Edmonton Weather in August
Edmonton in August
The short of it: Edmonton in August averages a high of 23 °C (74 °F) and a low of 11 °C (51 °F), with 57 mm (2.2 in) of rain and about 14 h 47 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 23° · low 11° · rain 57 mm · daylight 14 h 47 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Edmonton an average August high of 23°, a low of 11° and some 57 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 23°, nights near 11°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 57 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 47 min in mid-August, 105 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 September and August.
Against its neighbours, Edmonton runs warmer than most and wetter than most in August. Boyle Street, 1 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
August in Edmonton, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 39 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 6° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 47 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boyle StreetAlberta | 1 km W | 23° | 11° | 57 mm |
| Alberta AvenueAlberta | 2 km NNW | 23° | 11° | 57 mm |
| Central McDougallAlberta | 2 km WNW | 23° | 11° | 57 mm |
| DowntownAlberta | 2 km WSW | 23° | 11° | 57 mm |
| Queen Mary ParkAlberta | 3 km W | 23° | 11° | 58 mm |
| StrathconaAlberta | 3 km SSW | 23° | 11° | 57 mm |
| OttewellAlberta | 4 km SE | 23° | 10° | 57 mm |
| WîhkwêntôwinAlberta | 4 km WSW | 23° | 11° | 58 mm |