Hardly any Canadian towns wake to less frost than Lake City
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 23.0°C on average. November is the wettest month here, with about 5.6 times the rain and snow of July. Counting rain and snow together, it is wetter than 97% of Canadian towns. The heating season runs November to March: each of those months averages under 10°C.
These are not Lake City’s own readings: ECCC keeps no normals there, so the page uses Vancouver (Harbour), 14 km west.
A year in Lake City at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Lake City’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia beside it.
What a year in Lake City feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
17 frost days and 87 days above 20°C a year
The frost season runs November to March, peaking in January at about 6 nights.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 1,537 mm of rain and snow a year
On about 142 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
About 37 cm of snow a year
Expect snow from November to March, with about 14 cm in December, the snowiest month.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Vancouver (Harbour) publishes no full year of snowfall, so these figures come from Vancouver International (Airport), 19 km away.
Heating a home in Lake City
89% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: November to March.
The count adds up, day by day, how far the mean temperature falls short of 18°C. Homes here need less heating than almost every Canadian town.
Living with Lake City’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
The comfortable months for a day outside, highs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more: May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Thirty-year normals hide the storms and the extremes: the hazards page has Lake City’s risks.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Vancouver (Harbour)
Vancouver (Harbour) is one of the 450 places where ECCC publishes 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 14 km west |
| Station altitude | 3 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | Vancouver International (Airport), 19 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −9.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 34.9°C |
| Next-nearest location | Pitt Meadows, 19 km |
How Lake City compares
Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in British Columbia.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Lake City’s would only repeat its figures. The one place listed is 5 km from Lake City, the nearest with figures.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake City Vancouver (Harbour) | 23.0°C | 3.3°C | 1,537 mm |
| New Westminster 5.2 km · Pitt Meadows | 25.0°C 2.0°C warmer | 0.5°C 2.8°C colder | 1,649 mm |
Lake City weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.4°C | 3.3°C | 5.3°C | 237 mm | 12 cm |
| February | 8.4°C | 3.3°C | 5.9°C | 117 mm | 5 cm |
| March | 10.5°C | 4.6°C | 7.6°C | 163 mm | 3 cm |
| April | 13.9°C | 6.9°C | 10.4°C | 118 mm | under 1 cm |
| May | 17.8°C | 10.2°C | 14.0°C | 73 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 20.2°C | 12.8°C | 16.5°C | 66 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 23.0°C | 14.9°C | 19.0°C | 44 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 23.0°C | 14.8°C | 18.9°C | 49 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 19.4°C | 12.1°C | 15.8°C | 71 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13.9°C | 8.6°C | 11.2°C | 157 mm | under 1 cm |
| November | 9.7°C | 5.3°C | 7.5°C | 245 mm | 3 cm |
| December | 7.1°C | 3.2°C | 5.2°C | 200 mm | 14 cm |
| Year | 14.5°C | 8.3°C | 11.4°C | 1,537 mm | 37 cm |
From −2.8°C to 30.6°C: June’s coldest and warmest days since 1991
The month to count on least is January: one year in three its average strays more than 1.5°C from 5.3°C. July moves least, typically by 0.8°C.
Where Lake City’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Vancouver (Harbour): the nearest of its locations with every month’s temperatures.
- Other locations: a location missing months of precipitation or snow is filled from the nearest that has them all, never mixed month by month.
- Comparisons: Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500, each placed by its nearest location (city totals and reserves excluded).
- Not on this page: sunshine, which none of ECCC’s 450 locations publishes for 1991–2020, and the town’s own height above sea level, so no figure is adjusted for altitude.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Lake City’s climate
How warm does Lake City get in summer?
On a normal day in July the thermometer climbs to 23.0°C, the warmest of the year.
How cold does Lake City get in winter?
At its coldest, in December, the normal low is 3.2°C.
How much rain and snow does Lake City get?
The year adds up to 1,537 mm. November is the peak month (245 mm) and July the low one (44 mm).
Are these figures for Lake City itself?
No: Lake City has no normals location, so the figures come from Vancouver (Harbour), the nearest with 1991–2020 normals.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Lake City →
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).