Saint-Georges weather in August

In August, Saint-Georges sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 101 mm of rain across 13.4 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-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 23% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
101 mm
13.4 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
4:47 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
62%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Saint-Georges is town in Québec, Canada.

Density
154/km²
people per km²
Founded
2001

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 Saint-Georges reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 27°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)
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How August really feels in Saint-Georges

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.

Saint-Georges weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-6° / -15°7111.611.88.90.0
Feb-5° / -14°649.510.3100.0
Mar / -9°77129.311.60.0
Apr / -1°9812.55.713.31.5
May16° / 10013.50.814.74.6
Jun21° / 11°11213.2015.55.9
Jul23° / 14°10014.5015.26.1
Aug23° / 12°10113.40146.3
Sep18° / 9110.8012.35.6
Oct11° / 11212.71.710.72.5
Nov / -4°8411.76.99.20.1
Dec-3° / -11°9212.311.38.50.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34456
44456
54456
64456
74456
84555
94555
104654
114654
124654
134555
144456
154555
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254357
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Saint-Georges gets around 101 mm of rain over 13.4 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 42% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
144
244
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744
844
944
1044
1144
1244
1343
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3139

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 44% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13333286
23333286
33433276
43433276
53433276
63533266
73633266
83633256
93732256
103832246
113832246
123932235
134032235
144033225
154133225
164233215
174232215
184332204
194431204
204631204
214730194
224829194
235028184
245127184
255227174
265326174
275525164
285624164
295724154
305823154
316122143

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
110calm
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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 4:29 AM to 5:07 AM, and sunset from 7:09 PM to 6:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.74:297:09
214.64:307:07
314.64:317:06
414.54:327:05
514.54:337:03
614.54:357:02
714.44:367:00
814.44:376:59
914.34:386:57
1014.34:406:56
1114.24:416:54
1214.24:426:53
1314.14:436:51
1414.14:456:50
1514.04:466:48
1614.04:476:46
1713.94:496:45
1813.94:506:43
1913.84:516:41
2013.84:526:39
2113.74:546:37
2213.74:556:36
2313.64:566:34
2413.64:586:32
2513.54:596:30
2613.55:006:28
2713.45:016:26
2813.45:036:25
2913.35:046:23
3013.35:056:21
3113.25:076:19

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.17 kWh/m² to a high of 5.7 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.1Bright
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85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
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174.9Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.7Bright
234.7Bright
244.7Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Saint-Georges?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Saint-Georges for sightseeing.

What to pack for Saint-Georges in August

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

In August, Saint-Georges sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Saint-Georges 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 Saint-Georges peaks around July 14 at about 8 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug4Moderate
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Saint-Georges?

Saint-Georges sits at 46.1°N, 70.7°W, 163 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Thetford-Mines, 49 km away.

Topography around Saint-Georges

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saint-Georges has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 153 m around an average of 234 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 293 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,160 m.

The land around Saint-Georges is covered by trees (57%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (77%) within 16 km, and trees (85%) within 80 km.

3 km
153 m
16 km
293 m
80 km
1,160 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Thetford-Mines 49 km · Lévis 86 km · Quebec City 88 km · Sainte-Foy 88 km · La Cité-Limoilou 90 km · Les Rivières 91 km · L'Ancienne-Lorette 92 km · Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures 92 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 Saint-Georges (46.1135°, -70.6653°, elevation 163 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).