Sun Peaks Weather in August
Sun Peaks in August
The short of it: Sun Peaks in August averages a high of 21 °C (70 °F) and a low of 6 °C (43 °F), with 46 mm (1.8 in) of rain and about 14 h 32 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 6° · rain 46 mm · daylight 14 h 32 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & July
August in Sun Peaks brings afternoons near 21° and nights around 6°, with about 46 mm of rain over the month. The height of summer in Sun Peaks, with afternoons near 21°. Rain is modest, about 46 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 32 min in mid-August, 93 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; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Sun Peaks runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Chase, 17 km to the ESE, is 7° warmer by day.
August in Sun Peaks, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 20 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 32 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChaseBritish Columbia | 17 km ESE | 28° | 11° | 31 mm |
| PritchardBritish Columbia | 22 km SSE | 29° | 11° | 29 mm |
| Heffley CreekBritish Columbia | 26 km W | 29° | 12° | 27 mm |
| Campbell CreekBritish Columbia | 27 km SSW | 29° | 12° | 24 mm |
| DallasBritish Columbia | 30 km SW | 27° | 11° | 24 mm |
| SorrentoBritish Columbia | 31 km E | 28° | 12° | 34 mm |
| Scotch CreekBritish Columbia | 32 km E | 28° | 12° | 34 mm |
| WestsydeBritish Columbia | 33 km WSW | 29° | 12° | 25 mm |