Quesnel Weather in August
Quesnel in August
The short of it: Quesnel in August averages a high of 25 °C (77 °F) and a low of 9 °C (49 °F), with 42 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 14 h 44 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 25° · low 9° · rain 42 mm · daylight 14 h 44 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & May
Thirty years of records give Quesnel an average August high of 25°, a low of 9° and some 42 mm of rain. The height of summer in Quesnel, with afternoons near 25°. Rain is modest, about 42 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 44 min in mid-August, 102 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates August 5 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Quesnel runs warmer than most and about as wet in August. Williams Lake, 96 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
August in Quesnel, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 24 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 6° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 16°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 44 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams LakeBritish Columbia | 96 km SSE | 25° | 10° | 36 mm |
| Fox MountainBritish Columbia | 96 km SSE | 24° | 9° | 37 mm |
| Prince GeorgeBritish Columbia | 106 km N | 24° | 9° | 51 mm |
| HancevilleBritish Columbia | 124 km SSW | 25° | 8° | 34 mm |
| VanderhoofBritish Columbia | 153 km NW | 23° | 8° | 44 mm |
| 108 Mile RanchBritish Columbia | 157 km SSE | 25° | 8° | 37 mm |
| McBrideBritish Columbia | 159 km ENE | 23° | 7° | 57 mm |
| 100 Mile HouseBritish Columbia | 169 km SSE | 24° | 8° | 38 mm |