Granby weather in August

In August, Granby sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 111 mm of rain across 12.7 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 36 min at the start of August to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Granby's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Granby's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
111 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
4:57 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
58%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Granby is city in Estrie, Quebec, Canada.

Density
424/km²
people per km²
Founded
1859

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 25°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical August day in Granby reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 28°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 Granby

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.

Granby 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-5° / -13°7812.111.18.90.0
Feb-3° / -13°6410.19.410.10.0
Mar / -7°7811.47.711.60.1
Apr11° / 9912.3313.22.4
May18° / 10812.90.214.75.3
Jun23° / 13°11813.5015.46.2
Jul25° / 15°10813.7015.16.2
Aug24° / 14°11112.7013.96.6
Sep20° / 10°9810.9012.36.1
Oct13° / 11412.60.710.73.2
Nov / -2°9012.64.99.30.4
Dec-1° / -9°901310.38.60.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35149
45149
55149
65050
75050
85050
94951
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Granby gets around 111 mm of rain over 12.7 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 44% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
144
244
344
444
544
644
744
843
943
1042
1142
1241
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1440
1540
1639
1739
1839
1938
2038
2138
2238
2337
2437
2537
2637
2737
2836
2936
3036
3136

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 30% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 16% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1172734202
2172734202
3172734202
4172734192
5172835191
6182835191
7182835181
8182834181
9192834181
10202834171
11202834171
12212834161
13222833161
14232833151
15242833151
16252733141
17262732141
18272731131
19282731131
20302730121
21312729121
22322727121
23342726121
24352725111
25372724111
26382723111
27402722111
28412720111
29422719111
30432619111
31452618101

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
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 36 min at the start of August to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:39 AM to 5:16 AM, and sunset from 7:15 PM to 6:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.64:397:15
214.64:407:14
314.54:417:12
414.54:427:11
514.44:447:10
614.44:457:08
714.34:467:07
814.34:477:05
914.34:487:04
1014.24:507:02
1114.24:517:01
1214.14:526:59
1314.14:536:58
1414.04:556:56
1514.04:566:55
1613.94:576:53
1713.94:586:51
1813.85:006:50
1913.85:016:48
2013.75:026:46
2113.75:036:44
2213.65:056:43
2313.65:066:41
2413.55:076:39
2513.55:086:37
2613.45:106:35
2713.45:116:34
2813.35:126:32
2913.35:136:30
3013.25:156:28
3113.25:166:26

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.2 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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155.1Bright
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175.0Bright
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195.0Bright
205.0Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Granby?

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
5.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Granby for sightseeing.

What to pack for Granby in August

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

In August, Granby sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Granby in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Granby peaks around July 13 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug3Moderate
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Granby?

Granby sits at 45.4°N, 72.7°W, 102 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Saint-Hyacinthe, 31 km away.

Topography around Granby

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Granby has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 120 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 511 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,288 m.

The land around Granby is covered by trees (41%) and artificial surfaces (40%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
511 m
80 km
1,288 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Saint-Hyacinthe 31 km · Mont-Saint-Hilaire 40 km · Beloeil 41 km · Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu 43 km · Chambly 43 km · Saint-Basile-le-Grand 45 km · Magog 48 km · Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville 50 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 Granby (45.4001°, -72.7324°, elevation 102 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).