Kanata weather in August

In August, Kanata sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 84 mm of rain across 10.7 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Kanata's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kanata's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
84 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:10 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
59%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Kanata is neighbourhood in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, former municipality.

Founded
1978

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 24°C by the end.

A typical August day in Kanata reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 30°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 Kanata

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.

Kanata weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-5° / -14°6810.298.90.0
Feb-3° / -13°548.67.910.10.0
Mar / -7°69106.311.60.1
Apr12° / 8911.5313.22.8
May19° / 8311.30.214.65.7
Jun24° / 13°9411.5015.46.5
Jul26° / 15°9411.9015.16.3
Aug25° / 14°8410.7013.96.7
Sep21° / 10°8710.1012.36.4
Oct13° / 9411.50.610.73.4
Nov / -2°78113.69.30.5
Dec-1° / -9°73118.58.60.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kanata gets around 84 mm of rain over 10.7 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 34% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 32% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 14% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1242632152
2242632152
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4252732152
5252731152
6262731142
7262731142
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Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August, the calmest month.

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
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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 4:52 AM to 5:29 AM, and sunset from 7:27 PM to 6:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.64:527:27
214.64:537:26
314.54:547:25
414.54:557:24
514.44:577:22
614.44:587:21
714.34:597:19
814.35:007:18
914.35:017:16
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1214.15:057:12
1314.15:067:10
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1713.95:117:04
1813.85:127:02
1913.85:147:00
2013.75:156:59
2113.75:166:57
2213.65:176:55
2313.65:196:53
2413.55:206:52
2513.55:216:50
2613.45:226:48
2713.45:246:46
2813.35:256:44
2913.35:266:43
3013.25:276:41
3113.25:296:39

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.21 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.12 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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234.9Bright
244.9Bright
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264.8Bright
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284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Kanata?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Kanata for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kanata in August

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

In August, Kanata sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kanata in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kanata peaks around July 13 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 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 13UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug5High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Kanata 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 Kanata is worst in June — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodJun 2015 µg/m³Dec 107 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb11Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr11Good
May13Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct7Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kanata?

Kanata sits at 45.3°N, 75.9°W, 93 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Bridlewood, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Kanata

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kanata has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 104 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 123 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 519 m.

The land around Kanata is covered by artificial surfaces (39%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, trees (44%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) within 80 km.

3 km
48 m
16 km
123 m
80 km
519 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Bridlewood 5.0 km · Stittsville 6.0 km · Aylmer 14 km · Nepean 16 km · Ottawa South 21 km · Ottawa 21 km · Hull 21 km · Centretown 21 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 Kanata (45.3001°, -75.9161°, elevation 93 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).