Powell River Weather in August
Powell River in August
The short of it: Powell River in August averages a high of 23 °C (73 °F) and a low of 13 °C (56 °F), with 46 mm (1.8 in) of rain and about 14 h 26 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 23° · low 13° · rain 46 mm · daylight 14 h 26 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Powell River an average August high of 23°, a low of 13° and some 46 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 23°, nights near 13°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 46 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 26 min in mid-August, 89 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Powell River runs about middling and about as wet in August. Myrtle Point, 5 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
August in Powell River, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 14 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 26 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myrtle PointBritish Columbia | 5 km SE | 23° | 13° | 48 mm |
| SliammonBritish Columbia | 9 km NW | 22° | 13° | 48 mm |
| ComoxBritish Columbia | 34 km WSW | 24° | 13° | 37 mm |
| Hornby IslandBritish Columbia | 35 km SSW | 23° | 12° | 35 mm |
| RoystonBritish Columbia | 37 km SW | 23° | 12° | 37 mm |
| Denman Island Trust AreaBritish Columbia | 37 km SSW | 23° | 12° | 36 mm |
| CourtenayBritish Columbia | 37 km WSW | 24° | 13° | 38 mm |
| Union BayBritish Columbia | 38 km SW | 23° | 12° | 37 mm |