Forest Weather in August
Forest in August
The short of it: Forest in August averages a high of 26 °C (78 °F) and a low of 15 °C (59 °F), with 72 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 13 h 56 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 15° · rain 72 mm · daylight 13 h 56 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & June
August in Forest brings afternoons near 26° and nights around 15°, with about 72 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 26°, nights near 15°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 72 mm, the 10th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 56 min in mid-August, 68 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 September and June.
Against its neighbours, Forest runs cooler than most and about as wet in August. Lambton Shores, 9 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
August in Forest, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 4.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambton ShoresOntario | 9 km NE | 26° | 15° | 71 mm |
| CamlachieOntario | 15 km WSW | 26° | 15° | 72 mm |
| WatfordOntario | 19 km SSE | 26° | 15° | 75 mm |
| WyomingOntario | 19 km SSW | 26° | 15° | 73 mm |
| ParkhillOntario | 26 km ENE | 26° | 15° | 70 mm |
| PetroliaOntario | 27 km SSW | 26° | 15° | 74 mm |
| Grand BendOntario | 31 km NE | 26° | 15° | 72 mm |
| StrathroyOntario | 35 km ESE | 26° | 15° | 75 mm |