Kitimat Weather in August
Kitimat in August
The short of it: Kitimat in August averages a high of 22 °C (71 °F) and a low of 13 °C (55 °F), with 104 mm (4.1 in) of rain and about 14 h 51 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 13° · rain 104 mm · daylight 14 h 51 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
August in Kitimat brings afternoons near 22° and nights around 13°, with about 104 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 22°, nights near 13°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 104 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 51 min in mid-August, 107 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 August.
Against its neighbours, Kitimat runs about middling and wetter than most in August. Terrace, 52 km to the N, is 1° warmer by day.
August in Kitimat, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 32 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 51 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TerraceBritish Columbia | 52 km N | 22° | 12° | 73 mm |
| Prince RupertBritish Columbia | 112 km WNW | 18° | 12° | 172 mm |
| SmithersBritish Columbia | 125 km NE | 20° | 8° | 49 mm |
| TelkwaBritish Columbia | 126 km NE | 22° | 8° | 42 mm |
| HoustonBritish Columbia | 135 km ENE | 22° | 8° | 36 mm |
| New HazeltonBritish Columbia | 149 km NNE | 21° | 8° | 60 mm |
| Burns LakeBritish Columbia | 189 km E | 21° | 8° | 42 mm |
| Bella BellaBritish Columbia | 213 km S | 18° | 13° | 169 mm |