Okanagan Mission weather in August

In August, Okanagan Mission sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 24 mm of rain across 5.2 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-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 48% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 06 min at the start of August to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Okanagan Mission's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Okanagan Mission's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
1st warmest
Overnight low
12°
12th coldest
Rainfall
24 mm
5.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
4:54 AM – 7:10 PM
Cloud cover
44%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Okanagan Mission is human settlement in British Columbia, Canada.

Founded
1860

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 Okanagan Mission reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°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 Okanagan Mission

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.

Okanagan Mission weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -6°5913.3138.40.0
Feb / -6°4210.39.39.70.0
Mar / -3°5811.88.711.50.3
Apr10° / 46103.513.52.2
May15° / 5310.10.715.14.6
Jun18° / 529.90.1165.8
Jul23° / 11°295.1015.77.8
Aug23° / 12°245.2014.27.9
Sep18° / 417.30.112.46.3
Oct11° / 6711.61.610.52.5
Nov / -1°8615.3108.80.1
Dec-1° / -5°6613.714.180.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% 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 31%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27624
37624
47624
57525
67525
77525
87426
97327
107327
117228
127228
137030
147030
156931
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196733
206535
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226535
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256337
266238
276238
286238
296238
306139
316139

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Okanagan Mission gets around 24 mm of rain over 5.2 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 17% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
113
214
314
415
515
616
716
817
917
1017
1117
1217
1317
1416
1516
1616
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1815
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2015
2116
2216
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3121

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6982
7982
8982
9973
10973
11973
12973
13973
14964
15964
16964
17964
18964
19973
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21973
22973
23973
24973
25982
26982
27982
28982
29982
30982
31982

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 06 min 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 102 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:32 AM to 5:17 AM, and sunset from 7:36 PM to 6:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.14:327:36
215.04:347:34
315.04:357:33
414.94:367:31
514.94:387:30
614.84:397:28
714.84:417:26
814.74:427:25
914.74:447:23
1014.64:457:21
1114.54:477:19
1214.54:487:17
1314.44:507:16
1414.44:517:14
1514.34:537:12
1614.34:547:10
1714.24:567:08
1814.14:577:06
1914.14:597:04
2014.05:007:02
2114.05:027:00
2213.95:036:58
2313.95:056:56
2413.85:066:54
2513.75:086:52
2613.75:096:50
2713.65:116:48
2813.65:126:46
2913.55:146:43
3013.45:156:41
3113.45:176:39

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.01 kWh/m² to a high of 6.88 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.91 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Bright
175.9Bright
185.9Bright
195.8Bright
205.7Bright
215.7Bright
225.6Bright
235.6Bright
245.5Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.2Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Okanagan Mission?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Okanagan Mission in August

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

In August, Okanagan Mission sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Okanagan Mission 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 Okanagan Mission peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 15 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 highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 15UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Okanagan Mission 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 Okanagan Mission is worst in August — around 62 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 12.8× the cleanest month (January, 5 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModeratePoorAug 1657 µg/m³Jan 215 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb5Good
Mar7Good
Apr7Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul29Moderate
Aug62Unhealthy
Sep22Moderate
Oct39Poor
Nov44Poor
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Okanagan Mission?

Okanagan Mission sits at 49.8°N, 119.5°W, 379 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Kelowna, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Okanagan Mission

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Okanagan Mission has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 380 m around an average of 432 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,624 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,135 m.

The land around Okanagan Mission is covered by grassland (31%), trees (27%) and water (23%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
380 m
16 km
1,624 m
80 km
2,135 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Kelowna 7.0 km · West Kelowna 9.0 km · Rutland 12 km · Lake Country 22 km · Penticton 38 km · Vernon 52 km · Salmon Arm 99 km · Kamloops 112 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 Okanagan Mission (49.8167°, -119.4833°, elevation 379 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).