Smithers Weather in August
Smithers in August
The short of it: Smithers in August averages a high of 20 °C (69 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 49 mm (1.9 in) of rain and about 14 h 55 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 8° · rain 49 mm · daylight 14 h 55 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & July
August in Smithers brings afternoons near 20° and nights around 8°, with about 49 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 20°, nights near 8°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 49 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 55 min in mid-August, 111 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 July.
Against its neighbours, Smithers runs cooler than most and about as wet in August. Telkwa, 12 km to the SE, is 1° warmer by day.
August in Smithers, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 55 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TelkwaBritish Columbia | 12 km SE | 22° | 8° | 42 mm |
| HoustonBritish Columbia | 53 km SE | 22° | 8° | 36 mm |
| New HazeltonBritish Columbia | 58 km NNW | 21° | 8° | 60 mm |
| TerraceBritish Columbia | 97 km WSW | 22° | 12° | 73 mm |
| Burns LakeBritish Columbia | 110 km ESE | 21° | 8° | 42 mm |
| KitimatBritish Columbia | 125 km SW | 22° | 13° | 104 mm |
| Fraser LakeBritish Columbia | 170 km ESE | 22° | 8° | 45 mm |
| Fort St. JamesBritish Columbia | 191 km E | 22° | 8° | 47 mm |