Lac La Ronge 156 has some of the coldest winter nights among Canadian towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 23.5°C on average. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 47°C. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 80% of Canadian towns. The outdoor season runs from June to August, with highs of 21–24°C.
Lac La Ronge 156 has no ECCC normals station of its own: every figure here comes from La Ronge, 8.8 km north.
A year in Lac La Ronge 156 at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Lac La Ronge 156’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan beside it.
What a year in Lac La Ronge 156 feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
About 212 frosts and 79 warm days a year
From September to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost 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
514 mm of precipitation in a typical year
July brings the most rain and snow; February, the least. 2nd wettest of 105 towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan. Some 91 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
Snowfall: about 146 cm in a normal year
The snow season runs October to May; November brings the most, about 25 cm. 2nd snowiest of 102 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 Lac La Ronge 156
88% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
Heating degree days total each day’s gap between its mean temperature and 18°C. Homes here need more heating than almost every Canadian town.
Living with Lac La Ronge 156’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
The growing season between frosts lasts about 109 days, roughly 28 May to 14 September.
Plan time outside for Jun, Jul and Aug: highs of 17–27°C and nights no colder than 8°C.
Parks & trails →The wind chill passes −20 on about 89 days in a normal year.
The humidex tops 30 on about 9 days a year: muggy days to plan around.
Bad-weather days, from blizzards to floods, get their own page for Lac La Ronge 156: 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 | 8.8 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, 194 km |
How Lac La Ronge 156 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.
Nearby towns’ climate
Places around Lac La Ronge 156 whose figures come from another normals location. Distances here run 117–152 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Lac La Ronge 156.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lac La Ronge 156 La Ronge | 23.5°C | −23.3°C | 514 mm |
| Montreal Lake 106 117 km · Prince Albert | 24.2°C 0.7°C warmer | −22.8°C 0.5°C milder | 432 mm |
| Pelican Narrows 184B 152 km · Island Falls | 23.0°C 0.5°C cooler | −26.2°C 2.9°C colder | 489 mm |
Lac La Ronge 156 weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and 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 |
December varies most from one year to the next (4.7°C), June least
Each bar spans a month’s coldest and warmest readings over thirty years; January’s run from −47.2°C in 2004 to 12.5°C in 1993.
Where Lac La Ronge 156’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: every Canadian town and neighbourhood of 2,500 or more, each read from its own nearest location; city totals and reserves are left out.
- Not on this page: hours of sunshine, missing from the 1991–2020 normals, and a height correction: the town has no elevation on file.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Lac La Ronge 156’s climate
How warm does Lac La Ronge 156 get in summer?
The warmest month is July, when afternoons average 23.5°C.
How cold does Lac La Ronge 156 get in winter?
Deep winter means January, when nights average −23.3°C.
How much rain and snow does Lac La Ronge 156 get?
Rain and snow, with snow counted as water, total 514 mm a year; July leads with 89 mm and February trails with 19 mm.
Are these figures for Lac La Ronge 156 itself?
Not quite: they come from La Ronge, the closest ECCC normals location to Lac La Ronge 156.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Lac La Ronge 156 →
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).