Thompson Weather in August
Thompson in August
The short of it: Thompson in August averages a high of 22 °C (72 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 85 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 15 h 2 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 22° · low 9° · rain 85 mm · daylight 15 h 2 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
August in Thompson brings afternoons near 22° and nights around 9°, with about 85 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 22°, nights near 9°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 85 mm, the 2nd 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, 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, Thompson runs warmer than most and wetter than most in August. Cross Lake 19A, 122 km to the S, is 1° cooler by day.
August in Thompson, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 2° colder, 12 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 7° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 2 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Lake 19AManitoba | 122 km S | 22° | 11° | 80 mm |
| Snow LakeManitoba | 168 km SW | 23° | 10° | 74 mm |
| Oxford HouseManitoba | 186 km ESE | 21° | 10° | 84 mm |
| Norway HouseManitoba | 196 km S | 22° | 12° | 83 mm |
| GillamManitoba | 207 km ENE | 20° | 9° | 78 mm |
| Cranberry PortageManitoba | 258 km WSW | 22° | 11° | 66 mm |
| Gods RiverManitoba | 259 km ESE | 21° | 10° | 87 mm |
| Flin FlonManitoba | 277 km WSW | 23° | 11° | 67 mm |