Calgary Weather in August
Calgary in August
The short of it: Calgary in August averages a high of 24 °C (75 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 61 mm (2.4 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 9° · rain 61 mm · daylight 14 h 33 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & August
August in Calgary brings afternoons near 24° and nights around 9°, with about 61 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 24°, nights near 9°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 61 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, Calgary runs about middling and about as wet in August. Centre City, 1 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
August in Calgary, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 4.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centre CityAlberta | 1 km SE | 24° | 9° | 60 mm |
| BeltlineAlberta | 2 km SE | 24° | 9° | 59 mm |
| ThorncliffeAlberta | 6 km NNE | 24° | 9° | 61 mm |
| VarsityAlberta | 7 km NW | 24° | 8° | 63 mm |
| Signal HillAlberta | 7 km WSW | 24° | 8° | 62 mm |
| BownessAlberta | 7 km WNW | 24° | 8° | 63 mm |
| DoverAlberta | 7 km ESE | 24° | 9° | 59 mm |
| Huntington HillsAlberta | 8 km N | 24° | 9° | 61 mm |