Olds Weather in August
Olds in August
The short of it: Olds in August averages a high of 22 °C (72 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 64 mm (2.5 in) of rain and about 14 h 37 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 8° · rain 64 mm · daylight 14 h 37 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & August
August in Olds brings afternoons near 22° and nights around 8°, with about 64 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 22°, nights near 8°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 64 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 37 min in mid-August, 97 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 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and August.
Against its neighbours, Olds runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Didsbury, 13 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
August in Olds, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 14 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 37 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h