Lévis weather in August

In August, Lévis sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 113 mm of rain across 13.1 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 42 min at the start of August to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Lévis's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lévis's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
113 mm
13.1 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
4:48 AM – 6:50 PM
Cloud cover
59%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Lévis is city in Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec, Canada.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 6 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
289/km²
people per km²
Founded
2002

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 25°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical August day in Lévis reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12515
22515
32515
42515
52515
62414
72414
82414
92414
102414
112414
122414
132414
142414
152414
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182414
192313
202313
212313
222313
232313
242313
252313
262313
272312
282212
292212
302212
312212

How August really feels in Lévis

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.

Lévis 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-7° / -15°8311.811.88.80.0
Feb-5° / -14°689.89.7100.0
Mar / -8°8110.78.211.60.0
Apr / -1°10411.44.513.31.7
May17° / 10113.10.314.85.1
Jun22° / 12°11812.4015.66.2
Jul25° / 15°12014.2015.36.2
Aug24° / 14°11313.10146.5
Sep19° / 10911.6012.45.7
Oct11° / 12512.21.210.62.8
Nov / -3°9812.669.20.2
Dec-3° / -11°10112.611.38.40.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24753
34753
44753
54753
64852
74852
84852
94951
104951
114951
124951
134951
144852
154852
164951
174951
185050
195050
205050
215050
224951
234951
244951
254951
264951
275050
284951
295050
305050
315050

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Lévis gets around 113 mm of rain over 13.1 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 41% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
143
243
343
443
543
643
743
843
943
1043
1142
1242
1342
1442
1542
1641
1741
1841
1940
2040
2140
2240
2339
2439
2539
2638
2738
2838
2938
3038
3138

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 10% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
122293415
222293415
322293415
422303414
523303314
623303313
724313313
824313212
925313212
1025323111
1126323011
1227333010
1327333010
142833299
152933299
163033289
173132289
183232279
193332268
203431268
213531258
223731248
233830238
244030228
254130218
264329208
274429198
284628188
294728187
304928177
315027167

Wind in August

Winds average 9 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
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 42 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 90 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:29 AM to 5:08 AM, and sunset from 7:13 PM to 6:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.74:297:13
214.74:307:12
314.74:317:10
414.64:327:09
514.64:347:07
614.54:357:06
714.54:367:04
814.44:377:03
914.44:397:01
1014.34:407:00
1114.34:416:58
1214.24:436:56
1314.24:446:55
1414.14:456:53
1514.14:476:51
1614.04:486:50
1714.04:496:48
1813.94:516:46
1913.94:526:44
2013.84:536:43
2113.84:546:41
2213.74:566:39
2313.74:576:37
2413.64:586:35
2513.65:006:33
2613.55:016:31
2713.55:026:30
2813.45:046:28
2913.35:056:26
3013.35:066:24
3113.25:086:22

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.16 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.87 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.7Bright
234.7Bright
244.7Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Lévis?

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
5.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Lévis for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lévis in August

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

In August, Lévis sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Lévis in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lévis peaks around July 13 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 7Jan 10UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Lévis?

Lévis sits at 46.8°N, 71.2°W, 87 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Quebec City, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Lévis

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lévis has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 52 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 528 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,173 m.

The land around Lévis is covered by artificial surfaces (32%), water (26%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, trees (45%) within 16 km, and trees (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
118 m
16 km
528 m
80 km
1,173 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Quebec City 3.0 km · La Cité-Limoilou 5.0 km · Beauport 6.0 km · Les Rivières 7.0 km · Sainte-Foy 9.0 km · L'Ancienne-Lorette 13 km · Neufchâtel-Est–Lebourgneuf 14 km · Charlesbourg 14 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 Lévis (46.8033°, -71.1779°, elevation 87 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).