Bathurst Weather in August
Bathurst in August
The short of it: Bathurst in August averages a high of 24 °C (75 °F) and a low of 13 °C (55 °F), with 96 mm (3.8 in) of rain and about 14 h 15 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 24° · low 13° · rain 96 mm · daylight 14 h 15 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & July
August in Bathurst brings afternoons near 24° and nights around 13°, with about 96 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 24°, nights near 13°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 96 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 15 min in mid-August, 81 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Bathurst runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Big River, 5 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
August in Bathurst, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 15 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big RiverNew Brunswick | 5 km SSW | 24° | 12° | 96 mm |
| North TetagoucheNew Brunswick | 8 km WNW | 24° | 12° | 100 mm |
| BeresfordNew Brunswick | 9 km NNW | 24° | 12° | 98 mm |
| DunlopNew Brunswick | 10 km NW | 24° | 12° | 99 mm |
| RobertvilleNew Brunswick | 13 km NW | 24° | 12° | 100 mm |
| NigadooNew Brunswick | 14 km NNW | 24° | 12° | 98 mm |
| Belle-BaieNew Brunswick | 18 km NNW | 23° | 12° | 99 mm |
| Petit-RocherNew Brunswick | 19 km NNW | 23° | 12° | 99 mm |