Provost Weather in August
Provost in August
The short of it: Provost in August averages a high of 25 °C (76 °F) and a low of 9 °C (49 °F), with 52 mm (2.0 in) of rain and about 14 h 40 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 25° · low 9° · rain 52 mm · daylight 14 h 40 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & May
Thirty years of records give Provost an average August high of 25°, a low of 9° and some 52 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 25°, nights near 9°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 52 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 40 min in mid-August, 99 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 May.
Against its neighbours, Provost runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Macklin, 23 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
August in Provost, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 29 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 6° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacklinSaskatchewan | 23 km E | 24° | 10° | 58 mm |
| WainwrightAlberta | 67 km NW | 24° | 9° | 58 mm |
| UnitySaskatchewan | 75 km E | 24° | 10° | 48 mm |
| KerrobertSaskatchewan | 91 km ESE | 25° | 10° | 48 mm |
| LloydminsterAlberta | 104 km N | 23° | 9° | 65 mm |
| WilkieSaskatchewan | 107 km E | 24° | 10° | 46 mm |
| KillamAlberta | 117 km WNW | 23° | 9° | 63 mm |
| VermilionAlberta | 118 km NNW | 24° | 9° | 65 mm |