Viking Weather in August
Viking in August
The short of it: Viking in August averages a high of 23 °C (73 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 61 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 14 h 45 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 23° · low 9° · rain 61 mm · daylight 14 h 45 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & May
Thirty years of records give Viking an average August high of 23°, a low of 9° and some 61 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 23°, nights near 9°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 61 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 45 min in mid-August, 103 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 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and May.
Against its neighbours, Viking runs cooler than most and about as wet in August. Killam, 35 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
August in Viking, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 10 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 45 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KillamAlberta | 35 km S | 23° | 9° | 63 mm |
| MannvilleAlberta | 48 km ENE | 23° | 9° | 60 mm |
| VegrevilleAlberta | 49 km NNW | 23° | 9° | 55 mm |
| TofieldAlberta | 67 km WNW | 22° | 9° | 57 mm |
| VermilionAlberta | 67 km ENE | 24° | 9° | 65 mm |
| WainwrightAlberta | 68 km ESE | 24° | 9° | 58 mm |
| Two HillsAlberta | 68 km N | 23° | 9° | 58 mm |
| CamroseAlberta | 71 km W | 22° | 9° | 60 mm |