Canada in August

August is one of Canada's best months (rank 2 of 12): its 24 destinations average 73/100, led by Calgary at 94 — 24°C and 6 rainy days — while Churchill is cooler at 16°C and scores 87.

#2 of 12 months for Canada · 24 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

🇨🇦 Canada, month by month

73/100 in August

Where in Canada in August

#	Place	Type	Feels-like high	Rain	Comfort	At its best
1	Calgary	City	24°C	39 mm · 6 days	94 tier S	Yes
2	Edmonton	City	24°C	55 mm · 7 days	94 tier S	Yes
3	Vancouver	City	24°C	26 mm · 4 days	94 tier S	Yes
4	Victoria, BC	City	22°C	10 mm · 2 days	94 tier S	Yes
5	Charlottetown	City	26°C	90 mm · 8 days	90 tier S	Yes
6	Whitehorse	City	18°C	41 mm · 8 days	90 tier S	Yes
7	Winnipeg	City	25°C	74 mm · 7 days	90 tier S	Yes
8	Halifax	City	26°C	98 mm · 7 days	89 tier A	Yes
9	Jasper	National park	23°C	60 mm · 11 days	89 tier A	Yes
10	St. John's, Newfoundland	City	22°C	78 mm · 10 days	88 tier A	Yes
11	Churchill	Trekking hub	16°C	76 mm · 8 days	87 tier A	Yes
12	Quebec City	City	26°C	129 mm · 13 days	87 tier A	Yes
13	Yellowknife	City	18°C	39 mm · 8 days	87 tier A	Yes
14	Toronto	City	28°C	68 mm · 6 days	86 tier A	Yes
15	Kelowna	City	31°C	21 mm · 5 days	85 tier A	—
16	Ottawa	City	27°C	106 mm · 8 days	85 tier A	Yes
17	Montreal	City	25°C	117 mm · 10 days	84 tier A	Yes
18	Tofino	Beach	20°C	68 mm · 6 days	83 tier A	Yes
19	Niagara Falls	City	29°C	83 mm · 9 days	82 tier A	—
20	Mont-Tremblant	Ski resort	24°C	130 mm · 13 days	18 tier F	—
21	Lake Louise	Ski resort	22°C	74 mm · 13 days	17 tier F	—
22	Banff	Ski resort	24°C	83 mm · 14 days	16 tier F	—
23	Revelstoke	Ski resort	27°C	36 mm · 5 days	14 tier F	—
24	Whistler	Ski resort	26°C	40 mm · 6 days	12 tier F	—

Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means August is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.

What's on in Canada in August

GlobalFest fireworks · Calgary · 27–30 Aug
K-Days · Edmonton · 15 Jul – 2 Aug (usually)
Heritage Festival · Edmonton · 1–3 Aug
Edmonton Folk Music Festival · Edmonton · 6–9 Aug
Cariwest · Edmonton · 8–10 Aug (usually)
Edmonton Fringe Festival · Edmonton · 13–23 Aug
The PNE fair · Vancouver · 15 Aug – 8 Sep (usually)
Whale watching season · Victoria, BC · 1 May – 15 Oct (usually)

Seasons in force

Smoke season · 8 places Trail season · 4 places Summer season opens · 2 places Dry season · 1 place Foraging season · 1 place Harvest · 1 place Hurricane season · 1 place Insects & disease · 1 place Sea warm enough · 1 place

Peak crowds at 15 of Canada's 19 well-known places this month.

Better months for Canada

June · 74/100 July · 72/100 May · 70/100 Weakest: December · 45/100

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