Orangeville weather in August

In August, Orangeville sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 81 mm of rain across 10.5 wet days and about 13.8 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 23°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 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 Orangeville's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Orangeville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
81 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:30 AM – 7:19 PM
Cloud cover
57%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Orangeville is town in Ontario, Canada.

Density
2,027/km²
people per km²
Founded
1863

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 23°C by the end.

A typical August day in Orangeville reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Orangeville

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.

Orangeville 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-3° / -11°5810.19.99.10.0
Feb-2° / -11°498.17.810.20.0
Mar / -6°579.96.111.60.2
Apr11° / 8011.3313.22.6
May18° / 8511.9014.55.4
Jun23° / 12°9111.5015.26.5
Jul25° / 14°8411014.96.7
Aug24° / 14°8110.5013.86.9
Sep20° / 10°749.9012.36.3
Oct13° / 7511.50.610.83.4
Nov / -2°6910.74.59.40.5
Dec / -7°6010.998.80.0

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 23% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Orangeville gets around 81 mm of rain over 10.5 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 34% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 10% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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 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 5:13 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 7:40 PM to 6:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.55:137:40
214.45:147:39
314.45:157:38
414.35:167:37
514.35:177:35
614.35:187:34
714.25:197:33
814.25:207:31
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1014.15:237:29
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1214.05:257:26
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1813.75:327:16
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2013.65:347:13
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2213.65:377:10
2313.55:387:08
2413.55:397:06
2513.45:407:05
2613.45:417:03
2713.35:427:01
2813.35:446:59
2913.25:456:57
3013.25:466:56
3113.15:476:54

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.26 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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245.0Bright
255.0Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Orangeville?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Orangeville for sightseeing.

What to pack for Orangeville in August

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

In August, Orangeville sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Orangeville in August

The nearest coast averages about 21°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 67 km away) is warmest in August at about 21°C and coldest in February near 3°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 20 to Sep 2 — about 1.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarm
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
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May7Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul20Cool
Aug21Refreshing
Sep19Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov8Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Orangeville 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 Orangeville peaks around June 23 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
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Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
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Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Orangeville?

Orangeville sits at 43.9°N, 80.1°W, 443 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Caledon, 10 km away.

Topography around Orangeville

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Orangeville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 446 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 269 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 473 m.

The land around Orangeville is covered by trees (40%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (42%), cropland (35%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (37%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
269 m
80 km
473 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Caledon 10 km · Bolton 29 km · Alliston 32 km · Fergus 32 km · Georgetown 33 km · Halton Hills 34 km · Brampton 37 km · Guelph 43 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 Orangeville (43.9168°, -80.0997°, elevation 443 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).