Fernie Weather in August
Fernie in August
The short of it: Fernie in August averages a high of 26 °C (79 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 34 mm (1.3 in) of rain and about 14 h 25 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 8° · rain 34 mm · daylight 14 h 25 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Fernie an average August high of 26°, a low of 8° and some 34 mm of rain. No month in Fernie runs warmer: highs about 26°. It is the driest month of the year, only 34 mm of rain.
The sun is up for about 14 h 25 min in mid-August, 88 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates August 5 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Fernie runs about middling and about as wet in August. Jaffray, 21 km to the SW, is 2° warmer by day.
August in Fernie, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 12 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 6° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 18°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 25 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JaffrayBritish Columbia | 21 km SW | 28° | 9° | 24 mm |
| SparwoodBritish Columbia | 29 km NNE | 24° | 7° | 33 mm |
| ColemanAlberta | 43 km ENE | 23° | 7° | 38 mm |
| BlairmoreAlberta | 47 km ENE | 23° | 7° | 38 mm |
| CranbrookBritish Columbia | 51 km W | 26° | 9° | 24 mm |
| ElkfordBritish Columbia | 58 km N | 23° | 6° | 40 mm |
| KimberleyBritish Columbia | 68 km WNW | 26° | 9° | 27 mm |
| EurekaMontana | 69 km S | 30° | 9° | 24 mm |