Burlington weather in August

In August, Burlington sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 66 mm of rain across 9.4 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Burlington's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Burlington's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
17°
11th coldest
Rainfall
66 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:30 AM – 7:17 PM
Cloud cover
54%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Burlington is city in Halton Region, Ontario, Canada.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 7 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,007/km²
people per km²
Founded
1874

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical August day in Burlington reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with 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 Burlington

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.

Burlington weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -7°70118.59.20.0
Feb-0° / -7°558.66.610.20.0
Mar / -3°659.64.911.60.2
Apr10° / 8911.3213.22.3
May16° / 8111014.55.0
Jun22° / 14°8211.3015.26.5
Jul25° / 18°7410.1014.96.8
Aug25° / 17°669.4013.87.1
Sep21° / 13°759.2012.36.6
Oct14° / 8311.10.110.84.0
Nov / 7710.22.69.51.0
Dec / -3°7010.56.38.80.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 42%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
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105842
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Burlington gets around 66 mm of rain over 9.4 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 31% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
134
234
334
434
534
634
734
834
934
1033
1133
1233
1332
1432
1532
1631
1731
1830
1929
2029
2128
2228
2327
2427
2527
2627
2726
2826
2926
3027
3127

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 29% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 22% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1152831214
2162831214
3162830224
4162930224
5162929224
6172929224
7172929223
8182829223
9182829223
10192828213
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24232730182
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31282825162

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
111calm
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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 5:13 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 7:38 PM to 6:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.45:137:38
214.45:147:37
314.35:157:36
414.35:167:34
514.35:177:33
614.25:187:32
714.25:197:30
814.15:207:29
914.15:227:28
1014.15:237:26
1114.05:247:25
1214.05:257:23
1313.95:267:22
1413.95:277:20
1513.85:287:19
1613.85:307:17
1713.85:317:16
1813.75:327:14
1913.75:337:13
2013.65:347:11
2113.65:357:09
2213.55:367:08
2313.55:377:06
2413.45:397:04
2513.45:407:03
2613.35:417:01
2713.35:426:59
2813.25:436:57
2913.25:446:56
3013.15:456:54
3113.15:476:52

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.26 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Burlington?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Burlington in August

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

In August, Burlington sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Burlington 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 17 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 22 to Sep 1 — about 1.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarm
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb3Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr4Bracing
May8Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul20Cool
Aug21Refreshing
Sep19Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov8Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Burlington in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Burlington peaks around June 22 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.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Burlington?

Burlington sits at 43.4°N, 79.8°W, 165 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Waterdown, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Burlington

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Burlington has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 181 m around an average of 189 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 290 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 457 m.

The land around Burlington is covered by trees (37%), artificial surfaces (28%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (32%) and water (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (33%), trees (24%) and water (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
181 m
16 km
290 m
80 km
457 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Waterdown 7.0 km · Oakville 14 km · Milton 15 km · Hamilton 15 km · Stoney Creek 20 km · Ancaster 22 km · Mississauga 26 km · Halton Hills 29 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 Burlington (43.3862°, -79.8371°, elevation 165 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).