Big River Weather in August
Big River in August
The short of it: Big River in August averages a high of 23 °C (74 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 67 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 14 h 49 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 23° · low 9° · rain 67 mm · daylight 14 h 49 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & August
Thirty years of records give Big River an average August high of 23°, a low of 9° and some 67 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 23°, nights near 9°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 67 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 49 min in mid-August, 106 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 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and August.
Against its neighbours, Big River runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Shellbrook, 80 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
August in Big River, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 27 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 6° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 49 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ShellbrookSaskatchewan | 80 km SSE | 24° | 9° | 64 mm |
| Meadow LakeSaskatchewan | 98 km WNW | 24° | 9° | 66 mm |
| Prince AlbertSaskatchewan | 109 km SE | 24° | 10° | 61 mm |
| WaldheimSaskatchewan | 137 km S | 24° | 10° | 57 mm |
| RosthernSaskatchewan | 137 km SSE | 24° | 10° | 58 mm |
| North BattlefordSaskatchewan | 145 km SW | 24° | 10° | 51 mm |
| St. WalburgSaskatchewan | 145 km W | 23° | 9° | 56 mm |
| BattlefordSaskatchewan | 149 km SW | 25° | 10° | 51 mm |