Bowness Weather in August
Bowness in August
The short of it: Bowness in August averages a high of 24 °C (75 °F) and a low of 8 °C (47 °F), with 63 mm (2.5 in) of rain and about 14 h 33 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 24° · low 8° · rain 63 mm · daylight 14 h 33 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Bowness an average August high of 24°, a low of 8° and some 63 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 24°, nights near 8°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 63 mm, the 2nd 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, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and August.
Against its neighbours, Bowness runs warmer than most and about as wet in August. Varsity, 1 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
August in Bowness, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 5.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 16°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 33 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VarsityAlberta | 1 km NE | 24° | 8° | 63 mm |
| West SpringsAlberta | 3 km SW | 24° | 8° | 63 mm |
| Aspen WoodsAlberta | 5 km SSW | 24° | 8° | 63 mm |
| EdgemontAlberta | 5 km NNE | 23° | 8° | 65 mm |
| HawkwoodAlberta | 5 km N | 23° | 8° | 66 mm |
| Springbank HillAlberta | 6 km SSW | 24° | 8° | 62 mm |
| Arbour LakeAlberta | 6 km NNW | 23° | 8° | 66 mm |
| Signal HillAlberta | 7 km S | 24° | 8° | 62 mm |