Mackenzie Weather in August
Mackenzie in August
The short of it: Mackenzie in August averages a high of 21 °C (70 °F) and a low of 7 °C (45 °F), with 54 mm (2.1 in) of rain and about 14 h 59 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 7° · rain 54 mm · daylight 14 h 59 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & July
Thirty years of records give Mackenzie an average August high of 21°, a low of 7° and some 54 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 21°, nights near 7°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 54 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 59 min in mid-August, 114 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates August 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and July.
Against its neighbours, Mackenzie runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Chetwynd, 100 km to the ENE, is 1° warmer by day.
August in Mackenzie, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 16 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 59 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChetwyndBritish Columbia | 100 km ENE | 22° | 8° | 46 mm |
| Hudson's HopeBritish Columbia | 107 km NE | 22° | 9° | 50 mm |
| Fort St. JamesBritish Columbia | 123 km SW | 22° | 8° | 47 mm |
| Tumbler RidgeBritish Columbia | 135 km E | 20° | 7° | 53 mm |
| VanderhoofBritish Columbia | 158 km SSW | 23° | 8° | 44 mm |
| Prince GeorgeBritish Columbia | 159 km S | 24° | 9° | 51 mm |
| Grand HavenBritish Columbia | 170 km NE | 21° | 9° | 47 mm |
| Fort St. JohnBritish Columbia | 173 km NE | 21° | 9° | 47 mm |