Banff Weather in August
Banff in August
The short of it: Banff in August averages a high of 22 °C (71 °F) and a low of 6 °C (43 °F), with 51 mm (2.0 in) of rain and about 14 h 33 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 6° · rain 51 mm · daylight 14 h 33 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & August
August in Banff brings afternoons near 22° and nights around 6°, with about 51 mm of rain over the month. No month in Banff runs warmer: highs about 22°. Rain is modest, about 51 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 33 min in mid-August, 94 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates August 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Banff runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Canmore, 18 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
August in Banff, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 3.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 6° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 16°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 33 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CanmoreAlberta | 18 km SE | 22° | 6° | 56 mm |
| CochraneAlberta | 77 km E | 24° | 7° | 69 mm |
| TuscanyAlberta | 93 km E | 24° | 8° | 64 mm |
| Royal OakAlberta | 94 km E | 23° | 7° | 66 mm |
| Arbour LakeAlberta | 95 km E | 23° | 8° | 66 mm |
| West SpringsAlberta | 97 km E | 24° | 8° | 63 mm |
| CitadelAlberta | 97 km E | 23° | 8° | 66 mm |
| Aspen WoodsAlberta | 97 km E | 24° | 8° | 63 mm |