Annual mean 8°C · wettest around May · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
26.3 °C
Coldest
-8.0 °C
Wettest
71%
Windiest
5.2 m/s
Prevailing
SW
4.0 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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bars actual · line feels-like, °Cchance of rain, %wind speed, m/ssky covered, %
The average temperature in Forest Lake over the whole year is 8°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 26°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -10°C. Forest Lake has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 61% in February, the driest month, to 70% in May, the wettest. Winds in Forest Lake are highest in April, averaging 3.7 m/s (13 km/h), and lightest in July, at 2.4 m/s (9 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Forest Lake come in July, when the sky is typically 30% covered; January is the cloudiest month, at 56%.
Month by month Forest Lake climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
-7°C
-10°C
-12°C
61%
56%
3.0 m/s
0
0
0
February
-5°C
-10°C
-10°C
61%
41%
3.2 m/s
0
0
2
March
4°C
-3°C
-2°C
66%
46%
3.4 m/s
1
0
12
April
10°C
3°C
4°C
67%
51%
3.7 m/s
9
0
36
May
19°C
11°C
15°C
70%
42%
3.0 m/s
49
8
65
June
24°C
17°C
23°C
70%
36%
3.0 m/s
67
33
45
July
26°C
19°C
26°C
67%
30%
2.4 m/s
58
56
24
August
25°C
17°C
24°C
69%
39%
2.4 m/s
69
41
37
September
21°C
13°C
19°C
67%
38%
2.7 m/s
64
20
61
October
13°C
6°C
9°C
67%
47%
3.0 m/s
22
1
51
November
4°C
-1°C
-1°C
64%
50%
3.2 m/s
4
0
15
December
-3°C
-6°C
-9°C
63%
56%
3.1 m/s
0
0
1
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Forest Lake weather by season
Year round, Forest Lake has days of about -7°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 26°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -10°C to 19°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 8°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around May and least likely around February. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Forest Lake weather in winterDecember to February
High -5°CLow -9°CRain 62%
Winter in Forest Lake has typical daily highs of about -5°C and lows of about -9°C, with a 62% chance of rain on a given day.
Forest Lake weather in springMarch to May
High 11°CLow 4°CRain 67%
Spring in Forest Lake has typical daily highs of about 11°C and lows of about 4°C, with a 67% chance of rain on a given day.
Forest Lake weather in summerJune to August
High 25°CLow 18°CRain 69%
Summer in Forest Lake has typical daily highs of about 25°C and lows of about 18°C, with a 69% chance of rain on a given day.
Forest Lake weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 13°CLow 6°CRain 66%
Autumn in Forest Lake has typical daily highs of about 13°C and lows of about 6°C, with a 66% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Forest Lake?
Forest Lake has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 61% in February, the driest month, to 70% in May, the wettest.
What time of year is Forest Lake windiest?
Winds in Forest Lake are highest in April, averaging 3.7 m/s (13 km/h), and lightest in July, at 2.4 m/s (9 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Forest Lake year round?
The average temperature in Forest Lake over the whole year is 8°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 26°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -10°C.