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Lake Louise vs Santa Fe
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Santa Fe is the warmer of the two — about 8°C on the annual average; Lake Louise is the wetter, with 170 mm more rain a year, and Santa Fe the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Lake Louise and Santa Fe, in everyday terms.
Summers
Santa Fe has far hotter summers
Lake Louise: Mild
Santa Fe: Hot
Winters
Santa Fe has much milder winters
Lake Louise: Very cold
Santa Fe: Very cold
Rain & snow
Lake Louise is wetter
Lake Louise: Fairly dry
Santa Fe: Fairly dry
Sky
Santa Fe is far sunnier
Lake Louise: Often cloudy
Santa Fe: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Santa Fe is the warmer of the two — about 8°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Lake Louise is the wetter — about 170 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Santa Fe has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
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Avg high (°C) Santa Fe runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Louise | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 1 | -5 |
| Santa Fe | 7 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 20 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +10 | +11 | +12 | +10 | +10 | +13 | +9 | +8 | +10 | +11 | +11 | +11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Louise | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 18 |
| Santa Fe | 7 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 31 |
| Difference | +10 | +11 | +12 | +10 | +10 | +13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Louise | 23 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 1 | -5 |
| Santa Fe | 31 | 30 | 27 | 20 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +9 | +8 | +10 | +11 | +11 | +11 |
Avg low (°C) Santa Fe runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Louise | -13 | -13 | -8 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | -2 | -8 | -14 |
| Santa Fe | -7 | -5 | -2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 3 | -3 | -7 |
| Difference | +7 | +8 | +6 | +5 | +6 | +7 | +7 | +8 | +7 | +6 | +5 | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Louise | -13 | -13 | -8 | -4 | 0 | 4 |
| Santa Fe | -7 | -5 | -2 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| Difference | +7 | +8 | +6 | +5 | +6 | +7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Louise | 7 | 6 | 2 | -2 | -8 | -14 |
| Santa Fe | 14 | 14 | 10 | 3 | -3 | -7 |
| Difference | +7 | +8 | +7 | +6 | +5 | +7 |
Precipitation (mm) Lake Louise runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Louise | 20 | 20 | 29 | 39 | 50 | 71 | 38 | 42 | 47 | 32 | 29 | 25 |
| Santa Fe | 11 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 46 | 50 | 34 | 31 | 18 | 13 |
| Difference | -9 | -11 | -13 | -26 | -34 | -57 | +8 | +8 | -13 | -1 | -12 | -12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Louise | 20 | 20 | 29 | 39 | 50 | 71 |
| Santa Fe | 11 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 14 |
| Difference | -9 | -11 | -13 | -26 | -34 | -57 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Louise | 38 | 42 | 47 | 32 | 29 | 25 |
| Santa Fe | 46 | 50 | 34 | 31 | 18 | 13 |
| Difference | +8 | +8 | -13 | -1 | -12 | -12 |
Cloud cover (%) Lake Louise runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Louise | 68 | 67 | 68 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 58 | 58 | 61 | 67 | 68 | 65 |
| Santa Fe | 45 | 48 | 45 | 45 | 42 | 37 | 53 | 51 | 37 | 34 | 36 | 45 |
| Difference | -23 | -19 | -23 | -26 | -29 | -33 | -5 | -7 | -24 | -33 | -31 | -20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Louise | 68 | 67 | 68 | 71 | 71 | 70 |
| Santa Fe | 45 | 48 | 45 | 45 | 42 | 37 |
| Difference | -23 | -19 | -23 | -26 | -29 | -33 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Louise | 58 | 58 | 61 | 67 | 68 | 65 |
| Santa Fe | 53 | 51 | 37 | 34 | 36 | 45 |
| Difference | -5 | -7 | -24 | -33 | -31 | -20 |
Relative humidity (%) Lake Louise runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Louise | 96 | 96 | 95 | 89 | 76 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 74 | 83 | 94 | 96 |
| Santa Fe | 62 | 56 | 47 | 40 | 35 | 32 | 45 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 53 | 61 |
| Difference | -34 | -40 | -48 | -49 | -41 | -43 | -27 | -21 | -27 | -35 | -41 | -35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Louise | 96 | 96 | 95 | 89 | 76 | 75 |
| Santa Fe | 62 | 56 | 47 | 40 | 35 | 32 |
| Difference | -34 | -40 | -48 | -49 | -41 | -43 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Louise | 72 | 71 | 74 | 83 | 94 | 96 |
| Santa Fe | 45 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 53 | 61 |
| Difference | -27 | -21 | -27 | -35 | -41 | -35 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Lake Louise trends → · Santa Fe trends →
Methodology & sources
Lake Louise
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 26 years of daily observations at Banff CS, a weather station, about 51 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
Santa Fe
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Santa FE CO Muni AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00023049), about 17 km from the city centre.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
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