Midland weather in August

In August, Midland sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 92 mm of rain across 11.4 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Midland's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Midland's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
17°
11th coldest
Rainfall
92 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:27 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover
51%
2nd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical August day in Midland reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with 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 Midland

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.

Midland weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -9°7714.114.690.0
Feb-3° / -10°541010.110.10.0
Mar / -6°6310.47.511.60.0
Apr / 8511.33.513.20.9
May13° / 8310.40.114.63.8
Jun19° / 14°8110.4015.36.1
Jul23° / 18°81120156.7
Aug23° / 17°9211.4013.96.7
Sep19° / 13°9112.1012.35.8
Oct12° / 10315.50.410.72.9
Nov / 9615.46.79.40.4
Dec / -5°8316.513.98.70.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36139
46139
56139
66139
76139
86139
96139
106139
116139
126139
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Midland gets around 92 mm of rain over 11.4 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 37% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
138
238
338
438
537
637
737
837
937
1037
1137
1237
1337
1437
1537
1637
1737
1837
1937
2037
2137
2236
2336
2436
2536
2635
2735
2835
2935
3036
3136

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 32% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 21% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1132536233
2132635233
3132635233
4132635233
5132634233
6142734223
7142733223
8142733223
9152833223
10162832213
11162832213
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16192832202
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20212832191
21212831191
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23222831181
24222831171
25232831171
26242931161
27242930161
28252930161
29262929161
30272928151
31282927151

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
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913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 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 5:09 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 7:42 PM to 6:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.55:097:42
214.55:117:41
314.55:127:39
414.45:137:38
514.45:147:37
614.35:157:35
714.35:167:34
814.35:177:32
914.25:197:31
1014.25:207:30
1114.15:217:28
1214.15:227:27
1314.05:237:25
1414.05:257:23
1513.95:267:22
1613.95:277:20
1713.85:287:19
1813.85:297:17
1913.75:317:15
2013.75:327:14
2113.65:337:12
2213.65:347:10
2313.55:357:08
2413.55:377:07
2513.55:387:05
2613.45:397:03
2713.35:407:01
2813.35:426:59
2913.25:436:58
3013.25:446:56
3113.15:456:54

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.17 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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45.6Bright
55.6Bright
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135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Midland?

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
5.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Midland for sightseeing.

What to pack for Midland in August

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

In August, Midland sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Midland in August

The nearest coast averages about 20°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 24 km away) is warmest in August at about 20°C and coldest in March near 1°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Aug 10 to Aug 22 — about 0.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarm
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
Feb1Bracing
Mar1Bracing
Apr2Bracing
May5Bracing
Jun11Bracing
Jul19Cool
Aug20Refreshing
Sep19Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Midland 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 Midland peaks around June 19 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 highHighModerateLowJun 19UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Midland?

Midland sits at 44.8°N, 79.9°W, 195 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Wasaga Beach, 28 km away.

Topography around Midland

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Midland has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m around an average of 202 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 160 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 371 m.

The land around Midland is covered by trees (43%) and water (29%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and water (28%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
111 m
16 km
160 m
80 km
371 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Wasaga Beach 28 km · Collingwood 40 km · Orillia 40 km · Barrie 43 km · Innisfil 53 km · Bracebridge 55 km · Keswick 65 km · Alliston 67 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 Midland (44.7501°, -79.883°, elevation 195 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).