Fort Simpson Weather in August
Fort Simpson in August
The short of it: Fort Simpson in August averages a high of 21 °C (70 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 63 mm (2.5 in) of rain and about 15 h 55 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 8° · rain 63 mm · daylight 15 h 55 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & August
August in Fort Simpson brings afternoons near 21° and nights around 8°, with about 63 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 21°, nights near 8°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 63 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 55 min in mid-August, 168 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; the finest months here are June and August.
Against its neighbours, Fort Simpson runs about middling and wetter than most in August. Fort Providence, 204 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
August in Fort Simpson, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 3° colder, 10 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 7° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 55 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort ProvidenceNorthwest Territories | 204 km ESE | 21° | 8° | 42 mm |
| Fort LiardNorthwest Territories | 214 km SSW | 22° | 9° | 62 mm |
| Behchokǫ̀Northwest Territories | 293 km ENE | 19° | 9° | 50 mm |
| Hay RiverNorthwest Territories | 318 km ESE | 20° | 9° | 58 mm |
| Fort NelsonBritish Columbia | 348 km SSW | 22° | 9° | 68 mm |
| YellowknifeNorthwest Territories | 368 km ENE | 17° | 10° | 47 mm |
| ChatehAlberta | 384 km SSE | 22° | 7° | 46 mm |
| DelineNorthwest Territories | 385 km NNW | 17° | 6° | 43 mm |