Rayside-Balfour Weather in August
Rayside-Balfour in August
The short of it: Rayside-Balfour in August averages a high of 24 °C (75 °F) and a low of 11 °C (53 °F), with 87 mm (3.4 in) of rain and about 14 h 11 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 24° · low 11° · rain 87 mm · daylight 14 h 11 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Rayside-Balfour an average August high of 24°, a low of 11° and some 87 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 24°, nights near 11°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 87 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 11 min in mid-August, 78 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 June and August.
Against its neighbours, Rayside-Balfour runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Dowling, 10 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
August in Rayside-Balfour, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 13 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 11 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DowlingOntario | 10 km W | 24° | 12° | 90 mm |
| AzildaOntario | 11 km SE | 24° | 12° | 87 mm |
| Valley EastOntario | 17 km ENE | 24° | 12° | 90 mm |
| LivelyOntario | 20 km SSE | 24° | 12° | 85 mm |
| Greater SudburyOntario | 21 km SE | 26° | 13° | 89 mm |
| CapreolOntario | 24 km ENE | 24° | 12° | 91 mm |
| Markstay-WarrenOntario | 58 km ESE | 24° | 12° | 100 mm |
| EspanolaOntario | 58 km SW | 24° | 13° | 88 mm |