Shawinigan Weather in August
Shawinigan in August
The short of it: Shawinigan in August averages a high of 25 °C (76 °F) and a low of 13 °C (56 °F), with 112 mm (4.4 in) of rain and about 14 h 10 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 25° · low 13° · rain 112 mm · daylight 14 h 10 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Shawinigan an average August high of 25°, a low of 13° and some 112 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 25°, nights near 13°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 112 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 10 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, Shawinigan runs warmer than most and wetter than most in August. Hérouxville, 15 km to the NE, is 1° cooler by day.
August in Shawinigan, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 6.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 10 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HérouxvilleQuebec | 15 km NE | 24° | 13° | 109 mm |
| Saint-Élie-de-CaxtonQuebec | 19 km WSW | 24° | 13° | 124 mm |
| Saint-NarcisseQuebec | 21 km E | 24° | 13° | 112 mm |
| Saint-TiteQuebec | 23 km NE | 24° | 12° | 110 mm |
| Trois-RivièresQuebec | 29 km SSE | 26° | 14° | 112 mm |
| Sainte-CatherineQuebec | 31 km SSE | 26° | 15° | 111 mm |
| Sainte-Geneviève-de-BatiscanQuebec | 32 km E | 24° | 13° | 110 mm |
| YamachicheQuebec | 32 km S | 25° | 14° | 108 mm |