Edson Weather in August
Edson in August
The short of it: Edson in August averages a high of 22 °C (71 °F) and a low of 7 °C (45 °F), with 66 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 14 h 48 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 7° · rain 66 mm · daylight 14 h 48 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & September
August in Edson brings afternoons near 22° and nights around 7°, with about 66 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 22°, nights near 7°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 66 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 48 min in mid-August, 105 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, Edson runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Hinton, 79 km to the WSW, is 1° warmer by day.
August in Edson, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 46 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 48 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HintonAlberta | 79 km WSW | 23° | 6° | 65 mm |
| WhitecourtAlberta | 80 km NE | 22° | 8° | 69 mm |
| Fox CreekAlberta | 94 km NNW | 22° | 7° | 62 mm |
| MayerthorpeAlberta | 95 km ENE | 23° | 8° | 57 mm |
| Drayton ValleyAlberta | 104 km ESE | 23° | 8° | 65 mm |
| JasperAlberta | 135 km SW | 22° | 7° | 53 mm |
| Swan HillsAlberta | 143 km NNE | 19° | 6° | 78 mm |
| BarrheadAlberta | 147 km ENE | 23° | 9° | 56 mm |