Lac-Mégantic Weather in August
Lac-Mégantic in August
The short of it: Lac-Mégantic in August averages a high of 23 °C (73 °F) and a low of 12 °C (53 °F), with 120 mm (4.7 in) of rain and about 14 h 6 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 23° · low 12° · rain 120 mm · daylight 14 h 6 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & July
August in Lac-Mégantic brings afternoons near 23° and nights around 12°, with about 120 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 23°, nights near 12°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 120 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 6 min in mid-August, 75 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; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Lac-Mégantic runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Courcelles, 33 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
August in Lac-Mégantic, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 5.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 6 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CourcellesQuebec | 33 km NNW | 23° | 12° | 120 mm |
| ShenleyQuebec | 46 km N | 23° | 12° | 115 mm |
| Weedon CentreQuebec | 47 km WNW | 24° | 13° | 125 mm |
| JackmanMaine | 49 km E | 24° | 11° | 90 mm |
| Saint-ThéophileQuebec | 50 km NE | 23° | 11° | 102 mm |
| DisraeliQuebec | 51 km NW | 24° | 13° | 128 mm |
| EustisMaine | 51 km SE | 24° | 11° | 95 mm |
| Saint-Éphrem-de-BeauceQuebec | 54 km N | 24° | 12° | 117 mm |