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Around Labor Day (when crowds thin out after the start of school) the Boundary Waters can offer a wonderful experience of warm days and cool nights. With the first frost the number of biting insects is reduced, but by the end of September, careful planning and consultations with local resources is important. A paddler taking a last trip of the year late in the season runs the risk of cold, wet, windy weather and even the possibility of opening up a tent flap to find snow.

In an area as large as the BWCA, weather conditions can vary dramatically. Conditions on and near Lake Superior influence the weather across the eastern portion of the BWCA. Temperatures, rainfall, and wind conditions vary, of course, throughout the BWCAW. The following statistics, recorded in International Falls, MN represent historical estimates for the western region of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.

The weather plays an important role in any camping trip. Learning to identify basic cloud patterns and read the wind conditions are skills worth nurturing. Packing to accommodate a wide range of weather conditions lessens the chance of enduring an unseasonably cold or wet week that just happens to descend during your scheduled trip dates.