Brampton weather in August

In August, Brampton sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 71 mm of rain across 9.5 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Brampton's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Brampton's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
71 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:29 AM – 7:18 PM
Cloud cover
56%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Brampton is city in Ontario, Canada.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 7 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
2,461/km²
people per km²
Founded
1853

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 26°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical August day in Brampton reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Brampton

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.

Brampton weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -10°6010.18.19.10.0
Feb-1° / -9°4986.610.20.0
Mar / -4°579.25.111.60.3
Apr12° / 80112.213.22.9
May18° / 7911014.55.7
Jun24° / 13°8511.2015.26.6
Jul26° / 16°7910.4014.96.6
Aug25° / 15°719.5013.87.0
Sep21° / 11°729012.36.6
Oct14° / 7410.60.310.83.9
Nov / -1°679.92.99.50.8
Dec / -5°599.96.78.80.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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

Any precipitation

Brampton gets around 71 mm of rain over 9.5 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 31% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
135
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734
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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 31% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 15% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1262927171
2262927171
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4272926171
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6282826171
7282826161
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Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:12 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 7:38 PM to 6:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.45:127:38
214.45:137:37
314.45:147:36
414.35:157:35
514.35:167:33
614.25:177:32
714.25:187:31
814.25:207:29
914.15:217:28
1014.15:227:27
1114.05:237:25
1214.05:247:24
1314.05:257:22
1413.95:267:21
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1613.85:297:18
1713.85:307:16
1813.75:317:15
1913.75:327:13
2013.65:337:11
2113.65:347:10
2213.55:367:08
2313.55:377:06
2413.45:387:05
2513.45:397:03
2613.35:407:01
2713.35:416:59
2813.35:436:58
2913.25:446:56
3013.25:456:54
3113.15:466:52

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Brampton?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Brampton for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Brampton in August

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

In August, Brampton sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Brampton in August

The nearest coast averages about 21°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 32 km away) is warmest in August at about 21°C and coldest in February near 3°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 20 to Sep 2 — about 1.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarm
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
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Mar3Bracing
Apr4Bracing
May7Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul20Cool
Aug21Refreshing
Sep19Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov8Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Brampton in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Brampton peaks around June 21 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 21UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
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Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Brampton?

Brampton sits at 43.7°N, 79.8°W, 221 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Georgetown, 13 km away.

Topography around Brampton

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Brampton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of 222 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 272 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 468 m.

The land around Brampton is covered by artificial surfaces (64%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (40%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (31%), trees (28%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
43 m
16 km
272 m
80 km
468 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Georgetown 13 km · Halton Hills 14 km · West Humber-Clairville 14 km · Mississauga 15 km · Eringate-Centennial-West Deane 15 km · Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown 16 km · Etobicoke 16 km · Willowridge-Martingrove-Richview 17 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 Brampton (43.6834°, -79.7663°, elevation 221 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).