Jasper weather in August

In August, Jasper sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 70 mm of precipitation across 12.4 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Jasper's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jasper's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
11th coldest
Precipitation
70 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
5:40 AM – 8:13 PM
Cloud cover
62%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical August day in Jasper reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1185
2185
3185
4185
5185
6185
7185
8184
9184
10184
11184
12184
13184
14174
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22163
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How August really feels in Jasper

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.

Jasper 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-10° / -16°35910.97.90.0
Feb-7° / -15°246.68.79.50.0
Mar-2° / -11°4010.212.111.50.0
Apr / -7°491110.913.60.0
May / -3°6411.66.615.51.5
Jun13° / 95161.516.63.2
Jul17° / 9415.30.516.15.0
Aug17° / 7012.40.514.55.1
Sep12° / -1°60113.712.42.9
Oct / -8°5310.59.510.30.2
Nov-6° / -14°4710.311.68.40.0
Dec-11° / -17°308.19.97.40.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34852
44852
54852
64852
74852
84753
94654
104654
114555
124555
134555
144555
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304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitationSnow

Jasper gets around 70 mm of rain and snow over 12.4 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 40% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1421
2431
3431
4431
5431
6431
7431
8431
9431
10421
11421
12411
13401
14391
15391
16381
17371
18372
19362
20362
21362
22362
23363
24373
25383
26384
27394
28394
29405
30415
31416

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
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8100
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11100
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14100
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19100
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21100
22100
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24100
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26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in August

Winds average 6 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
16calm
26calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 114 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:15 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 8:42 PM to 7:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.45:158:42
215.45:178:40
315.35:188:38
415.35:208:36
515.25:228:34
615.25:238:33
715.15:258:31
815.05:278:29
915.05:288:27
1014.95:308:25
1114.95:328:23
1214.85:338:21
1314.75:358:19
1414.75:378:17
1514.65:398:15
1614.55:408:13
1714.55:428:10
1814.45:448:08
1914.35:468:06
2014.35:478:04
2114.25:498:02
2214.15:517:59
2314.15:527:57
2414.05:547:55
2513.95:567:52
2613.95:587:50
2713.85:597:48
2813.76:017:45
2913.76:037:43
3013.66:057:41
3113.56:067:38

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.87 kWh/m² to a high of 6.38 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 5.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Jasper?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
1.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Jasper for sightseeing.

What to pack for Jasper in August

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

In August, Jasper sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Jasper 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 Jasper peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 17UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Jasper 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 Jasper is worst in July — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 8.7× the cleanest month (November, 3 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodJul 1827 µg/m³Nov 113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb8Good
Mar5Good
Apr6Good
May13Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct4Good
Nov3Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Jasper?

Jasper sits at 52.9°N, 118.1°W, 0 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Banff, 256 km away.

Brocklehurst

Topography around Jasper

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jasper has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 298 m around an average of 1,106 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,026 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,142 m.

The land around Jasper is covered by trees (68%) within 3 km, trees (69%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and bare terrain (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
298 m
16 km
2,026 m
80 km
3,142 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
August weather nearby: Banff 256 km · Salmon Arm 256 km · Grande Prairie 259 km · Canmore 273 km · Sylvan Lake 277 km · Stony Plain 281 km · Spruce Grove 286 km · Brocklehurst 290 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 Jasper (52.8795°, -118.0804°, elevation 0 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).