Cariboo Weather in August
Cariboo in August
The short of it: Cariboo in August averages a high of 23 °C (73 °F) and a low of 13 °C (56 °F), with 69 mm (2.7 in) of rain and about 14 h 23 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 23° · low 13° · rain 69 mm · daylight 14 h 23 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Cariboo an average August high of 23°, a low of 13° and some 69 mm of rain. The height of summer in Cariboo, with afternoons near 23°. Wet spells are common — about 69 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 23 min in mid-August, 87 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; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Cariboo runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Coquitlam West, 1 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
August in Cariboo, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 19 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Dec–Jan
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 23 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coquitlam WestBritish Columbia | 1 km NNE | 23° | 13° | 69 mm |
| New WestminsterBritish Columbia | 5 km SSW | 24° | 14° | 57 mm |
| BurnabyBritish Columbia | 5 km WNW | 23° | 14° | 67 mm |
| Port MoodyBritish Columbia | 5 km NE | 24° | 14° | 68 mm |
| Coquitlam Town CentreBritish Columbia | 7 km ENE | 24° | 14° | 68 mm |
| Surrey City CentreBritish Columbia | 8 km SSE | 25° | 14° | 60 mm |
| WhalleyBritish Columbia | 8 km S | 25° | 14° | 60 mm |
| CoquitlamBritish Columbia | 8 km ENE | 25° | 14° | 66 mm |