 itself?
Not really: Grande Prairie, the closest location with normals, lies well away from Sturgeon Lake 154.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Sturgeon Lake 154 →
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).