Climate and Average Weather Year Round at Meadow Lake Airport Canada

At Meadow Lake Airport, the summers are long, comfortable, and partly cloudy and the winters are frigid, snowy, and mostly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from -4°F to 75°F and is rarely below -30°F or above 85°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Meadow Lake Airport for warm-weather activities is from early July to mid August.

The warm season lasts for 4.1 months, from May 12 to September 16, with an average daily high temperature above 62°F. The hottest month of the year at Meadow Lake Airport is July, with an average high of 74°F and low of 53°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.4 months, from November 21 to March 1, with an average daily high temperature below 24°F. The coldest month of the year at Meadow Lake Airport is January, with an average low of -4°F and high of 13°F.

At Meadow Lake Airport, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year at Meadow Lake Airport begins around April 23 and lasts for 5.9 months, ending around October 20.

The clearest month of the year at Meadow Lake Airport is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 59% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 20 and lasts for 6.1 months, ending around April 23.

The cloudiest month of the year at Meadow Lake Airport is February, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 74% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days at Meadow Lake Airport varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 3.7 months, from May 16 to September 6, with a greater than 19% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days at Meadow Lake Airport is June, with an average of 8.8 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 8.3 months, from September 6 to May 16. The month with the fewest wet days at Meadow Lake Airport is February, with an average of 1.9 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation at Meadow Lake Airport changes throughout the year.

Rain alone is the most common for 7.2 months, from March 29 to November 2. The month with the most days of rain alone at Meadow Lake Airport is June, with an average of 8.8 days.

Snow alone is the most common for 4.8 months, from November 2 to March 29. The month with the most days of snow alone at Meadow Lake Airport is December, with an average of 2.4 days.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Meadow Lake Airport experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 6.3 months, from April 6 to October 15, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain at Meadow Lake Airport is July, with an average rainfall of 2.3 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 5.7 months, from October 15 to April 6. The month with the least rain at Meadow Lake Airport is January, with an average rainfall of 0.0 inches.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Meadow Lake Airport experiences some seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 6.9 months, from October 5 to May 2, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow at Meadow Lake Airport is December, with an average snowfall of 3.1 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 5.1 months, from May 2 to October 5. The least snow falls around July 6, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day at Meadow Lake Airport varies extremely over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 7 hours, 21 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 17 hours, 10 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 4:40 AM on June 16, and the latest sunrise is 4 hours, 54 minutes later at 9:33 AM on December 28. The earliest sunset is at 4:50 PM on December 12, and the latest sunset is 5 hours, 1 minute later at 9:51 PM on June 23.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed at Meadow Lake Airport during 2024.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level at Meadow Lake Airport, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, staying within 1% of 1% throughout.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed at Meadow Lake Airport experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 3.0 months, from February 26 to May 28, with average wind speeds of more than 7.0 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year at Meadow Lake Airport is April, with an average hourly wind speed of 7.6 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 9.0 months, from May 28 to February 26. The calmest month of the year at Meadow Lake Airport is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.4 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction at Meadow Lake Airport varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the south for 2.1 weeks, from April 5 to April 20, with a peak percentage of 28% on April 6. The wind is most often from the north for 1.1 months, from April 20 to May 22, with a peak percentage of 28% on May 9. The wind is most often from the west for 10 months, from June 2 to April 5, with a peak percentage of 44% on January 1.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is at Meadow Lake Airport throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Meadow Lake Airport for general outdoor tourist activities is from early July to mid August, with a peak score in the last week of July.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Meadow Lake Airport for hot-weather activities is from mid July to early August, with a peak score in the last week of July.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season at Meadow Lake Airport typically lasts for 3.9 months (121 days), from around May 16 to around September 14, rarely starting before April 29 or after June 2, and rarely ending before August 23 or after October 2.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms at Meadow Lake Airport should appear around May 11, only rarely appearing before May 1 or after May 23.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.7 months, from April 27 to August 17, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.3 kWh. The brightest month of the year at Meadow Lake Airport is June, with an average of 6.4 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.7 months, from October 24 to February 15, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 1.8 kWh. The darkest month of the year at Meadow Lake Airport is December, with an average of 0.7 kWh.