Columbia Weather in August
Columbia in August
The short of it: Columbia in August averages a high of 26 °C (78 °F) and a low of 14 °C (57 °F), with 82 mm (3.2 in) of rain and about 13 h 57 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 14° · rain 82 mm · daylight 13 h 57 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Columbia an average August high of 26°, a low of 14° and some 82 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 26°, nights near 14°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 82 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 57 min in mid-August, 69 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and September.
Against its neighbours, Columbia runs warmer than most and wetter than most in August. Central, 2 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
August in Columbia, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 13 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 57 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CentralOntario | 2 km SSE | 26° | 14° | 82 mm |
| WaterlooOntario | 2 km SE | 26° | 14° | 82 mm |
| Victoria HillsOntario | 5 km SSE | 26° | 14° | 82 mm |
| Highland WestOntario | 6 km S | 25° | 14° | 81 mm |
| KitchenerOntario | 7 km SSE | 26° | 14° | 82 mm |
| Forest HeightsOntario | 7 km S | 26° | 14° | 82 mm |
| Laurentian HillsOntario | 8 km SSE | 26° | 15° | 82 mm |
| VanierOntario | 9 km SE | 26° | 15° | 84 mm |