Nanaimo Weather in August
Nanaimo in August
The short of it: Nanaimo in August averages a high of 24 °C (75 °F) and a low of 13 °C (55 °F), with 32 mm (1.3 in) of rain and about 14 h 23 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 24° · low 13° · rain 32 mm · daylight 14 h 23 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & August
August in Nanaimo brings afternoons near 24° and nights around 13°, with about 32 mm of rain over the month. The height of summer in Nanaimo, with afternoons near 24°. Rain is modest, about 32 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 23 min in mid-August, 87 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates August 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Nanaimo runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. North Cowichan, 41 km to the SSE, is 1° cooler by day.
August in Nanaimo, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 10 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 23 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North CowichanBritish Columbia | 41 km SSE | 23° | 12° | 30 mm |
| DuncanBritish Columbia | 46 km SSE | 24° | 12° | 28 mm |
| University Endowment LandsBritish Columbia | 52 km ENE | 22° | 14° | 49 mm |
| SeafairBritish Columbia | 55 km E | 23° | 14° | 38 mm |
| Dunbar-SouthlandsBritish Columbia | 55 km E | 23° | 14° | 45 mm |
| StevestonBritish Columbia | 55 km E | 23° | 14° | 38 mm |
| ThompsonBritish Columbia | 56 km E | 23° | 15° | 40 mm |
| Arbutus RidgeBritish Columbia | 57 km E | 23° | 14° | 45 mm |