Meadow Lake No. 588 sits near the top of Canadian towns for frosts
High summer brings afternoon highs near 23.7°C. Of all months, July brings the most precipitation and February the least. By precipitation alone, it ranks drier than 94% of Canadian towns. Plan time outside for July and August, when highs sit at 23–24°C.
1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Meadow Lake station, 42 km east.
A year in Meadow Lake No. 588 at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Meadow Lake No. 588’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan beside it.
What a year in Meadow Lake No. 588 feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
Frost on 217 days, 20°C on 91
From September to May frost is routine, and in January it comes on almost every night. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 61 nights a year.
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
On about 72 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 125 cm of snow a year
The snow season runs October to May; December brings the most, about 24 cm. 8th 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 Meadow Lake No. 588
88% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
One degree below 18°C for one day makes one heating degree day; the year’s days are added together. Homes here need more heating than almost every Canadian town.
Living with Meadow Lake No. 588’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
Gardens get from about 30 May to 4 September without frost, around 97 days in all.
Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →The wind chill passes −20 on about 89 days in a normal year.
Humid heat, a humidex over 30, comes on about 14 days a year.
Thirty-year normals hide the storms and the extremes: the hazards page has Meadow Lake No. 588’s risks.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Meadow Lake
ECCC builds the Meadow Lake normals from 3 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.
| Distance from the town | 42 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, 108 km |
How Meadow Lake No. 588 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 Meadow Lake No. 588’s own would show the same figures). Meadow Lake No. 588 has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 45–114 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow Lake No. 588 Meadow Lake | 23.7°C | −22.8°C | 407 mm |
| Beaver River No. 622 45 km · Cold Lake | 23.6°C about the same | −19.6°C 3.2°C milder | 437 mm |
| Frenchman Butte No. 501 81 km · Lloydminster | 23.2°C 0.5°C cooler | −18.8°C 4.0°C milder | 424 mm |
Meadow Lake No. 588 weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and 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 |
The month with the widest range: April, −32.4°C to 29.5°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 −14.7°C), June the one that wanders least (±1.0°C).
Where Meadow Lake No. 588’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 normals from ECCC for Meadow Lake, its nearest location with complete temperatures.
- Comparisons: Canada’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (no city totals, no reserves), each through its own nearest location.
- 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 Meadow Lake No. 588’s climate
How warm does Meadow Lake No. 588 get in summer?
A normal July afternoon tops out at about 23.7°C, the year’s high point.
How cold does Meadow Lake No. 588 get in winter?
Of all twelve months, January has the coldest nights, about −22.8°C.
How much rain and snow does Meadow Lake No. 588 get?
Rain and snow, with snow counted as water, total 407 mm a year; July leads with 76 mm and February trails with 10 mm.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Snow covers the ground, 1 cm or more, on about 152 days a year.
Are these figures for Meadow Lake No. 588 itself?
Yes: ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals for Meadow Lake, which is in Meadow Lake No. 588.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Meadow Lake No. 588 →
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