Rycroft Weather in August
Rycroft in August
The short of it: Rycroft in August averages a high of 22 °C (71 °F) and a low of 8 °C (47 °F), with 53 mm (2.1 in) of rain and about 15 h 2 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 8° · rain 53 mm · daylight 15 h 2 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & September
Thirty years of records give Rycroft an average August high of 22°, a low of 8° and some 53 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 22°, nights near 8°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 53 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 2 min in mid-August, 117 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 May and September.
Against its neighbours, Rycroft runs warmer than most and wetter than most in August. Spirit River, 8 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
August in Rycroft, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 25 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 2 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spirit RiverAlberta | 8 km WNW | 22° | 8° | 53 mm |
| FairviewAlberta | 41 km NNE | 22° | 8° | 51 mm |
| SexsmithAlberta | 45 km S | 22° | 8° | 53 mm |
| ClairmontAlberta | 54 km S | 22° | 8° | 51 mm |
| WestlakeAlberta | 59 km S | 22° | 8° | 51 mm |
| Grande PrairieAlberta | 65 km S | 23° | 9° | 50 mm |
| WedgewoodAlberta | 70 km S | 22° | 9° | 50 mm |
| HytheAlberta | 71 km SW | 21° | 8° | 54 mm |