Leamington weather in August

In August, Leamington sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 88 mm of rain across 10.2 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Leamington's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Leamington's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
21°
11th coldest
Rainfall
88 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:43 AM – 7:26 PM
Cloud cover
48%
1st clearest
Wind
18 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Leamington is municipality in Essex County, Ontario, Canada.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical August day in Leamington reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°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 Leamington

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.

Leamington weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -5°7411.479.30.0
Feb-1° / -6°608.85.610.30.0
Mar / -2°739.7411.70.0
Apr / 9411.7113.11.6
May17° / 13°9112.1014.35.0
Jun23° / 19°10111.50156.6
Jul26° / 22°9211.1014.76.7
Aug25° / 21°8810.2013.77.1
Sep21° / 18°808.5012.36.9
Oct15° / 11°8410.8010.94.3
Nov / 8410.829.61.2
Dec / -1°7811.55.790.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
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86337
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106337
116337
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Leamington gets around 88 mm of rain over 10.2 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 33% and peaks near 36% 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 muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 30% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 45% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
17182632162
27182631162
37182631162
47182631152
57182631152
68182630152
78182630152
88182730152
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Wind in August

Winds average 18 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
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417light breeze
517light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:27 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 7:46 PM to 7:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:277:46
214.35:287:44
314.25:297:43
414.25:307:42
514.25:317:41
614.15:327:40
714.15:347:38
814.05:357:37
914.05:367:36
1014.05:377:34
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1313.85:407:30
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1813.65:457:23
1913.65:467:21
2013.55:477:20
2113.55:487:18
2213.55:507:17
2313.45:517:15
2413.45:527:13
2513.35:537:12
2613.35:547:10
2713.25:557:08
2813.25:567:07
2913.15:577:05
3013.15:587:03
3113.05:597:02

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.45 kWh/m² to a high of 6.68 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.74 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
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36.2Intense
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76.0Intense
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96.0Bright
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265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.3Bright
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315.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Leamington?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Leamington for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Leamington in August

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

In August, Leamington sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 21°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Leamington in August

The nearest coast averages about 24°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 20 km away) is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 1°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 23 to Sep 23 — about 3.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan1Bracing
Feb1Bracing
Mar2Bracing
Apr6Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun19Cool
Jul24Refreshing
Aug24Warm
Sep21Refreshing
Oct15Cool
Nov9Bracing
Dec4Bracing

UV index in Leamington 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 Leamington peaks around June 20 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 20UV 9Dec 23UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Leamington 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 Leamington is worst in June — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (October, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1716 µg/m³Oct 248 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Leamington?

Leamington sits at 42.1°N, 82.6°W, 188 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Kingsville, 12 km away.

Topography around Leamington

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Leamington has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 188 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m.

The land around Leamington is covered by cropland (31%), artificial surfaces (30%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and water (40%) within 16 km, and water (53%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
49 m
16 km
63 m
80 km
184 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Kingsville 12 km · Tecumseh 38 km · LaSalle 44 km · Windsor 44 km · Detroit 48 km · Trenton 49 km · Wyandotte 49 km · Grosse Pointe Woods 51 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 Leamington (42.0501°, -82.5998°, elevation 188 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).