Vanderhoof Weather in August
Vanderhoof in August
The short of it: Vanderhoof in August averages a high of 23 °C (74 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 44 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 14 h 50 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 23° · low 8° · rain 44 mm · daylight 14 h 50 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & September
Thirty years of records give Vanderhoof an average August high of 23°, a low of 8° and some 44 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 23°, nights near 8°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 44 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 50 min in mid-August, 107 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, Vanderhoof runs about middling and drier than most in August. Fort St. James, 51 km to the NNW, is 1° cooler by day.
August in Vanderhoof, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 11 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 16°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 50 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort St. JamesBritish Columbia | 51 km NNW | 22° | 8° | 47 mm |
| Fraser LakeBritish Columbia | 54 km W | 22° | 8° | 45 mm |
| Prince GeorgeBritish Columbia | 84 km E | 24° | 9° | 51 mm |
| Burns LakeBritish Columbia | 116 km WNW | 21° | 8° | 42 mm |
| QuesnelBritish Columbia | 153 km SE | 25° | 9° | 42 mm |
| MackenzieBritish Columbia | 158 km NNE | 21° | 7° | 54 mm |
| HoustonBritish Columbia | 178 km WNW | 22° | 8° | 36 mm |
| Anahim LakeBritish Columbia | 192 km SSW | 22° | 4° | 36 mm |