Lac La Hache 220 sits near the bottom of Canadian towns for winter warmth
High summer brings afternoon highs near 22.5°C. Precipitation follows the seasons: July brings about 5.7 times as much as February. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 96% of Canadian towns. Plan for rain or snow on about 92 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
Every figure here comes from Key Lake, 174 km south-west; ECCC has no normals closer to Lac La Hache 220, so they describe the wider area.
A year in Lac La Hache 220 at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Lac La Hache 220’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan beside it.
What a year in Lac La Hache 220 feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
233 frost days and 60 days above 20°C a year
The frost season runs August to June, and January freezes nearly every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 89 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
471 mm of precipitation in a typical year
4th wettest of 105 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Heating a home in Lac La Hache 220
86% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: September to May.
Think of it as a year’s worth of daily shortfalls below 18°C, added up. In heating terms, homes need more heating than almost every Canadian town.
Living with Lac La Hache 220’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Count on about 78 frost-free days: the last frost averages 15 June, the first 2 September.
The comfortable months for a day outside, highs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more: Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →Roughly 117 days a year feel colder than −20 in the wind.
Muggy heat with a humidex over 30 arrives on about 4 days a year.
Ice storms, floods and heat waves are risks, not averages: they are on Lac La Hache 220’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Key Lake
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for Key Lake are 4 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 174 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 514 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Snowfall from | No location within 100 km |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −52.5°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 36.0°C |
| Average wind | 10.6 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Lynn Lake, 186 km |
How Lac La Hache 220 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 Saskatchewan.
Lac La Hache 220 weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and precipitation by month, 1991–2020.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −16.4°C | −27.7°C | −22.1°C | 22 mm |
| February | −12.5°C | −26.3°C | −19.4°C | 15 mm |
| March | −4.9°C | −20.5°C | −12.7°C | 24 mm |
| April | 4.4°C | −9.9°C | −2.6°C | 21 mm |
| May | 13.0°C | −0.9°C | 6.1°C | 35 mm |
| June | 19.9°C | 6.6°C | 13.3°C | 57 mm |
| July | 22.5°C | 9.8°C | 16.1°C | 88 mm |
| August | 20.3°C | 8.6°C | 14.5°C | 71 mm |
| September | 13.1°C | 3.1°C | 8.1°C | 56 mm |
| October | 3.6°C | −3.8°C | −0.1°C | 36 mm |
| November | −6.8°C | −15.4°C | −11.2°C | 27 mm |
| December | −13.8°C | −24.7°C | −19.1°C | 19 mm |
| Year | 3.5°C | −8.4°C | −2.4°C | 471 mm |
The month with the widest range: March, −50.5°C to 15.0°C
December is the least predictable month: about two years in three its average lands within 4.5°C of the normal, −19.1°C. July is the steadiest, within 1.2°C.
Where Lac La Hache 220’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals, Key Lake: the nearest of its locations with every month’s temperatures.
- Comparisons: every place of 2,500+ in Canada but the city hubs and the reserves, each on its nearest ECCC location.
- Not on this page: snowfall (no location within 100 km publishes a full year of it), sunshine (none for 1991–2020) and an altitude correction.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Lac La Hache 220’s climate
How warm does Lac La Hache 220 get in summer?
The warmest month is July, when afternoons average 22.5°C.
How cold does Lac La Hache 220 get in winter?
Winter bottoms out in January, with lows near −27.7°C.
How much rain and snow does Lac La Hache 220 get?
About 471 mm a year, rain and melted snow together. July is the wettest month (88 mm) and February the driest (15 mm).
Are these figures for Lac La Hache 220 itself?
No: they come from Key Lake, the nearest ECCC normals location, and far enough away to describe the wider area more than Lac La Hache 220.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Lac La Hache 220 →
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).