Harriston Weather in August
Harriston in August
The short of it: Harriston in August averages a high of 24 °C (76 °F) and a low of 13 °C (56 °F), with 86 mm (3.4 in) of rain and about 13 h 59 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 24° · low 13° · rain 86 mm · daylight 13 h 59 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
August in Harriston brings afternoons near 24° and nights around 13°, with about 86 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 24°, nights near 13°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 86 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 59 min in mid-August, 70 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 June and August.
Against its neighbours, Harriston runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Listowel, 21 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
August in Harriston, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 59 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ListowelOntario | 21 km SSW | 24° | 14° | 82 mm |
| North PerthOntario | 22 km SSW | 24° | 14° | 82 mm |
| HanoverOntario | 29 km NNW | 25° | 14° | 85 mm |
| ElmiraOntario | 43 km SE | 25° | 14° | 83 mm |
| EloraOntario | 43 km SE | 24° | 13° | 85 mm |
| FergusOntario | 46 km ESE | 24° | 13° | 85 mm |
| Huron EastOntario | 48 km SW | 25° | 14° | 88 mm |
| Columbia HillsOntario | 54 km SSE | 25° | 14° | 80 mm |