Castlegar Weather in August
Castlegar in August
The short of it: Castlegar in August averages a high of 29 °C (84 °F) and a low of 11 °C (52 °F), with 26 mm (1.0 in) of rain and about 14 h 24 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 29° · low 11° · rain 26 mm · daylight 14 h 24 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & July
Thirty years of records give Castlegar an average August high of 29°, a low of 11° and some 26 mm of rain. The height of summer in Castlegar, with afternoons near 29°. It is the driest month of the year, only 26 mm of rain.
The sun is up for about 14 h 24 min in mid-August, 87 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates August 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and July.
Against its neighbours, Castlegar runs warmer than most and wetter than most in August. Ootischenia, 5 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
August in Castlegar, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 7° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 18°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 24 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OotischeniaBritish Columbia | 5 km SSE | 29° | 11° | 26 mm |
| GenelleBritish Columbia | 13 km S | 28° | 11° | 26 mm |
| FruitvaleBritish Columbia | 24 km SSE | 28° | 10° | 26 mm |
| TrailBritish Columbia | 25 km S | 29° | 11° | 25 mm |
| WarfieldBritish Columbia | 26 km SSW | 29° | 11° | 24 mm |
| MontroseBritish Columbia | 27 km S | 30° | 11° | 23 mm |
| RosslandBritish Columbia | 29 km SSW | 26° | 9° | 27 mm |
| SalmoBritish Columbia | 31 km ESE | 28° | 9° | 29 mm |