Cranbrook weather in August

In August, Cranbrook sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 25 mm of precipitation across 5.1 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 hours at the start of August to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Cranbrook's 1st-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cranbrook's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
1st warmest
Overnight low
10°
11th coldest
Precipitation
25 mm
5.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:40 AM – 7:54 PM
Cloud cover
44%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Cranbrook is city in British Columbia, Canada.

Founded
1898

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 22°C by the end.

A typical August day in Cranbrook reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 6°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22611
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42611
52611
62611
72611
82610
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102510
112510
122510
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20249
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22249
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24239
25239
26239
27238
28238
29228
30228
31228

How August really feels in Cranbrook

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.

Cranbrook weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -11°4310.311.78.40.0
Feb / -10°337.37.89.80.0
Mar / -5°4710.58.711.50.3
Apr10° / -1°439.23.713.42.4
May16° / 5711.21.215.14.7
Jun19° / 6310.70.1166.0
Jul24° / 10°275.9015.67.7
Aug24° / 10°255.10.114.27.9
Sep19° / 356.50.312.46.5
Oct10° / 428.42.810.52.4
Nov / -5°5711.29.78.90.0
Dec-3° / -10°5110.811.280.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27624
37525
47426
57426
67327
77228
87129
97129
107129
117030
127030
136931
146931
156931
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186931
196832
206832
216832
226832
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246733
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266634
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286535
296436
306436
316436

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Cranbrook gets around 25 mm of rain and snow over 5.1 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 16% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
115
215
316
416
516
617
717
818
918
1018
1118
1218
1317
1417
1517
1617
1716
1816
1916
2015
2115
2215
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2415
2515
2615
2715
2815
2916
3016
3117

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1973
2982
3982
4982
5982
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
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Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
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155calm
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175calm
185calm
195calm
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215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
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266calm
276calm
286calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 hours 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 96 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:18 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 8:20 PM to 7:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.05:188:20
215.05:208:18
314.95:218:17
414.95:238:15
514.85:248:14
614.85:258:12
714.75:278:10
814.75:288:09
914.65:308:07
1014.65:318:05
1114.55:338:04
1214.55:348:02
1314.45:368:00
1414.45:377:58
1514.35:397:56
1614.25:407:54
1714.25:417:52
1814.15:437:50
1914.15:447:49
2014.05:467:47
2114.05:477:45
2213.95:497:43
2313.85:507:41
2413.85:527:39
2513.75:537:36
2613.75:557:34
2713.65:567:32
2813.55:587:30
2913.55:597:28
3013.46:017:26
3113.46:027:24

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1 kWh/m² to a high of 7.04 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.0Intense
186.0Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
215.8Bright
225.8Bright
235.7Bright
245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.4Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Cranbrook?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Cranbrook in August

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

In August, Cranbrook sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Cranbrook 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 Cranbrook peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 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 highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Cranbrook 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 Cranbrook is worst in August — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 8.9× the cleanest month (January, 4 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodGoodAug 2130 µg/m³Jan 114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan4Good
Feb4Good
Mar5Good
Apr9Good
May9Good
Jun9Good
Jul17Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov13Moderate
Dec4Good
Location & terrain

Where is Cranbrook?

Cranbrook sits at 49.5°N, 115.8°W, 949 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Whitefish, 160 km away.

Topography around Cranbrook

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cranbrook has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 279 m around an average of 990 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,451 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,762 m.

The land around Cranbrook is covered by trees (50%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (77%) within 16 km, and trees (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
279 m
16 km
1,451 m
80 km
2,762 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermoss and lichen
August weather nearby: Whitefish 160 km · Canmore 179 km · Kalispell 180 km · Okotoks 187 km · Banff 187 km · Evergreen 198 km · Cranston 200 km · Auburn Bay 201 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 Cranbrook (49.4999°, -115.7688°, elevation 949 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).