Lethbridge weather in August

In August, Lethbridge sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 35 mm of precipitation across 5.8 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-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 50% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 hours at the start of August to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Lethbridge's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lethbridge's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
11°
11th coldest
Precipitation
35 mm
5.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:28 AM – 7:43 PM
Cloud cover
44%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Lethbridge is city in Alberta, Canada.

Air quality
Excellent
PM2.5 5 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
843/km²
people per km²
Founded
1874

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 Lethbridge reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 6°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Lethbridge

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.

Lethbridge 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° / -10°144.44.98.40.0
Feb / -9°133.94.59.80.0
Mar / -5°2265.411.50.6
Apr12° / 407.93.413.43.3
May18° / 599.1115.15.7
Jun21° / 10°92110166.3
Jul26° / 12°356.8015.77.5
Aug25° / 11°355.80.114.27.7
Sep20° / 375.80.412.47.0
Oct12° / 285.82.210.53.8
Nov / -4°225.34.88.80.3
Dec-0° / -9°164.44.780.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27525
37426
47327
57228
67228
77228
87129
97030
107030
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Lethbridge gets around 35 mm of rain and snow over 5.8 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 18% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
120
220
320
421
521
621
721
821
921
1020
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1319
1419
1519
1618
1718
1818
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2017
2117
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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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
18812
28812
38812
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58911
68911
79010
8919
9919
10928
11928
12937
13946
14946
15955
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17964
18964
19973
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22982
23982
24982
25991
26991
27991
28991
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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 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 hours 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 96 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:06 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 8:09 PM to 7:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.05:068:09
215.05:078:07
314.95:098:06
414.95:108:04
514.85:128:02
614.85:138:01
714.75:147:59
814.75:167:58
914.65:177:56
1014.65:197:54
1114.55:207:52
1214.55:227:50
1314.45:237:49
1414.45:257:47
1514.35:267:45
1614.35:287:43
1714.25:297:41
1814.15:317:39
1914.15:327:37
2014.05:347:35
2114.05:357:33
2213.95:377:31
2313.85:387:29
2413.85:407:27
2513.75:417:25
2613.75:437:23
2713.65:447:21
2813.55:467:19
2913.55:477:17
3013.45:497:14
3113.45:507:12

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.16 kWh/m² to a high of 7 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.92 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Bright
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305.3Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Lethbridge?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Lethbridge in August

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

In August, Lethbridge sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Lethbridge 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 Lethbridge 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 18 at about 1 (low).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Lethbridge?

Lethbridge sits at 49.7°N, 112.8°W, 907 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Okotoks, 141 km away.

Topography around Lethbridge

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lethbridge has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m around an average of 904 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 178 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,058 m.

The land around Lethbridge is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and cropland (58%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
106 m
16 km
178 m
80 km
1,058 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Okotoks 141 km · Auburn Bay 155 km · Cranston 156 km · McKenzie Towne 158 km · Medicine Hat 158 km · Evergreen 164 km · Chestermere 164 km · Beltline 173 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 Lethbridge (49.7°, -112.8186°, elevation 907 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).