Grimsby Weather in August
Grimsby in August
The short of it: Grimsby in August averages a high of 26 °C (78 °F) and a low of 17 °C (62 °F), with 79 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 13 h 56 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 17° · rain 79 mm · daylight 13 h 56 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & June
August in Grimsby brings afternoons near 26° and nights around 17°, with about 79 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 26°, nights near 17°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 79 mm, the 3rd 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 July and June.
Against its neighbours, Grimsby runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Stoney Creek, 16 km to the W, is 1° warmer by day.
August in Grimsby, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 11 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoney CreekOntario | 16 km W | 27° | 17° | 79 mm |
| HamiltonOntario | 24 km WNW | 26° | 17° | 78 mm |
| St. CatharinesOntario | 26 km E | 26° | 17° | 72 mm |
| OakvilleOntario | 29 km NNW | 26° | 16° | 65 mm |
| BurlingtonOntario | 30 km NW | 25° | 15° | 76 mm |
| AncasterOntario | 34 km W | 26° | 16° | 82 mm |
| WellandOntario | 35 km SE | 26° | 17° | 79 mm |
| Niagara FallsOntario | 42 km ESE | 26° | 17° | 77 mm |