Niagara Falls Weather in August
Niagara Falls in August
The short of it: Niagara Falls in August averages a high of 26 °C (79 °F) and a low of 17 °C (62 °F), with 77 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 13 h 56 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 17° · rain 77 mm · daylight 13 h 56 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & June
August in Niagara Falls brings afternoons near 26° and nights around 17°, with about 77 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 26°, nights near 17°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 77 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 56 min in mid-August, 68 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 September and June.
Against its neighbours, Niagara Falls runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Niagara Falls, 1 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
August in Niagara Falls, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara FallsNew York | 1 km SE | 26° | 17° | 77 mm |
| St. CatharinesOntario | 16 km WNW | 26° | 17° | 72 mm |
| North TonawandaNew York | 18 km ESE | 26° | 16° | 81 mm |
| WellandOntario | 20 km SW | 26° | 17° | 79 mm |
| Fort ErieOntario | 25 km SSE | 26° | 16° | 82 mm |
| AmherstNew York | 26 km ESE | 27° | 16° | 84 mm |
| BuffaloNew York | 28 km SSE | 26° | 17° | 83 mm |
| East AmherstNew York | 31 km ESE | 26° | 16° | 84 mm |