Airdrie weather in August

In August, Airdrie sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 68 mm of rain across 9.9 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Airdrie's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Airdrie's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
11th coldest
Rainfall
68 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:28 AM – 7:52 PM
Cloud cover
53%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Airdrie is city in Alberta, Canada.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 6 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,065/km²
people per km²
Founded
1899

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical August day in Airdrie reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12310
22310
32310
42310
5239
6239
7239
8239
9229
10229
11229
12229
13229
14229
15229
16229
17229
18228
19228
20228
21228
22218
23218
24218
25218
26217
27217
28217
29207
30207
31207

How August really feels in Airdrie

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Airdrie weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -13°133.94.88.20.0
Feb-1° / -11°1244.39.60.0
Mar / -8°225.75.611.50.1
Apr10° / -2°398.44.913.52.3
May16° / 7511.22.215.34.6
Jun19° / 10714.50.116.35.3
Jul22° / 7011.8015.96.5
Aug22° / 689.9014.46.8
Sep17° / 458.50.812.45.6
Oct10° / -1°266.43.310.42.4
Nov / -7°205.55.78.60.0
Dec-3° / -12°1444.77.70.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26337
36238
46139
56040
66040
75941
85842
95842
105842
115743
125743
135743
145743
155743
165743
175743
185743
195842
205743
215842
225842
235842
245842
255842
265842
275743
285743
295743
305743
315644

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Airdrie gets around 68 mm of rain over 9.9 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 32% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
136
236
336
437
537
637
737
837
937
1037
1136
1235
1335
1434
1533
1632
1731
1830
1929
2029
2128
2227
2327
2426
2526
2626
2726
2827
2927
3028
3128

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
187121
288111
388111
488111
590100
690100
790100
89190
99190
109190
119280
129280
139370
149370
159460
169460
179550
189550
199640
209640
219730
229730
239820
249820
259910
269910
279910
2810000
2910000
3010000
3110000

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 108 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:05 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 8:19 PM to 7:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.25:058:19
215.25:078:18
315.15:088:16
415.15:108:14
515.05:118:13
615.05:138:11
714.95:148:09
814.95:168:07
914.85:178:06
1014.75:198:04
1114.75:218:02
1214.65:228:00
1314.65:247:58
1414.55:257:56
1514.55:277:54
1614.45:287:52
1714.35:307:50
1814.35:327:48
1914.25:337:46
2014.15:357:44
2114.15:377:42
2214.05:387:39
2314.05:407:37
2413.95:417:35
2513.85:437:33
2613.85:457:31
2713.75:467:29
2813.65:487:26
2913.65:507:24
3013.55:517:22
3113.45:537:20

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.03 kWh/m² to a high of 6.5 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.6Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Airdrie

In seasonPeak

In August, Airdrie sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Airdrie's rainy season runs May–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Airdrie?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Airdrie for sightseeing.

What to pack for Airdrie in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Airdrie sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Airdrie in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Airdrie peaks around July 15 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Dec 17UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Airdrie?

Airdrie sits at 51.3°N, 114.0°W, 1,086 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Coventry Hills, 15 km away.

Topography around Airdrie

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Airdrie.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Airdrie has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m around an average of 1,103 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 270 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,921 m.

The land around Airdrie is covered by grassland (41%), artificial surfaces (26%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and grassland (43%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%), grassland (36%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
89 m
16 km
270 m
80 km
1,921 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Coventry Hills 15 km · Evanston 16 km · Panorama Hills 17 km · Saddle Ridge 20 km · Edgemont 21 km · Taradale 21 km · Tuscany 24 km · Calgary 28 km

Canada travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 83% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$55,698
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 53%none 35%Muslim 5%Hindu 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Airdrie (51.3001°, -114.0353°, elevation 1,086 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).