Lakewood sits near the bottom of Canadian towns for rain and snow, with 357 mm a year
On a normal January night the air cools to about −20.7°C. By frosts alone, it ranks colder than 92% of Canadian towns. Precipitation peaks in June and eases off in February. Have the furnace checked before October to April, the months that average under 10°C.
1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport) location, 11 km north-west.
A year in Lakewood at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Lakewood’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Saskatchewan beside it.
What a year in Lakewood feels like
Each season’s and each month’s usual high and low, 1991–2020.
About 203 frosts and 105 warm days a year
The frost season runs September to May, and January freezes nearly every night. Some 49 nights a year drop under −20°C.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
About 357 mm of rain and snow a year
On about 63 days a year, 1 mm or more falls.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
91 cm of snow in a typical year
From October to May snow is likely; January is the peak, at about 20 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Lakewood
90% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to April.
The count adds up, day by day, how far the mean temperature falls short of 18°C. In heating terms, homes need more heating than 95% of Canadian towns.
Living with Lakewood’s climate
The averages read for the garden, the outdoors and the coldest and hottest days.
From about 19 May to 15 September the garden is usually clear of frost, some 117 days.
For long days outdoors, Jun, Jul and Aug bring highs of 17–27°C and lows of 8°C or more.
Parks & trails →Bitter wind chill, under −20, comes on about 83 days a year.
Count on some 22 humid days a year with the humidex past 30.
Thirty years of averages say little about one bad storm; Lakewood’s hazards page does.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport)
ECCC builds the Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport) normals from 3 stations’ records over 1991–2020, joined where one replaced another.
| Distance from the town | 11 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 504 m |
| Completeness | meets the WMO “3 and 5” rule |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −44.9°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 38.6°C |
| Average wind | 15.3 km/h on average, most often from the north-west |
| Next-nearest location | Watrous, 91 km |
How Lakewood compares
Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Saskatchewan.
Nearby towns’ climate
Places around Lakewood whose figures come from another normals location. Lakewood has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 77–95 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakewood Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport) | 25.0°C | −20.7°C | 357 mm |
| Outlook 77 km · Rock Point | 25.2°C about the same | −16.9°C 3.8°C milder | 418 mm |
| Beardy's 97 and Okemasis 96 83 km · Prince Albert | 24.2°C 0.8°C cooler | −22.8°C 2.1°C colder | 432 mm |
| Watrous 91 km · Watrous | 24.6°C about the same | −20.0°C 0.7°C milder | 417 mm |
Lakewood weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature, rain and snow (as water) and snowfall by month, 1991–2020.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −10.0°C | −20.7°C | −15.4°C | 14 mm | 20 cm |
| February | −7.9°C | −18.9°C | −13.4°C | 9 mm | 11 cm |
| March | −0.7°C | −11.4°C | −6.1°C | 14 mm | 14 cm |
| April | 10.5°C | −2.6°C | 3.9°C | 23 mm | 8 cm |
| May | 18.3°C | 3.4°C | 10.9°C | 42 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 22.1°C | 9.0°C | 15.6°C | 75 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25.0°C | 11.5°C | 18.3°C | 59 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24.8°C | 10.0°C | 17.4°C | 43 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 19.1°C | 4.7°C | 11.9°C | 32 mm | under 1 cm |
| October | 9.9°C | −2.4°C | 3.7°C | 21 mm | 7 cm |
| November | −0.7°C | −10.4°C | −5.6°C | 14 mm | 13 cm |
| December | −8.0°C | −18.0°C | −13.0°C | 12 mm | 17 cm |
| Year | 8.5°C | −3.8°C | 2.4°C | 357 mm | 91 cm |
From year to year, February moves by 4.4°C, more than any month, and June least
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high since 1991. March spans the most, from −38.3°C (2003) to 19.6°C (2015).
Where Lakewood’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s normals for Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport), 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
- Comparisons: all Canadian places of 2,500 or more except city totals and reserves, each read the same way.
- Not on this page: sunshine, absent from every 1991–2020 location, and an altitude correction, for want of the town’s own elevation.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Lakewood’s climate
How warm does Lakewood get in summer?
Expect highs near 25.0°C in July, the hottest month on average.
How cold does Lakewood get in winter?
The year’s coldest nights belong to January, at about −20.7°C.
How much rain and snow does Lakewood get?
Around 357 mm a year in all, from 75 mm in June down to 9 mm in February.
Are these figures for Lakewood itself?
Nearly: Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport), the location behind them, sits just beyond Lakewood’s boundary.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Lakewood →
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).