Kelowna Weather in August
Kelowna in August
The short of it: Kelowna in August averages a high of 29 °C (84 °F) and a low of 13 °C (56 °F), with 21 mm (0.83 in) of rain and about 14 h 27 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 29° · low 13° · rain 21 mm · daylight 14 h 27 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & June
Thirty years of records give Kelowna an average August high of 29°, a low of 13° and some 21 mm of rain. The height of summer in Kelowna, with afternoons near 29°. Rain is modest, about 21 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 27 min in mid-August, 89 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates August 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and June.
Against its neighbours, Kelowna runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Lakeview Heights, 4 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
August in Kelowna, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 5.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 6° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 16°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 27 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeview HeightsBritish Columbia | 4 km WSW | 29° | 13° | 20 mm |
| Traders CoveBritish Columbia | 7 km NNW | 27° | 12° | 24 mm |
| West KelownaBritish Columbia | 7 km WSW | 28° | 13° | 22 mm |
| Okanagan MissionBritish Columbia | 7 km S | 28° | 12° | 21 mm |
| RutlandBritish Columbia | 7 km ENE | 30° | 13° | 22 mm |
| EllisonBritish Columbia | 10 km ENE | 29° | 12° | 24 mm |
| Smith CreekBritish Columbia | 10 km WSW | 28° | 12° | 22 mm |
| GellatlyBritish Columbia | 12 km SW | 28° | 13° | 20 mm |