Fort Smith Weather in August
Fort Smith in August
The short of it: Fort Smith in August averages a high of 21 °C (69 °F) and a low of 9 °C (47 °F), with 63 mm (2.5 in) of rain and about 15 h 36 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 9° · rain 63 mm · daylight 15 h 36 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & June
August in Fort Smith brings afternoons near 21° and nights around 9°, with about 63 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 21°, nights near 9°. Easy travelling weather. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 63 mm.
The sun is up for about 15 h 36 min in mid-August, 148 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 July and June.
Against its neighbours, Fort Smith runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Hay River, 233 km to the WNW, is 1° cooler by day.
August in Fort Smith, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 3° colder, 3.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 7° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Oct–May
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 36 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hay RiverNorthwest Territories | 233 km WNW | 20° | 9° | 58 mm |
| YellowknifeNorthwest Territories | 303 km NNW | 17° | 10° | 47 mm |
| La CrêteAlberta | 328 km SW | 22° | 9° | 48 mm |
| High LevelAlberta | 341 km WSW | 22° | 8° | 44 mm |
| Fort ProvidenceNorthwest Territories | 348 km WNW | 21° | 8° | 42 mm |
| Fort McMurrayAlberta | 366 km S | 23° | 9° | 68 mm |
| Saprae CreekAlberta | 375 km S | 22° | 9° | 74 mm |
| Behchokǫ̀Northwest Territories | 382 km NNW | 19° | 9° | 50 mm |