Canmore Weather in August
Canmore in August
The short of it: Canmore in August averages a high of 22 °C (72 °F) and a low of 6 °C (43 °F), with 56 mm (2.2 in) of rain and about 14 h 33 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 6° · rain 56 mm · daylight 14 h 33 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & August
August in Canmore brings afternoons near 22° and nights around 6°, with about 56 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 22°, nights near 6°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 56 mm, the 3rd 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. The Almanac rates August 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Canmore runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Banff, 18 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
August in Canmore, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 3.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 16°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 33 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BanffAlberta | 18 km NW | 22° | 6° | 51 mm |
| Bragg CreekAlberta | 57 km ESE | 22° | 6° | 72 mm |
| CochraneAlberta | 63 km E | 24° | 7° | 69 mm |
| Lake LouiseAlberta | 69 km NW | 21° | 4° | 57 mm |
| Radium Hot SpringsBritish Columbia | 72 km SW | 26° | 9° | 36 mm |
| BearspawAlberta | 74 km E | 23° | 7° | 66 mm |
| CrestmontAlberta | 76 km E | 24° | 8° | 64 mm |
| Valley RidgeAlberta | 76 km E | 24° | 8° | 64 mm |