Lake Louise, Canada
mountain climate · nature · high crowds · premium prices
Not ranked as a sun destination — shown for reference.
There are 83 mountain destinations in our catalog, and Lake Louise's numbers hold their own: a 94/100 sun score at its July peak, when rain interrupts roughly 44% of days. For a nature-first trip in a highland climate, the data is a good starting point.
Across a typical year, afternoon temperatures swing between -7°C (December) and 21°C (July). The wet–dry contrast is modest: 51% rain-day odds in June against 30% in January. Note that average highs never reach 24°C in any month — pack for mild weather rather than hot.
The seasonal arc is clear in the data: summer averages 19°C against winter's -7°C, while rain-day odds move from 37% in winter and 38% in spring to 43% in summer and 40% through autumn. Summer wins on the numbers and winter loses them; everything in between is a trade-off between warmth and crowds.
Best months to visit Lake Louise
The best month on record is July — a 94/100 sun score, built on 50% cloud cover and 44% rain-day odds — followed by August and June. Anything in July–August clears our 70-point reliability bar. Skip December if sunshine is the point — it bottoms out at 48/100.
Among the mountain destinations in our catalog, its July rain odds beat 56% of the field.
Month-by-month breakdown for Lake Louise → · More destinations for July →
The live forecast backs this up: of the next 16 days, none look mostly clear and none carry meaningful rain risk, in a -11–7°C band. Today's cached sun score is 58/100.
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Flights from Europe
| From | Distance | Estimated non-stop time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brussels (BRU) | 7,341 km | ~9 h 45 | Find flights → |
| Amsterdam (AMS) | 7,227 km | ~9 h 30 | Find flights → |
| London (LON) | 7,094 km | ~9 h 15 | Find flights → |
| Paris (PAR) | 7,435 km | ~9 h 45 | Find flights → |
| Frankfurt (FRA) | 7,584 km | ~10 h | Find flights → |
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Next 16 days
Live forecast, refreshed twice daily. Forecasts updated 27 Oct, 18:52 CET.
| Date | High / low | Cloud | Rain odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 27 Oct | 3° / -2° | 73% | 18% |
| Wed 28 Oct | -2° / -11° | 100% | 28% |
| Thu 29 Oct | -1° / -11° | 98% | 9% |
| Fri 30 Oct | 3° / -10° | 84% | 2% |
| Sat 31 Oct | 0° / -8° | 100% | 3% |
| Sun 1 Nov | 1° / -9° | 85% | 6% |
| Mon 2 Nov | 1° / -9° | 74% | 6% |
| Tue 3 Nov | 4° / -5° | 100% | 5% |
| Wed 4 Nov | 7° / -1° | 100% | 3% |
| Thu 5 Nov | 7° / -1° | 84% | 2% |
| Fri 6 Nov | 4° / -3° | 78% | 7% |
| Sat 7 Nov | 4° / 0° | 100% | 20% |
| Sun 8 Nov | 3° / -4° | 99% | 19% |
| Mon 9 Nov | 1° / -4° | 95% | 25% |
| Tue 10 Nov | 1° / -6° | 100% | 10% |
| Wed 11 Nov | 2° / -7° | 95% | 13% |
Lake Louise climate, month by month
2015–2024 averages (July highlighted as the best month).
| Month | Day / night °C | Cloud | Rain-day odds | Sun score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -6.1° / -13.7° | 79.2% | 29.7% | 51 |
| February | -6.1° / -15.2° | 75.7% | 39.3% | 53 |
| March | -0.1° / -9.7° | 69.3% | 37.7% | 56 |
| April | 4.7° / -5° | 67% | 40% | 63 |
| May | 11° / 1.2° | 64% | 36.1% | 66 |
| June | 15.1° / 4.6° | 63.5% | 51.3% | 69 |
| July | 20.5° / 8.7° | 49.5% | 43.9% | 94 |
| August | 19.9° / 8.1° | 52.7% | 35.2% | 92 |
| September | 13.8° / 3.5° | 61.6% | 39.3% | 58 |
| October | 4.4° / -4.7° | 73.9% | 38.3% | 52 |
| November | -2.4° / -10.5° | 85.3% | 42.7% | 48 |
| December | -7.5° / -14.3° | 82.7% | 42% | 48 |
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