Vulcan Weather in August
Vulcan in August
The short of it: Vulcan in August averages a high of 24 °C (74 °F) and a low of 8 °C (47 °F), with 43 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 14 h 29 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 24° · low 8° · rain 43 mm · daylight 14 h 29 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & September
August in Vulcan brings afternoons near 24° and nights around 8°, with about 43 mm of rain over the month. No month in Vulcan runs warmer: highs about 24°. Rain is modest, about 43 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 29 min in mid-August, 91 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, Vulcan runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. High River, 48 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
August in Vulcan, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 5.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 29 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High RiverAlberta | 48 km WNW | 24° | 8° | 51 mm |
| OkotoksAlberta | 63 km NW | 24° | 8° | 55 mm |
| MahoganyAlberta | 73 km NW | 24° | 8° | 56 mm |
| StrathmoreAlberta | 73 km N | 24° | 8° | 53 mm |
| LegacyAlberta | 73 km NW | 24° | 8° | 56 mm |
| Auburn BayAlberta | 74 km NW | 24° | 8° | 56 mm |
| CopperfieldAlberta | 74 km NW | 24° | 8° | 56 mm |
| CranstonAlberta | 75 km NW | 24° | 8° | 56 mm |