North Battleford weather in August

In August, North Battleford sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 50 mm of rain across 7.9 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is North Battleford's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see North Battleford's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
10°
11th coldest
Rainfall
50 mm
7.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
6:01 AM – 8:33 PM
Cloud cover
52%
1st clearest
Wind
13 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

North Battleford is city in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Density
579/km²
people per km²
Founded
1906

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 24°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical August day in North Battleford reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 29°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 North Battleford

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.

North Battleford 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-11° / -19°164.85.77.90.0
Feb-8° / -17°113.44.29.50.0
Mar-1° / -11°184.74.811.50.0
Apr / -2°326.73.313.62.1
May17° / 4180.515.55.5
Jun21° / 10°7911.8016.56.0
Jul23° / 12°7710.9016.16.9
Aug23° / 10°507.9014.57.2
Sep17° / 405.90.312.46.0
Oct / -1°255.6210.32.0
Nov-2° / -10°195.14.78.40.0
Dec-9° / -16°134.24.77.50.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% 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 42%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36337
46139
56139
66040
75941
85842
95743
105743
115743
125644
135644
145743
155743
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295446
305347
315248

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

North Battleford gets around 50 mm of rain over 7.9 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 25% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
229
329
429
529
629
730
830
930
1029
1129
1229
1328
1428
1527
1626
1726
1825
1924
2024
2123
2223
2322
2421
2521
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3020
3120

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 80% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
167285
267285
367285
468275
568275
669265
770264
871254
971254
1072244
1174233
1275223
1376213
1477203
1579183
1680173
1782162
1883152
1984142
2085132
2186122
2288111
2389101
249091
259181
269271
279271
289361
299361
309451
319550

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 114 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:36 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 9:02 PM to 7:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.45:369:02
215.45:389:00
315.35:408:59
415.35:418:57
515.25:438:55
615.15:458:53
715.15:468:51
815.05:488:49
915.05:508:47
1014.95:518:45
1114.85:538:43
1214.85:558:41
1314.75:568:39
1414.75:588:37
1514.66:008:35
1614.56:018:33
1714.56:038:31
1814.46:058:29
1914.36:078:27
2014.36:088:24
2114.26:108:22
2214.16:128:20
2314.16:148:18
2414.06:158:15
2513.96:178:13
2613.96:198:11
2713.86:208:08
2813.76:228:06
2913.76:248:04
3013.66:268:01
3113.56:277:59

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.86 kWh/m² to a high of 6.22 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.27 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
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55.7Bright
65.7Bright
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215.1Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
254.9Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit North Battleford?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit North Battleford for general sightseeing.

What to pack for North Battleford in August

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

In August, North Battleford sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in North Battleford in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in North Battleford peaks around June 22 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 22UV 6Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in North Battleford 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 North Battleford is worst in July — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.2× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 2020 µg/m³Dec 205 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb6Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May12Good
Jun11Good
Jul21Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct6Good
Nov6Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is North Battleford?

North Battleford sits at 52.8°N, 108.3°W, 526 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Lloydminster, 128 km away.

Topography around North Battleford

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around North Battleford has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m around an average of 518 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 169 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 377 m.

The land around North Battleford is covered by grassland (38%) within 3 km, cropland (61%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (55%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
105 m
16 km
169 m
80 km
377 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Lloydminster 128 km · Confederation 129 km · Lawson 131 km · Core Neighbourhoods 132 km · Saskatoon 132 km · Nutana Sector 136 km · University Heights 136 km · Stonebridge 137 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 North Battleford (52.7797°, -108.2967°, elevation 526 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).