Amos weather in August

In August, Amos sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 94 mm of rain across 12.4 wet days and about 14.1 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 18% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 54 min at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Amos's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Amos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
11°
11th coldest
Rainfall
94 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:12 AM – 7:21 PM
Cloud cover
67%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Amos is town in Quebec, Canada.

Density
33/km²
people per km²
Founded
2025

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 Amos reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C cooler than July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Amos

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.

Amos 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-11° / -21°5210.111.48.50.0
Feb-9° / -20°387.88.89.80.0
Mar-2° / -14°4998.411.60.0
Apr / -4°7110.76.313.40.9
May16° / 7411.31.4154.5
Jun21° / 8311.30.115.86.1
Jul23° / 12°10014015.56.2
Aug22° / 11°9412.4014.16.1
Sep17° / 10812.70.212.44.8
Oct / 9613.1310.61.4
Nov / -7°8012.31090.0
Dec-7° / -15°5911.512.38.20.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Amos gets around 94 mm of rain over 12.4 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 40% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 62% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15030173
25030173
35130163
45230153
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75529133
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95827123
105926123
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Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 54 min at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 96 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:51 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 7:46 PM to 6:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.94:517:46
214.94:527:45
314.84:547:43
414.84:557:42
514.74:567:40
614.74:587:39
714.64:597:37
814.65:007:35
914.55:027:34
1014.55:037:32
1114.45:057:30
1214.45:067:29
1314.35:077:27
1414.35:097:25
1514.25:107:23
1614.25:127:21
1714.15:137:20
1814.15:147:18
1914.05:167:16
2013.95:177:14
2113.95:197:12
2213.85:207:10
2313.85:227:08
2413.75:237:06
2513.75:257:04
2613.65:267:02
2713.55:277:00
2813.55:296:58
2913.45:306:56
3013.45:326:54
3113.35:336:52

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.96 kWh/m² to a high of 5.86 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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244.3Bright
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264.3Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Amos?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Amos for sightseeing.

What to pack for Amos in August

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

In August, Amos sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Amos 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 Amos peaks around July 14 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJul 14UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7Very high
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Amos in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Amos is worst in June — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 7.9× the cleanest month (December, 2 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1717 µg/m³Dec 172 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan3Good
Feb5Good
Mar8Good
Apr11Good
May10Good
Jun17Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep7Good
Oct4Good
Nov3Good
Dec2Good
Location & terrain

Where is Amos?

Amos sits at 48.6°N, 78.1°W, 298 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Val-d'Or, 57 km away.

North BayPetawawaValley EastGreater SudburyHuntsville

Topography around Amos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Amos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 311 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 341 m.

The land around Amos is covered by trees (43%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
79 m
16 km
114 m
80 km
341 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Val-d'Or 57 km · Rouyn-Noranda 76 km · Timmins 237 km · North Bay 270 km · Petawawa 304 km · Valley East 304 km · Greater Sudbury 316 km · Huntsville 369 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 Amos (48.5669°, -78.1162°, elevation 298 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).