Photo: Darren Kirby · CC BY-SA 2.0Few Canadian towns have colder winter nights than La Ronge
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 23.5°C. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 80% of Canadian towns. Rain or snow is most frequent in July and least in February. Plan time outside from June to August, when highs sit at 21–24°C.
Measured at La Ronge, 4.0 km north: ECCC’s normals for 1991–2020.
A year in La Ronge at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about La Ronge’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan beside it.
What a year in La Ronge feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
212 frost days and 79 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 66 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 514 mm of rain and snow a year
2nd wettest of 104 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan. About 91 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
146 cm of snow in a typical year
Snow falls from October to May, most of all in November (about 25 cm). 2nd snowiest of 101 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in La Ronge
88% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
Measured against 18°C: each day’s shortfall in mean temperature, added over twelve months. By this count, homes here need more heating than almost every Canadian town.
Living with La Ronge’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Seedlings can go out once the average last frost, around 28 May, has passed; autumn’s first, near 14 September, ends a season of about 109 days.
The outdoor season by the averages is Jun, Jul and Aug, with highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Expect around 89 days a year when the wind chill sinks below −20.
Humid heat, a humidex over 30, comes on about 9 days a year.
Bad-weather days, from blizzards to floods, get their own page for La Ronge: the hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: La Ronge
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for La Ronge are 3 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 4.0 km north |
| Station altitude | 379 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −47.2°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 36.1°C |
| Average wind | 11.0 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Island Falls, 191 km |
How La Ronge 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 Saskatchewan.
Nearby towns’ climate
Places around La Ronge whose figures come from another normals location. La Ronge has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 122–150 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Ronge | 23.5°C | −23.3°C | 514 mm |
| Montreal Lake 106 122 km · Prince Albert | 24.2°C 0.7°C warmer | −22.8°C 0.5°C milder | 432 mm |
| Pelican Narrows 184B 150 km · Island Falls | 23.0°C 0.5°C cooler | −26.2°C 2.9°C colder | 489 mm |
La Ronge weather by month
Month by month, 1991–2020: the usual high, low and mean, the rain and snow, and the snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −13.3°C | −23.3°C | −18.3°C | 22 mm | 22 cm |
| February | −9.6°C | −21.6°C | −15.6°C | 19 mm | 17 cm |
| March | −1.9°C | −14.9°C | −8.4°C | 25 mm | 20 cm |
| April | 7.2°C | −5.4°C | 0.9°C | 34 mm | 16 cm |
| May | 15.0°C | 1.6°C | 8.3°C | 41 mm | 5 cm |
| June | 20.5°C | 8.6°C | 14.6°C | 69 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 23.5°C | 11.6°C | 17.6°C | 89 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 22.1°C | 10.4°C | 16.3°C | 65 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 15.6°C | 4.7°C | 10.2°C | 57 mm | under 1 cm |
| October | 6.7°C | −1.7°C | 2.5°C | 41 mm | 15 cm |
| November | −3.6°C | −11.3°C | −7.5°C | 27 mm | 25 cm |
| December | −11.4°C | −20.5°C | −16.0°C | 24 mm | 25 cm |
| Year | 5.9°C | −5.2°C | 0.4°C | 514 mm | 146 cm |
The month with the widest range: January, −47.2°C to 12.5°C
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high over 1991–2020; December is the month whose average wanders most from year to year (±4.7°C around −16.0°C), June the one that wanders least (±1.2°C).
Where La Ronge’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals for La Ronge, the nearest location with a full year of temperatures.
- 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, 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 La Ronge’s climate
How warm does La Ronge get in summer?
Afternoons average 23.5°C in July, the warmest time of year.
How cold does La Ronge get in winter?
Deep winter means January, when nights average −23.3°C.
How much rain and snow does La Ronge get?
Over twelve months, rain and melted snow come to 514 mm; the range runs from 19 mm in February to 89 mm in July.
Are these figures for La Ronge itself?
Yes: ECCC’s normals station is inside La Ronge itself.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for La Ronge →
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).