Makwa Lake 129B sits near the top of Canadian towns for frosts
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 23.7°C on average. Of all months, July brings the most precipitation and February the least. Rain and snow together come to less here than on 94% of Canadian towns. If you like long walks, July and August offer highs of 23–24°C.
Makwa Lake 129B has no ECCC normals station nearby: the figures come from Meadow Lake, 73 km east, so read them as the wider area’s climate.
A year in Makwa Lake 129B at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Makwa Lake 129B’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan beside it.
What a year in Makwa Lake 129B feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
Frost on 217 days, 20°C on 91
From September to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. On about 61 nights a year the air falls below −20°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 407 mm of rain and snow a year
About 72 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
125 cm of snow in a typical year
Snow falls from October to May, most of all in December (about 24 cm). 8th 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 Makwa Lake 129B
88% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
Each day the mean sits under 18°C adds its shortfall; a year’s total is its heating degree days. Homes here need more heating than almost every Canadian town.
Living with Makwa Lake 129B’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
On average the last spring frost comes around 30 May and the first autumn frost around 4 September: about 97 frost-free days between.
Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →About 89 days a year bring a wind chill under −20, when bare skin chills fast.
The humidex tops 30 on about 14 days a year: muggy days to plan around.
For the weather that does damage, from ice storms to floods, see Makwa Lake 129B’s hazards page.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Meadow Lake
Meadow Lake is a composite: ECCC joins 3 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 73 km east |
| Station altitude | 481 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −50.0°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 38.0°C |
| Average wind | 12.3 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | Cold Lake, 85 km |
How Makwa Lake 129B 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
Nearby places read from a different ECCC location (places on Makwa Lake 129B’s own would show the same figures). The nearest places to Makwa Lake 129B with figures are 39–65 km away.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makwa Lake 129B Meadow Lake | 23.7°C | −22.8°C | 407 mm |
| Beaver River No. 622 39 km · Cold Lake | 23.6°C about the same | −19.6°C 3.2°C milder | 437 mm |
| Frenchman Butte No. 501 60 km · Lloydminster | 23.2°C 0.5°C cooler | −18.8°C 4.0°C milder | 424 mm |
Makwa Lake 129B 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 | −10.7°C | −22.8°C | −16.8°C | 17 mm | 23 cm |
| February | −7.8°C | −21.2°C | −14.5°C | 10 mm | 15 cm |
| March | −0.7°C | −14.0°C | −7.4°C | 13 mm | 15 cm |
| April | 9.1°C | −4.1°C | 2.5°C | 25 mm | 16 cm |
| May | 17.3°C | 1.7°C | 9.5°C | 38 mm | 2 cm |
| June | 21.2°C | 7.5°C | 14.4°C | 76 mm | under 1 cm |
| July | 23.7°C | 9.8°C | 16.8°C | 76 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 22.7°C | 8.1°C | 15.4°C | 61 mm | under 1 cm |
| September | 17.2°C | 3.0°C | 10.1°C | 37 mm | 1 cm |
| October | 8.5°C | −3.4°C | 2.6°C | 22 mm | 9 cm |
| November | −2.1°C | −12.0°C | −7.1°C | 17 mm | 22 cm |
| December | −9.0°C | −20.4°C | −14.7°C | 17 mm | 24 cm |
| Year | 7.5°C | −5.7°C | 0.9°C | 407 mm | 125 cm |
From year to year, December moves by 4.7°C, more than any month, and June least
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high since 1991. April spans the most, from −32.4°C (2020) to 29.5°C (2001).
Where Makwa Lake 129B’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at Meadow Lake, the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals.
- Comparisons: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
- Not on this page: sunshine, not in ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals, and the effect of the town’s height, for which there is no figure.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Makwa Lake 129B’s climate
How warm does Makwa Lake 129B get in summer?
On a normal day in July the thermometer climbs to 23.7°C, the warmest of the year.
How cold does Makwa Lake 129B get in winter?
In January, the coldest month, the typical low is −22.8°C.
How much rain and snow does Makwa Lake 129B get?
Count on roughly 407 mm a year, heaviest in July (76 mm) and lightest in February (10 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
A layer of at least 1 cm stays down on about 152 days a year.
Are these figures for Makwa Lake 129B itself?
No. The nearest normals are those of Meadow Lake, a long way from Makwa Lake 129B.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Makwa Lake 129B →
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).