Kootenay Lake vs Shuswap Lake
Shuswap Lake is the warmer swim right now at about 18°C. They are roughly 214 km apart in Canada.
Kootenay Lake
British Columbia
mild · modelled estimate
- October average
- 16.5°C
- Warmest month
- August · 21.0°C
- Coldest month
- 3.0°C
- Swim season
- July–September
Kootenay Lake in British Columbia, Canada is swimmable in high summer, brisk either side of it, and drops close to single digits in winter.
Shuswap Lake
British Columbia
mild · modelled estimate
- October average
- 18.0°C
- Warmest month
- August · 23.0°C
- Coldest month
- 3.0°C
- Swim season
- June–October
Shuswap Lake in British Columbia, Canada reaches comfortable swimming temperatures in July and August, and drops close to single digits in winter.
Month by month
| Lake | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kootenay Lake | 4.2°C | 3.0°C | 4.2°C | 7.5°C | 12.0°C | 16.5°C | 19.8°C | 21.0°C | 19.8°C | 16.5°C | 12.0°C | 7.5°C |
| Shuswap Lake | 4.3°C | 3.0°C | 4.3°C | 8.0°C | 13.0°C | 18.0°C | 21.7°C | 23.0°C | 21.7°C | 18.0°C | 13.0°C | 8.0°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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