Invermere on the Lake, is the largest community in the Windermere/Columbia Valley and is central to all the valley, mountain & water activities. There is always something exciting to do or see.  Whether it is sports, shopping, dining, taking in a show, enjoying an outdoor festival, attending a workshop, simply hanging out, or enjoying the unique culture and the great outdoors, it is the people that make the area special.   Whether part-time vacation living, full-time residential, and/or retirement in the Beautiful Windermere/Columbia Valley, you will find an exciting variety of amenities, recreation, and fun things to do...

CLIMATE:                           Climate in the Windermere/Columbia Valley are is continental and semi-arid.

AVERAGE TEMPERATURE:   January    -9.3°C                  July      18.2°C

TEMPERATURE RANGES :    -30°C   to   35°C

HOURS OF SUNSHINE:        Annual Total      2,000 hours

MISCELLANEOUS :              Frost-Free Period   128 days     

                                           Rainfall    241 mm     

                                           Snowfall   111 cm

ELEVATIONS:                     Lake Windermere        800 meters (2,625 ft)    

                                          Columbia Lake            810 meters (2,650 ft)

TRAVEL DISTANCES: 
  
From Radium Hot Springs                        From Invermere                                From Canal Flats

North: Edgewater      10km   (  6mi)        To: Radium           14km (  8mi)         South: Fort Steele   65km (39mi)
          Spur Valley     18km   ( 11mi)             Windermere       9km (  5mi)                    Kimberley    67km (40mi) 
          Brisco             26km   ( 16mi)             Fairmont          25km (15mi)                    Cranbrook    81km (49mi) 
          Spillimacheen  26km   ( 16mi)             Columere Park 28km (17mi)         
          Golden          105km   ( 63mi)             Canal Flats       50km (30mi)
East:  Banff            133km   ( 80mi)             Panorama        18km  (11mi) 
          Lake Louise   133km   ( 80mi)            
          Calgary        261km   (157mi)