Wainwright Weather in August
Wainwright in August
The short of it: Wainwright in August averages a high of 24 °C (74 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 58 mm (2.3 in) of rain and about 14 h 43 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 24° · low 9° · rain 58 mm · daylight 14 h 43 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & May
Thirty years of records give Wainwright an average August high of 24°, a low of 9° and some 58 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 24°, nights near 9°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 58 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 43 min in mid-August, 102 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; the finest months here are September and May.
Against its neighbours, Wainwright runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Vermilion, 58 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
August in Wainwright, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 12 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 6° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 43 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VermilionAlberta | 58 km N | 24° | 9° | 65 mm |
| LloydminsterAlberta | 74 km NE | 23° | 9° | 65 mm |
| VegrevilleAlberta | 109 km NW | 23° | 9° | 55 mm |
| St. PaulAlberta | 131 km NNW | 23° | 8° | 56 mm |
| CamroseAlberta | 134 km W | 22° | 9° | 60 mm |
| StettlerAlberta | 139 km WSW | 23° | 9° | 58 mm |
| BonnyvilleAlberta | 159 km N | 23° | 9° | 57 mm |
| WetaskiwinAlberta | 169 km W | 23° | 9° | 57 mm |