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Climate in Logan Lake · ECCC 1991–2020 normals

Hardly any Canadian towns collect less precipitation than Logan Lake: 273 mm a year

Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 29.3°C. The year is lopsided: June gets about 3.0 times what February does. Summer afternoons here are warmer than in almost every Canadian town. Expect about 116 frosty starts a year, days when the air falls to freezing.

July afternoons: warmer than almost every Canadian town
January nights: milder than 92% of Canadian towns
Rain and snow a year: drier than almost every Canadian town

These are not Logan Lake’s own readings: ECCC keeps no normals there, so the page uses Kamloops, 35 km north-east.

A year in Logan Lake at a glance

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

Jan0°C−6°CColdest nights
Feb4°C−4°C
Mar11°C−1°C
Apr17°C3°CLast frost ~25 Apr
May22°C8°C
Jun25°C12°CWettest
Jul29°C15°CWarmest
Aug29°C14°C
Sep23°C9°C
Oct14°C4°CFirst frost ~12 Oct
Nov now6°C−1°C
Dec1°C−5°CSnowiest

What stands out about Logan Lake’s climate

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

A normal year

What a year in Logan Lake feels like

Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.

Winter
2°C / −5°C
60 mm, with 47 cm of snow
Spring
16°C / 4°C
56 mm of rain and snow
Summer
28°C / 13°C
85 mm of rain and snow, the wettest season
Autumn
14°C / 4°C
73 mm, with 11 cm of snow
Best months to be outsideMayJunSepHighs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more
Frost & warm days

About 116 frosts and 135 warm days a year

Frost comes from October to April, most of all in December (about 26 nights). About 36 days a year top 30°C.

116
Frost days a year (0°C or below)
Fewer frosts than 86% of Canadian towns
33
Days that stay below 0°C
3
Nights a year below −20°C
135
Days a year above 20°C
36
Days a year above 30°C

Frost days by month

Average days at 0°C or below

26
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Days above 20°C by month

Average days

30
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Rain & snow

About 273 mm of rain and snow a year

252nd wettest of 256 towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia. Some 62 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.

273 mm
Rain and snow a year
Drier than almost every Canadian town
216 mm
Of it as rain alone (79%)
36 mm
June, the wettest month
12 mm
February, the driest month

Rain and snow by month

Millimetres

36 mm
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Rain alone by month

Millimetres

39 mm
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Snow

Snowfall: about 63 cm in a normal year

Snow falls from November to March, most of all in December (about 20 cm).

63 cm
Snowfall a year
Less snowy than 93% of Canadian towns
26
Days a year with 0.2 cm of snow or more
48
Days a year with 1 cm or more on the ground
8 cm
Snow on the ground at the end of December, the deepest month

Snowfall by month

Centimetres

20 cm
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Snow on the ground by month

Centimetres at month’s end

8 cm
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Heating

Heating a home in Logan Lake

93% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.

3,393 heating degree days (below 18°C)a year, 1991–2020
2,440 growing degree days (above 5°C)a year, 1991–2020

Heating degree days total each day’s gap between its mean temperature and 18°C. By this count, homes here need less heating than 92% of Canadian towns.

Living here

Living with Logan Lake’s climate

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

The garden window

Gardens get from about 25 April to 12 October without frost, around 170 days in all.

Get outside

Warm afternoons without cold nights, 17–27°C and 8°C or more, mark May, Jun and Sep.

Parks & trails →
Wind chill

Winter brings about 9 days with a wind chill below −20.

Humidex

Expect around 37 sticky days a year with the humidex above 30.

Storms and extremes

Averages smooth over blizzards, ice storms, floods and heat waves; Logan Lake’s hazards page covers the risks.

Flood & hazards →
Weather station

ECCC’s normals location: Kamloops

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

Distance from the town35 km north-east
Station altitude345 m
Completenessmeets the WMO “3 and 5” rule
WMO standard normalsNo
Coldest reading, 1991–2020−28.6°C
Hottest reading, 1991–202040.4°C
Average wind10.7 km/h on average, most often from the east
Next-nearest locationLytton, 62 km
Compared with other towns

How Logan Lake 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 afternoons29.3°C
Logan LakeMedian Canadian town
14°C18°C22°C26°C30°C
Warmer than almost every Canadian town6th warmest of 256 towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia
January nights−5.7°C
Logan LakeMedian Canadian town
−25°C−20°C−15°C−10°C−5°C0°C5°C
Milder than 92% of Canadian towns
Rain and snow a year273 mm
Logan LakeMedian Canadian town
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Drier than almost every Canadian town252nd wettest of 256 towns of 2,500+ in British Columbia
Snowfall a year63 cm
Logan LakeMedian Canadian town
0100200300400500
Less snowy than 93% of Canadian towns
Next door

Nearby towns’ climate

Places around Logan Lake whose figures come from another normals location. The nearest places to Logan Lake with figures are 38–43 km away.

TownJuly highJanuary lowRain & snow
Logan Lake Kamloops29.3°C−5.7°C273 mm
Electoral Area M (Beautiful Nicola Valley - North), Thompson-Nicola 38 km · Lytton29.5°C about the same−4.1°C 1.6°C milder273 mm
Ashcroft 42 km · Clinton23.9°C 5.4°C cooler−9.8°C 4.1°C colder273 mm
Month by month

Logan Lake weather by month

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

MonthHighLowMeanRain & snowSnow
January0.4°C−5.7°C−2.7°C22 mm19 cm
February3.9°C−4.3°C−0.2°C12 mm8 cm
March10.7°C−0.5°C5.2°C15 mm5 cm
April16.5°C3.2°C9.9°C13 mmunder 1 cm
May22.0°C8.1°C15.0°C28 mm0 cm
June25.1°C11.6°C18.4°C36 mm0 cm
July29.3°C14.5°C21.9°C30 mm0 cm
August28.8°C13.7°C21.3°C19 mm0 cm
September22.8°C9.2°C16.0°C24 mm0 cm
October13.6°C3.5°C8.6°C23 mm1 cm
November5.8°C−1.1°C2.3°C26 mm10 cm
December1.0°C−5.0°C−2.0°C26 mm20 cm
Year15.0°C3.9°C9.5°C273 mm63 cm
Year to year

Two years in three, January’s average lands within 3.2°C of normal, against the steadier April

Records from 1991 to 2020: no month spans more than November, between −24.9°C (2006) and 21.3°C (2016).

Record low to record high, 1991–2020Normal
Sources

Where Logan Lake’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

  • Normals: the 1991–2020 normals from ECCC for Kamloops, its nearest location with complete temperatures.
  • 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: 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 Logan Lake’s climate

How warm does Logan Lake get in summer?

At its warmest, in July, the normal high is 29.3°C.

How cold does Logan Lake get in winter?

Lows sink to −5.7°C on an average January night.

How much rain and snow does Logan Lake get?

Measured as water, a year brings 273 mm: 36 mm in June, the wettest month, and 12 mm in February, the driest.

How long does snow stay on the ground?

Snow cover of 1 cm or more lasts about 48 days in a typical year.

Are these figures for Logan Lake itself?

No, the station behind them is Kamloops, beyond Logan Lake’s boundary.

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

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).