Prince Edward weather in August

In August, Prince Edward sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 76 mm of rain across 9.8 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Prince Edward's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Prince Edward's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
18°
11th coldest
Rainfall
76 mm
9.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:18 AM – 7:08 PM
Cloud cover
52%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

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 24°C by the end.

A typical August day in Prince Edward reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Prince Edward

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.

Prince Edward weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -9°7110.78.29.10.0
Feb-1° / -9°568.56.410.20.0
Mar / -4°6910.1511.60.1
Apr10° / 9211.31.813.22.1
May17° / 10°7210.1014.55.2
Jun22° / 16°8110.8015.26.6
Jul25° / 19°7810.30156.9
Aug25° / 18°769.8013.87.1
Sep21° / 14°819.1012.36.6
Oct14° / 9111.90.110.83.9
Nov / 8010.62.19.41.1
Dec / -4°7811.56.38.80.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 41%.

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

Any precipitation

Prince Edward gets around 76 mm of rain over 9.8 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 31% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
135
234
334
434
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633
733
833
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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 31% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 32% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
181936289
281935289
382035289
492035279
592035279
692134279
792134279
8102133279
9102233278
10112232278
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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 13 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 5:01 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 7:29 PM to 6:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.55:017:29
214.45:027:28
314.45:037:27
414.45:047:25
514.35:057:24
614.35:067:23
714.25:087:22
814.25:097:20
914.15:107:19
1014.15:117:17
1114.15:127:16
1214.05:137:14
1314.05:147:13
1413.95:167:11
1513.95:177:10
1613.85:187:08
1713.85:197:07
1813.75:207:05
1913.75:217:03
2013.75:237:02
2113.65:247:00
2213.65:256:58
2313.55:266:57
2413.55:276:55
2513.45:296:53
2613.45:306:51
2713.35:316:50
2813.35:326:48
2913.25:336:46
3013.25:346:44
3113.15:366:43

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.32 kWh/m² to a high of 6.55 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
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36.1Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Bright
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245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Prince Edward?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Prince Edward in August

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

In August, Prince Edward sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 18°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Prince Edward in August

The nearest coast averages about 22°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 17 km away) is warmest in August at about 22°C and coldest in March near 1°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 16 to Sep 11 — about 1.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
Feb1Bracing
Mar1Bracing
Apr3Bracing
May7Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul20Refreshing
Aug22Refreshing
Sep20Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov10Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Prince Edward 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 Prince Edward peaks around July 11 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Prince Edward?

Prince Edward sits at 44.0°N, 77.2°W, 97 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Belleville, 21 km away.

Topography around Prince Edward

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Prince Edward has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 94 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 325 m.

The land around Prince Edward is covered by cropland (47%), grassland (28%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, trees (31%), grassland (24%) and water (22%) within 16 km, and water (54%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
121 m
80 km
325 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Belleville 21 km · Quinte West 32 km · Greater Napanee 37 km · Kingston 66 km · Cobourg 73 km · Oswego 85 km · Peterborough 91 km · Irondequoit 91 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 Prince Edward (44.0001°, -77.2495°, elevation 97 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).