Lake Country in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Lake Country sees average daytime highs around 10°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 149 mm of precipitation over about 31 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 3°C in early March to 17°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Lake Country's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Lake Country's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
10°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
1°C
Precipitation
149 mm
31 wet days
Avg wind
6 km/h
Travel score
2.4
3rd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Lake Country in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 3°C in early March to 17°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Lake Country reaches about 10°C and drops to 1°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

-10°10°20°MarAprMay

How spring really feels in Lake Country

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 53 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
53
wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Lake Country weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -6°5913.5138.40.0
Feb / -6°411099.70.0
Mar / -3°5511.58.111.50.4
Apr10° / 439.72.913.52.3
May15° / 519.90.315.14.5
Jun18° / 519.2016.15.8
Jul23° / 12°305.3015.77.7
Aug23° / 13°255.2014.37.9
Sep18° / 437.70.112.46.3
Oct11° / 6912.11.610.52.6
Nov / -1°8715.59.98.80.1
Dec-0° / -5°6613.514.27.90.0

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Lake Country gets around 149 mm of rain and snow over 31 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%10%20%30%40%50%MarAprMay

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 6 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 min in early March to 15 h 48 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMMarAprMay

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.0 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Lake Country?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

2.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lake Country.

What to pack for Lake Country in Spring

From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In spring, Lake Country sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer, a heavy coat and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 31 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatsun protectionrain gear

UV index in Lake Country in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lake Country peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 15UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Lake Country in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Lake Country is worst in August — around 66 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 10.1× the cleanest month (January, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodUnhealthyModeratePoorModerateAug 1263 µg/m³Jan 197 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar9Good
Apr8Good
May9Good
Jun11Good
Jul52Poor
Aug66Unhealthy
Sep11Good
Oct60Unhealthy
Nov39Poor
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Lake Country?

Lake Country sits at 50.0°N, 119.4°W, 431 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Rutland, 12 km away.

Topography around Lake Country

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Lake Country.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lake Country has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 440 m around an average of 510 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,332 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,047 m.

The land around Lake Country is covered by trees (45%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, trees (59%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
440 m
16 km
1,332 m
80 km
2,047 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Spring weather nearby: Rutland 12 km · Kelowna 15 km · West Kelowna 21 km · Okanagan Mission 22 km · Vernon 30 km · Penticton 60 km · Salmon Arm 77 km · Kamloops 98 km

Canada travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 83% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$55,698
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 53%none 35%Muslim 5%Hindu 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Lake Country (50.0088°, -119.3967°, elevation 431 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.