Kenora weather in August

In August, Kenora sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 91 mm of rain across 11.6 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 06 min at the start of August to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Kenora's 1st-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kenora's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
91 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:14 AM – 7:30 PM
Cloud cover
55%
1st clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Kenora is town in Ontario, Canada.

Density
71/km²
people per km²
Founded
1882

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 23°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical August day in Kenora reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 26°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)
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How August really feels in Kenora

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.

Kenora weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-12° / -18°215.76.78.40.0
Feb-9° / -16°184.85.39.80.0
Mar-2° / -9°286.15.211.50.0
Apr / -2°406.62.913.50.8
May13° / 8211.20.915.13.6
Jun19° / 12°10512.40165.6
Jul22° / 16°10412.9015.76.3
Aug22° / 15°9111.6014.26.5
Sep17° / 10°10612.5012.44.9
Oct / 7411.3310.51.5
Nov / -5°418.27.98.80.0
Dec-8° / -14°256.78.480.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25743
35644
45644
55644
65644
75545
85545
95545
105545
115446
125446
135446
145446
155446
165347
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275149
285149
295050
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314951

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kenora gets around 91 mm of rain over 11.6 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 38% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
138
237
337
436
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636
736
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1536
1636
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2038
2138
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2641
2742
2842
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3043
3143

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 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
133322681
233322681
334322681
435322580
536312480
637312480
738302380
839302380
939302280
1040302270
1141302270
1241302270
1341302270
1442302270
1542292260
1642292260
1742292360
1843292350
1943292350
2044292350
2144292250
2245292250
2345282240
2446282140
2547282140
2648272040
2749272040
2850271940
2952261840
3053261740
3156251630

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
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413light breeze
513light breeze
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913light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 06 min 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 102 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:52 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 7:56 PM to 6:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.14:527:56
215.04:547:54
315.04:557:53
414.94:577:51
514.94:587:49
614.84:597:48
714.85:017:46
814.75:027:44
914.65:047:43
1014.65:057:41
1114.55:077:39
1214.55:087:37
1314.45:107:36
1414.45:117:34
1514.35:137:32
1614.35:147:30
1714.25:167:28
1814.15:177:26
1914.15:197:24
2014.05:207:22
2114.05:227:20
2213.95:237:18
2313.95:257:16
2413.85:267:14
2513.75:287:12
2613.75:297:10
2713.65:317:08
2813.65:327:06
2913.55:347:03
3013.45:357:01
3113.45:376:59

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.94 kWh/m² to a high of 5.8 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.97 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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105.2Bright
115.2Bright
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135.1Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.7Bright
234.7Bright
244.6Bright
254.6Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Kenora

In seasonPeak

In August, Kenora sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Kenora's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Kenora?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Kenora for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kenora in August

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

In August, Kenora sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Kenora 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 Kenora peaks around June 17 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJun 17UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Kenora 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 Kenora is worst in July — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.4× the cleanest month (October, 3 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 2015 µg/m³Oct 243 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan4Good
Feb6Good
Mar9Good
Apr9Good
May9Good
Jun9Good
Jul15Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep7Good
Oct3Good
Nov3Good
Dec4Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kenora?

Kenora sits at 49.8°N, 94.5°W, 328 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Steinbach, 160 km away.

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Topography around Kenora

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kenora has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 334 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m.

The land around Kenora is covered by trees (48%) and water (28%) within 3 km, trees (59%) and water (33%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) and water (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
65 m
16 km
112 m
80 km
193 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Steinbach 160 km · Winnipeg 191 km · Fort Garry South 192 km · St. James-Assiniboia East 197 km · Grand Forks 277 km · Hibbing 284 km · Moorhead 363 km · Fargo 364 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 Kenora (49.7674°, -94.4899°, elevation 328 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).