Hamilton Weather in August
Hamilton in August
The short of it: Hamilton in August averages a high of 26 °C (80 °F) and a low of 17 °C (62 °F), with 78 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 September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 17° · rain 78 mm · daylight 13 h 56 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & June
Thirty years of records give Hamilton an average August high of 26°, a low of 17° and some 78 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 26°, nights near 17°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 78 mm, the 2nd 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, Hamilton runs warmer than most and about as wet in August. Stoney Creek, 8 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
August in Hamilton, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoney CreekOntario | 8 km ESE | 27° | 17° | 79 mm |
| AncasterOntario | 12 km WSW | 26° | 16° | 82 mm |
| BurlingtonOntario | 15 km N | 25° | 15° | 76 mm |
| OakvilleOntario | 26 km NNE | 26° | 16° | 65 mm |
| MiltonOntario | 30 km N | 26° | 15° | 75 mm |
| BrantfordOntario | 36 km WSW | 26° | 15° | 76 mm |
| CambridgeOntario | 39 km WNW | 26° | 15° | 83 mm |
| MississaugaOntario | 40 km NNE | 26° | 16° | 69 mm |