Red Deer Weather in August
Red Deer in August
The short of it: Red Deer in August averages a high of 23 °C (74 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 66 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 14 h 40 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 23° · low 9° · rain 66 mm · daylight 14 h 40 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & August
August in Red Deer brings afternoons near 23° and nights around 9°, with about 66 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 23°, nights near 9°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 66 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, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and August.
Against its neighbours, Red Deer runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Springbrook, 11 km to the SSW, is 1° cooler by day.
August in Red Deer, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 20 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SpringbrookAlberta | 11 km SSW | 22° | 8° | 68 mm |
| BlackfaldsAlberta | 13 km N | 23° | 8° | 64 mm |
| PenholdAlberta | 16 km SSW | 23° | 8° | 67 mm |
| Sylvan LakeAlberta | 20 km WNW | 22° | 8° | 68 mm |
| LacombeAlberta | 23 km NNE | 23° | 8° | 62 mm |
| BentleyAlberta | 28 km NW | 22° | 8° | 66 mm |
| InnisfailAlberta | 29 km SSW | 23° | 8° | 66 mm |
| EckvilleAlberta | 40 km WNW | 22° | 8° | 70 mm |