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Climate in Duck Lake 7 · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Duck Lake 7 sits near the top of Canadian towns for July heat

The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at −5.9°C on average. Its January nights stay gentler than in 92% of Canadian towns. The seasons are far apart: from a winter night to a summer afternoon the average spans 34°C. About 97 days a year bring 1 mm of precipitation or more.

July afternoons: warmer than almost every Canadian town

January nights: milder than 92% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year: drier than 78% of Canadian towns

No ECCC station in Duck Lake 7 has 1991–2020 normals; the page reads Kelowna, 5.9 km south, instead.

July high

28.5°C

Typical Canadian town 25.5°C

January low

−5.9°C

Typical Canadian town −13.5°C

Rain & snow a year

447 mm

Typical Canadian town 883 mm

Snowfall a year

93 cm

Typical Canadian town 141 cm

Frost days

151

a year at 0°C or below

A year in Duck Lake 7 at a glance

Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.

Jan1°C−6°CColdest nights

Feb4°C−5°C

Mar10°C−2°C

Apr15°C1°C

May21°C5°C

Jun24°C9°CWettest

Jul29°C11°CWarmest

Aug28°C11°C

Sep22°C6°C

Oct13°C1°C

Nov now6°C−2°C

Dec1°C−6°CSnowiest

What stands out about Duck Lake 7’s climate

Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia beside it.

Warmer than almost every Canadian townJuly afternoons average 28.5°C, the warmest of the year.Milder than 92% of Canadian townsJanuary nights average −5.9°C, the coldest of the year.Less snowy than 90% of Canadian townsAbout 93 cm of snow falls in a year, most of it in December.

A normal year

What a year in Duck Lake 7 feels like

Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.

Winter

2°C / −6°C

106 mm, with 68 cm of snow

Spring

15°C / 1°C

95 mm of rain and snow

Summer

27°C / 10°C

122 mm of rain and snow

Autumn

14°C / 2°C

124 mm, with 18 cm of snow: the wettest season

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24°C9°C

29°C11°C

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22°C6°C

13°C1°C

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Best months to be outsideJunHighs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more

Frost & warm days

Frost on 151 days, 20°C on 126

Frost comes from September to May; in January almost every night freezes. Some 28 days a year climb past 30°C.

151

Frost days a year (0°C or below)

Fewer frosts than 57% of Canadian towns

Days that stay below 0°C

Nights a year below −20°C

126

Days a year above 20°C

Days a year above 30°C

Frost days by month

Average days at 0°C or below

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Days above 20°C by month

Average days

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Rain & snow

447 mm of precipitation in a typical year

June is the wettest month and March the driest.

447 mm

Rain and snow a year

Drier than 78% of Canadian towns

341 mm

Of it as rain alone (76%)

55 mm

June, the wettest month

25 mm

March, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

55 mm

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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

46 mm

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ECCC’s Kelowna normals leave out precipitation and snow; both come from Vernon here, 28 km away.

Snow

Snowfall: about 93 cm in a normal year

The snow season runs November to March; December brings the most, about 31 cm.

93 cm

Snowfall a year

Less snowy than 90% of Canadian towns

Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

31 cm

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Heating

Heating a home in Duck Lake 7

90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.

3,719 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020

2,010 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

Behind the figure: the degrees each day’s mean falls under 18°C, summed for the year. By this count, homes here need less heating than 86% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Duck Lake 7’s climate

The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.

Get outside

For long days outdoors, Jun bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.

Parks & trails →

Wind chill

Winter brings about 7 days with a wind chill below −20.

Humidex

Count on some 35 humid days a year with the humidex past 30.

Storms and extremes

The normals describe a typical year, not its worst days; the hazards page covers Duck Lake 7’s.

Flood & hazards →

Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Kelowna

Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Kelowna are 3 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.

Distance from the town	5.9 km south
Station altitude	433 m
Completeness	meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule
WMO standard normals	No
Precipitation from	Vernon, 28 km
Coldest reading, 1991–2020	−30.6°C
Hottest reading, 1991–2020	39.5°C
Average wind	6.4 km/h on average, most often from the north
Next-nearest location	Vernon, 28 km

Compared with other towns

How Duck Lake 7 compares

Against the 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, each read from its own normals location; the dots are the other locations those towns use in British Columbia.

July afternoons28.5°C

Duck Lake 7Median Canadian town

14°C18°C22°C26°C30°C

Warmer than almost every Canadian town

January nights−5.9°C

Duck Lake 7Median Canadian town

−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C−5°C0°C5°C

Milder than 92% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow a year447 mm

Duck Lake 7Median Canadian town

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Drier than 78% of Canadian towns

Snowfall a year93 cm

Duck Lake 7Median Canadian town

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Less snowy than 90% of Canadian towns

Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Duck Lake 7’s own would show the same figures). Duck Lake 7 has no close neighbour with figures; the nearest is 15 km away.

Town	July high	January low	Rain & snow
Duck Lake 7 Kelowna	28.5°C	−5.9°C	447 mm
Central Okanagan West 15 km · Vernon	28.4°C about the same	−6.4°C 0.5°C colder	447 mm

Month by month

Duck Lake 7 weather by month

Average daily high and low, mean temperature, rain and snow (as water) and snowfall by month, 1991–2020.

Month	High	Low	Mean	Rain & snow	Snow
January	0.7°C	−5.9°C	−2.6°C	37 mm	28 cm
February	3.5°C	−5.4°C	−1.0°C	25 mm	9 cm
March	9.8°C	−2.2°C	3.8°C	25 mm	6 cm
April	15.4°C	0.9°C	8.2°C	26 mm	under 1 cm
May	20.6°C	5.3°C	13.0°C	45 mm	0 cm
June	24.0°C	9.1°C	16.6°C	55 mm	0 cm
July	28.5°C	11.4°C	20.0°C	37 mm	0 cm
August	28.2°C	10.5°C	19.3°C	30 mm	0 cm
September	22.2°C	6.3°C	14.3°C	34 mm	0 cm
October	13.2°C	1.4°C	7.3°C	41 mm	0 cm
November	5.8°C	−2.4°C	1.8°C	49 mm	18 cm
December	1.1°C	−5.6°C	−2.3°C	44 mm	31 cm
Year	14.4°C	1.9°C	8.2°C	447 mm	93 cm

Year to year

From −30.1°C to 13.6°C: January’s coldest and warmest days since 1991

The month to count on least is February: one year in three its average strays more than 2.8°C from −1.0°C. August moves least, typically by 1.0°C.

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Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal

Sources

Where Duck Lake 7’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

Normals: ECCC’s normals for Kelowna, 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
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 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: sunshine (no 1991–2020 normals exist for it) and any altitude adjustment, since there is no elevation for the town itself.

Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada

Questions about Duck Lake 7’s climate

How warm does Duck Lake 7 get in summer?

Expect highs near 28.5°C in July, the hottest month on average.

How cold does Duck Lake 7 get in winter?

Midwinter means January, when a typical night reaches −5.9°C.

How much rain and snow does Duck Lake 7 get?

June is the wettest month at 55 mm and March the driest at 25 mm, for 447 mm over the year.

Are these figures for Duck Lake 7 itself?

Not quite: they come from Kelowna, the closest ECCC normals location to Duck Lake 7.

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Duck Lake 7 →

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).