North Bay weather in August

In August, North Bay sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 98 mm of rain across 12.2 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 North Bay's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see North Bay's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
98 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:22 AM – 7:22 PM
Cloud cover
59%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

North Bay is city in Ontario, Canada.

Air quality
Excellent
PM2.5 4 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1891

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 23°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical August day in North Bay reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 26°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)
12316
22316
32316
42316
52316
62316
72316
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92315
102315
112315
122215
132215
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182215
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202215
212214
222214
232214
242114
252114
262114
272114
282114
292114
302113
312113

How August really feels in North Bay

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 Bay weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-7° / -14°6211.111.68.80.0
Feb-6° / -14°479.19.5100.0
Mar / -8°569.77.311.60.0
Apr / -1°7410.53.813.31.2
May16° / 7510.20.414.74.9
Jun21° / 13°8011.1015.56.3
Jul23° / 16°9112.2015.26.6
Aug22° / 15°9812.20146.4
Sep18° / 10°9812.1012.35.3
Oct10° / 9612.9110.72.2
Nov / -2°7812.67.39.20.1
Dec-3° / -9°6412.211.18.50.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25149
35149
45050
55050
64951
74852
84951
94852
104852
114753
124654
134555
144555
154555
164555
174555
184555
194555
204555
214555
224654
234555
244555
254753
264753
274753
284852
294852
304951
314852

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

North Bay gets around 98 mm of rain over 12.2 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 39% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
138
238
338
438
538
638
738
838
938
1038
1138
1238
1338
1438
1539
1639
1739
1840
1940
2040
2140
2240
2340
2440
2540
2639
2739
2838
2938
3038
3138

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 30% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 11% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1193331151
2203431151
3203331151
4213331141
5213331141
6223331141
7233331131
8243230131
9253230131
10263230120
11273130120
12273130110
13283130110
14293129110
15293129100
16303129100
17303029100
18313029100
19323028100
20333028100
21332927100
22342927100
2335292790
2436292690
2537292690
2637282690
2738282580
2840282580
2941272480
3042272380
3144262280

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112light breeze
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2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

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 5:03 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 7:45 PM to 6:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.75:037:45
214.65:047:43
314.65:067:42
414.65:077:41
514.55:087:39
614.55:097:38
714.45:117:36
814.45:127:35
914.35:137:33
1014.35:147:32
1114.25:167:30
1214.25:177:28
1314.15:187:27
1414.15:207:25
1514.05:217:24
1614.05:227:22
1713.95:237:20
1813.95:257:18
1913.85:267:17
2013.85:277:15
2113.75:297:13
2213.75:307:11
2313.65:317:09
2413.65:327:08
2513.55:347:06
2613.55:357:04
2713.45:367:02
2813.45:387:00
2913.35:396:58
3013.35:406:56
3113.25:426:54

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.23 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.81 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
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
234.6Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit North Bay?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit North Bay for sightseeing.

What to pack for North Bay in August

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

In August, North Bay sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in North Bay in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 6 — 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 Bay peaks around June 21 at about 7 (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 21UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is North Bay?

North Bay sits at 46.3°N, 79.5°W, 206 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Huntsville, 111 km away.

Topography around North Bay

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around North Bay has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m around an average of 216 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 249 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 405 m.

The land around North Bay is covered by artificial surfaces (34%), water (32%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and water (35%) within 16 km, and trees (86%) within 80 km.

3 km
134 m
16 km
249 m
80 km
405 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Huntsville 111 km · Greater Sudbury 118 km · Valley East 123 km · Bracebridge 143 km · Petawawa 175 km · Midland 177 km · Orillia 190 km · Wasaga Beach 205 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 Bay (46.3168°, -79.4663°, elevation 206 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).