Behchokǫ̀ Weather in August
Behchokǫ̀ in August
The short of it: Behchokǫ̀ in August averages a high of 19 °C (67 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 50 mm (2.0 in) of rain and about 16 h 5 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 9° · rain 50 mm · daylight 16 h 5 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Behchokǫ̀ an average August high of 19°, a low of 9° and some 50 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 19°, nights near 9°. Easy travelling weather. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 50 mm.
The sun is up for about 16 h 5 min in mid-August, 181 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates August 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Behchokǫ̀ runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Yellowknife, 94 km to the ESE, is 2° cooler by day.
August in Behchokǫ̀, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 4° colder, 6.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 7° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Oct–May
- Daylight, mid-month
- 16 h 5 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YellowknifeNorthwest Territories | 94 km ESE | 17° | 10° | 47 mm |
| Fort ProvidenceNorthwest Territories | 182 km SSW | 21° | 8° | 42 mm |
| Hay RiverNorthwest Territories | 221 km S | 20° | 9° | 58 mm |
| Fort SimpsonNorthwest Territories | 293 km WSW | 21° | 8° | 63 mm |
| Fort SmithNorthwest Territories | 382 km SE | 21° | 9° | 63 mm |
| DelineNorthwest Territories | 446 km NW | 17° | 6° | 43 mm |
| Fort LiardNorthwest Territories | 486 km WSW | 22° | 9° | 62 mm |