Saanich Weather in August
Saanich in August
The short of it: Saanich in August averages a high of 22 °C (72 °F) and a low of 13 °C (55 °F), with 22 mm (0.87 in) of rain and about 14 h 20 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 13° · rain 22 mm · daylight 14 h 20 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Saanich an average August high of 22°, a low of 13° and some 22 mm of rain. No month in Saanich runs warmer: highs about 22°. Rain is modest, about 22 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 20 min in mid-August, 84 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, Saanich runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Central Saanich, 4 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
August in Saanich, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 9.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 20 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central SaanichBritish Columbia | 4 km WNW | 22° | 12° | 24 mm |
| Gordon HeadBritish Columbia | 8 km SSE | 23° | 13° | 21 mm |
| CareyBritish Columbia | 9 km SSW | 23° | 13° | 22 mm |
| Oak BayBritish Columbia | 12 km SSE | 23° | 13° | 20 mm |
| VictoriaBritish Columbia | 13 km S | 23° | 13° | 21 mm |
| EsquimaltBritish Columbia | 13 km SSW | 23° | 13° | 21 mm |
| Victoria-DowntownBritish Columbia | 14 km S | 23° | 13° | 21 mm |
| LangfordBritish Columbia | 15 km SW | 23° | 12° | 25 mm |