Pointe-Claire weather in August

In August, Pointe-Claire sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 91 mm of rain across 11.3 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 36 min at the start of August to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Pointe-Claire's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pointe-Claire's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
16°
11th coldest
Rainfall
91 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:01 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover
57%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Pointe-Claire is town in Quebec, Canada.

Density
869/km²
people per km²
Founded
1698

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 26°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical August day in Pointe-Claire reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 29°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)
12617
22617
32617
42617
52617
62617
72617
82617
92517
102517
112517
122517
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How August really feels in Pointe-Claire

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.

Pointe-Claire weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-5° / -13°7410.39.28.90.0
Feb-3° / -12°6097.910.10.0
Mar / -6°7310.46.411.60.0
Apr10° / 10211.42.613.22.2
May18° / 9311.3014.75.4
Jun23° / 15°9911.6015.46.4
Jul26° / 17°8712.2015.16.4
Aug25° / 16°9111.3013.96.8
Sep20° / 12°9210.1012.36.3
Oct13° / 10711.50.410.73.5
Nov / -1°8611.33.39.30.6
Dec-1° / -8°8511.58.98.60.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35446
45347
55347
65347
75347
85248
95248
105248
115248
125248
135149
145149
155149
165149
175149
185149
195248
205248
215248
225248
235347
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255347
265446
275446
285347
295347
305347
315347

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Pointe-Claire gets around 91 mm of rain over 11.3 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 35% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
140
240
340
440
540
640
740
840
939
1039
1138
1238
1337
1437
1536
1635
1735
1834
1933
2033
2132
2232
2332
2431
2531
2631
2730
2830
2930
3030
3130

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 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 20% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1142336253
2142436252
3142436252
4142436242
5142436242
6142436242
7152437232
8152437222
9152437222
10162437212
11172437202
12172537202
13182537192
14192537182
15192536182
16202536172
17212536172
18222535172
19232535162
20242534162
21252533162
22262532161
23272531161
24282530151
25292628151
26302627151
27312626151
28322725151
29332724151
30352723141
31362722141

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
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1911calm
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3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 36 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 84 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:43 AM to 5:20 AM, and sunset from 7:19 PM to 6:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.64:437:19
214.64:447:18
314.54:457:17
414.54:477:16
514.44:487:14
614.44:497:13
714.44:507:11
814.34:517:10
914.34:537:08
1014.24:547:07
1114.24:557:05
1214.14:567:04
1314.14:587:02
1414.04:597:01
1514.05:006:59
1613.95:016:57
1713.95:036:56
1813.85:046:54
1913.85:056:52
2013.75:066:51
2113.75:086:49
2213.65:096:47
2313.65:106:45
2413.55:116:44
2513.55:136:42
2613.45:146:40
2713.45:156:38
2813.35:166:36
2913.35:186:34
3013.25:196:32
3113.25:206:31

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.24 kWh/m² to a high of 5.9 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.09 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Pointe-Claire?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Pointe-Claire for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pointe-Claire in August

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

In August, Pointe-Claire sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Pointe-Claire 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 Pointe-Claire peaks around July 13 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 8Jan 10UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug4Moderate
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Pointe-Claire?

Pointe-Claire sits at 45.4°N, 73.8°W, 45 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Kirkland, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Pointe-Claire

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pointe-Claire has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m around an average of 36 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 864 m.

The land around Pointe-Claire is covered by trees (34%), artificial surfaces (33%) and water (22%) within 3 km, trees (29%), artificial surfaces (28%) and water (28%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
63 m
16 km
162 m
80 km
864 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Kirkland 4.0 km · Beaconsfield 4.0 km · Dorval 5.0 km · Dollard-Des Ormeaux 5.0 km · Pierrefonds 6.0 km · Pierrefonds-Roxboro 6.0 km · L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève 8.0 km · Châteauguay 9.0 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 Pointe-Claire (45.4487°, -73.8167°, elevation 45 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).