Ponoka Weather in August
Ponoka in August
The short of it: Ponoka in August averages a high of 23 °C (73 °F) and a low of 8 °C (47 °F), with 58 mm (2.3 in) of rain and about 14 h 42 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 23° · low 8° · rain 58 mm · daylight 14 h 42 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & August
August in Ponoka brings afternoons near 23° and nights around 8°, with about 58 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 23°, nights near 8°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 58 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 42 min in mid-August, 101 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 September and August.
Against its neighbours, Ponoka runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Lacombe, 26 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
August in Ponoka, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 35 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 42 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LacombeAlberta | 26 km SSW | 23° | 8° | 62 mm |
| WetaskiwinAlberta | 35 km NNE | 23° | 9° | 57 mm |
| BlackfaldsAlberta | 35 km SSW | 23° | 8° | 64 mm |
| BentleyAlberta | 39 km SW | 22° | 8° | 66 mm |
| AlixAlberta | 41 km SE | 23° | 9° | 64 mm |
| RimbeyAlberta | 44 km W | 22° | 8° | 68 mm |
| MilletAlberta | 47 km N | 22° | 9° | 57 mm |
| Red DeerAlberta | 48 km SSW | 23° | 9° | 66 mm |