Golden Weather in August
Golden in August
The short of it: Golden in August averages a high of 25 °C (77 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 40 mm (1.6 in) of rain and about 14 h 34 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 25° · low 9° · rain 40 mm · daylight 14 h 34 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & September
August in Golden brings afternoons near 25° and nights around 9°, with about 40 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 25°, nights near 9°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 40 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 34 min in mid-August, 95 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, Golden runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Lake Louise, 57 km to the ENE, is 4° cooler by day.
August in Golden, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 6° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 16°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 34 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake LouiseAlberta | 57 km ENE | 21° | 4° | 57 mm |
| RevelstokeBritish Columbia | 92 km WSW | 26° | 11° | 52 mm |
| Big EddyBritish Columbia | 93 km WSW | 26° | 11° | 54 mm |
| BanffAlberta | 98 km E | 22° | 6° | 51 mm |
| Radium Hot SpringsBritish Columbia | 99 km SE | 26° | 9° | 36 mm |
| InvermereBritish Columbia | 109 km SE | 27° | 10° | 35 mm |
| CanmoreAlberta | 115 km ESE | 22° | 6° | 56 mm |
| NakuspBritish Columbia | 131 km SSW | 27° | 12° | 40 mm |