Prince Edward Weather in August
Prince Edward in August
The short of it: Prince Edward in August averages a high of 25 °C (77 °F) and a low of 16 °C (60 °F), with 71 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 13 h 59 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 25° · low 16° · rain 71 mm · daylight 13 h 59 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Prince Edward an average August high of 25°, a low of 16° and some 71 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 25°, nights near 16°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 71 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 59 min in mid-August, 70 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 July and June.
Against its neighbours, Prince Edward runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Picton, 8 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
August in Prince Edward, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 59 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PictonOntario | 8 km E | 25° | 16° | 72 mm |
| BellevilleOntario | 21 km NNW | 26° | 15° | 76 mm |
| DeserontoOntario | 27 km NE | 25° | 16° | 72 mm |
| Quinte WestOntario | 28 km WNW | 26° | 15° | 73 mm |
| Napanee DowntownOntario | 36 km NE | 26° | 15° | 73 mm |
| Greater NapaneeOntario | 37 km NE | 26° | 15° | 73 mm |
| NapaneeOntario | 37 km NE | 26° | 15° | 73 mm |
| SkateparkOntario | 37 km NE | 26° | 15° | 73 mm |