Climate · Canada

Smoky Lake

Warm and damp from May to September; cold and mostly dry from December to March.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years54.1°N580 m above the sea
  1. Jan19°-7°1°-17°Rain on about one day a week.
  2. Feb24°-4°4°-16°Rain on about one day a week.
  3. Mar33°1°12°-11°Rain on about one day a week.
  4. Apr50°10°27°-3°Rain on about two days a week.
  5. May65°18°40°4°Rain on about two days a week.
  6. Jun72°22°50°10°Rain on about three days a week.
  7. Jul77°25°55°13°Rain on about three days a week.
  8. Aug76°24°54°12°Rain on about two days a week.
  9. Sep67°19°46°8°Rain on about two days a week.
  10. Oct54°12°35°2°Rain on about one day a week.
  11. Nov35°2°19°-7°Rain on about one day a week.
  12. Dec22°-6°5°-15°Rain on about one day a week.
Each month: its typical high and low, and dots for wet days a week. Tap a month to open it.The best months

The warm season runs from May to September, with highs near 71°F and nights near 49°F. From December to March, highs stay near or below freezing, around 24°F. The rain comes from June to August, on about three days a week. October to April is the driest stretch, with rain or snow on about one day a week. Daylight runs from about 7½ hours in December to 17 hours in June.The warm season runs from May to September, with highs near 22°C and nights near 9°C. From December to March, highs stay near or below freezing, around -4°C. The rain comes from June to August, on about three days a week. October to April is the driest stretch, with rain or snow on about one day a week. Daylight runs from about 7½ hours in December to 17 hours in June.

Where Smoky Lake sits

America/Edmonton

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Latitude
54.1°Nnorthern hemisphere
Above the sea
580 mlow-lying
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Nearest of ours
Banff388 km south-west

The land around Smoky Lake, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Smoky Lake, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Smoky Lake, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Smoky Lake, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Smoky Lake, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Smoky Lake, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Smoky Lake, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Smoky Lake, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Smoky Lake, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Smoky Lake, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Smoky Lake, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Smoky Lake, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Through the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs from 19°F in January to 77°F in July.Highs from -7°C in January to 25°C in July.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in June (46% of days), driest in December (17%).

Cloud cover

Clearest in August (48% cover), cloudiest in January (71%).

Daylight

From 7h 26m in December to 17h 04m in June.

Week by week, lightly smoothed. Shading marks the seasons; the olive line, the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Month by month

°F°C

Smoky Lake, month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical low to highWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryBelow freezing
1°-17°19°-7°
1 day71%8h 00m
FebruaryBelow freezing
4°-16°24°-4°
1 day70%9h 39m
MarchBelow freezing
12°-11°33°1°
1 day70%11h 45m
April
27°-3°50°10°
2 days64%14h 00m
MayWarm season
40°4°65°18°
2 days59%15h 59m
JuneWarm season
50°10°72°22°
3 days59%17h 04m
JulyWarm seasonAt its best
55°13°77°25°
3 days50%16h 33m
AugustWarm seasonAt its best
54°12°76°24°
2 days48%14h 46m
SeptemberWarm season
46°8°67°19°
2 days52%12h 34m
October
35°2°54°12°
1 day58%10h 20m
November
19°-7°35°2°
1 day67%8h 25m
DecemberBelow freezing
5°-15°22°-6°
1 day68%7h 26m

When is the best time to visit Smoky Lake?


The best months are July to August: highs near 76°F, nights near 55°F, and rain on about three days a week.The best months are July to August: highs near 24°C, nights near 13°C, and rain on about three days a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

Questions


What is the warmest month in Smoky Lake?

July, with highs near 77°F and lows near 55°F. The coolest is January, with highs near 19°F.July, with highs near 25°C and lows near 13°C. The coolest is January, with highs near -7°C.

When does it rain most in Smoky Lake?

June, with rain on about three days a week. December is the driest, with rain on about one day a week.

How long are the days in Smoky Lake?

From about 7½ hours in December to 17 hours in June.

When are the skies clearest in Smoky Lake?

August, when cloud covers about 48% of the sky on average. January is the cloudiest, at about 71%.

Places with a year like Smoky Lake's

by their highs, lows and wet days

Their highs, lows, wet days and cloud run closest to Smoky Lake's through the year, one place a country. “Six months apart”: their winter is Smoky Lake's summer.

Elsewhere in Canada

All of Canada

Where to stay

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Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Smoky Lake. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.