Fort St. John weather in August

In August, Fort St. John sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 47 mm of rain across 8.6 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 54 min at the start of August to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Fort St. John's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fort St. John's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
11th coldest
Rainfall
47 mm
8.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
5:41 AM – 8:34 PM
Cloud cover
59%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Fort St. John is city in British Columbia, Canada.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9 µg/m³ · 2018
Density
946/km²
people per km²
Founded
1975

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 22°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical August day in Fort St. John reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12210
22210
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42210
52210
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72210
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112210
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29187
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How August really feels in Fort St. John

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.

Fort St. John weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-9° / -17°257.17.67.30.0
Feb-6° / -14°164.55.39.10.0
Mar-0° / -10°236.67.111.40.0
Apr / -2°255.73.413.81.8
May16° / 408.21.1165.1
Jun20° / 7510.9017.36.0
Jul22° / 10°8011.3016.86.4
Aug21° / 478.6014.96.6
Sep15° / 438.10.512.54.8
Oct / -1°337.33.710.11.2
Nov-3° / -10°317.47.37.90.0
Dec-8° / -15°235.66.46.70.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35050
45050
55050
65050
75050
85050
95050
105050
115050
125050
135050
145050
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314654

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Fort St. John gets around 47 mm of rain over 8.6 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 28% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
129
229
329
429
529
629
728
828
928
1028
1127
1227
1326
1426
1526
1626
1726
1826
1926
2026
2127
2227
2327
2428
2528
2628
2729
2829
2929
3030
3130

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
287121
387121
487121
588111
688111
788111
889101
989101
109091
119181
129370
139370
149460
159550
169550
179640
189640
199730
209730
219730
229820
239820
249820
259820
269910
279910
289910
299910
309910
319910

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 10 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
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 54 min at the start of August to 13 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 132 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:11 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 9:08 PM to 7:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.95:119:08
215.95:139:06
315.85:159:04
415.75:179:01
515.75:198:59
615.65:218:57
715.55:238:55
815.55:258:53
915.45:278:51
1015.35:298:48
1115.35:318:46
1215.25:338:44
1315.15:358:41
1415.05:378:39
1515.05:398:37
1614.95:418:34
1714.85:438:32
1814.75:458:29
1914.75:478:27
2014.65:498:24
2114.55:518:22
2214.45:538:19
2314.45:558:17
2414.35:578:14
2514.25:598:11
2614.16:018:09
2714.16:038:06
2814.06:058:04
2913.96:078:01
3013.86:097:58
3113.76:117:56

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.23 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.7Bright
234.6Bright
244.6Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.4Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Fort St. John?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Fort St. John for sightseeing.

What to pack for Fort St. John in August

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

In August, Fort St. John sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Fort St. John in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Fort St. John peaks around July 13 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 7Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Fort St. John 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 Fort St. John is worst in May — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.3× the cleanest month (March, 4 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Fort St. John's WHO annual average of 9 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 1720 µg/m³Mar 154 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb5Good
Mar4Good
Apr6Good
May22Moderate
Jun8Good
Jul12Good
Aug9Good
Sep6Good
Oct7Good
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Fort St. John?

Fort St. John sits at 56.2°N, 120.9°W, 696 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Grande Prairie, 176 km away.

Prince GeorgeJasperTerraceStony PlainSpruce GroveSt. AlbertWîhkwêntôwin

Topography around Fort St. John

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fort St. John has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 126 m around an average of 685 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 466 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 963 m.

The land around Fort St. John is covered by artificial surfaces (32%), trees (26%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
126 m
16 km
466 m
80 km
963 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Grande Prairie 176 km · Prince George 286 km · Jasper 415 km · Terrace 526 km · Stony Plain 532 km · Spruce Grove 536 km · St. Albert 545 km · Wîhkwêntôwin 557 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 Fort St. John (56.2499°, -120.8529°, elevation 696 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).