Flathead Lake vs Lake Pend Oreille

Lake Pend Oreille is the warmer swim right now at about 12.5°C. They are roughly 174 km apart in United States.

Flathead Lake

Montana

11.5°C

cool · modelled estimate

November average
11.5°C
Warmest month
August · 20.0°C
Coldest month
3.0°C
Swim season
July–September

The largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi, cool and crystal clear.

Lake Pend Oreille

Idaho

12.5°C

cool · modelled estimate

November average
12.5°C
Warmest month
August · 21.0°C
Coldest month
4.0°C
Swim season
July–September

Lake Pend Oreille in Idaho, United States is swimmable in high summer, brisk either side of it, and drops close to single digits in winter.

Month by month

LakeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Flathead Lake4.1°C3.0°C4.1°C7.3°C11.5°C15.8°C18.9°C20.0°C18.9°C15.8°C11.5°C7.3°C
Lake Pend Oreille5.1°C4.0°C5.1°C8.3°C12.5°C16.8°C19.9°C21.0°C19.9°C16.8°C12.5°C8.3°C

Monthly values are modelled from each lake's long-term winter and summer envelope, then refined with today's forecast air temperature for the headline reading.

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