Moraine Lake vs Pigeon Lake

Pigeon Lake is the warmer swim right now at about 16°C. They are roughly 241 km apart in Canada.

Moraine Lake

Alberta

6.3°C

cold · modelled estimate

October average
6.3°C
Warmest month
August · 8.0°C
Coldest month
1.0°C
Swim season
no month averages above 18°C — a wetsuit lake year-round

Moraine Lake in Alberta, Canada stays cold all year; expect a wetsuit or a very quick dip, and freezes or near-freezes in winter.

Pigeon Lake

Alberta

16.0°C

mild · modelled estimate

October average
16.0°C
Warmest month
August · 21.0°C
Coldest month
1.0°C
Swim season
July–September

Pigeon Lake in Alberta, Canada is swimmable in high summer, brisk either side of it, and freezes or near-freezes in winter.

Month by month

LakeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Moraine Lake1.5°C1.0°C1.5°C2.8°C4.5°C6.3°C7.5°C8.0°C7.5°C6.3°C4.5°C2.8°C
Pigeon Lake2.3°C1.0°C2.3°C6.0°C11.0°C16.0°C19.7°C21.0°C19.7°C16.0°C11.0°C6.0°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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