Saint-Hyacinthe weather in August

In August, Saint-Hyacinthe sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 106 mm of rain across 12 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 Saint-Hyacinthe's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saint-Hyacinthe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
106 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
4:57 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
58%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

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 23°C by the end.

A typical August day in Saint-Hyacinthe reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°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)
12616
22616
32616
42616
52615
62615
72615
82515
92515
102515
112515
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302313
312313

How August really feels in Saint-Hyacinthe

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-Hyacinthe 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-5° / -14°7510.8108.90.0
Feb-4° / -13°619.28.410.10.0
Mar / -7°7410.6711.60.1
Apr11° / 9911.52.613.32.6
May19° / 10012.4014.75.6
Jun24° / 13°10812.5015.46.3
Jul26° / 16°10212.9015.16.2
Aug25° / 15°10612013.96.6
Sep20° / 10°9410.2012.36.3
Oct13° / 10911.40.610.73.4
Nov / -2°8711.43.99.30.5
Dec-2° / -9°8611.99.38.60.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35149
45149
55149
65149
75149
85149
95149
105149
115149
125149
135149
145149
155149
165149
175149
185149
195248
205248
215248
225248
235248
245248
255149
265248
275248
285248
295248
305248
315248

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Saint-Hyacinthe gets around 106 mm of rain over 12 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 38% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
141
241
341
441
541
640
740
840
939
1039
1139
1238
1338
1438
1538
1637
1737
1837
1937
2036
2136
2236
2336
2436
2536
2635
2735
2834
2934
3034
3134

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 30% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 16% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1192534202
2192534202
3192534202
4192535202
5202535191
6202535191
7202535181
8202535181
9212535181
10212535171
11222535171
12232635161
13232634161
14242634151
15252634141
16262634141
17272633131
18272632131
19282732121
20302731121
21312729121
22322728111
23332727111
24352726111
25362725111
26382724111
27392623111
28402622111
29422621101
30432620101
31442619101

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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410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
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2010calm
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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 4:39 AM to 5:16 AM, and sunset from 7:17 PM to 6:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.64:397:17
214.64:407:15
314.54:427:14
414.54:437:13
514.54:447:11
614.44:457:10
714.44:467:08
814.34:487:07
914.34:497:05
1014.24:507:04
1114.24:517:02
1214.14:537:01
1314.14:546:59
1414.04:556:58
1514.04:566:56
1613.94:576:54
1713.94:596:53
1813.85:006:51
1913.85:016:49
2013.85:036:48
2113.75:046:46
2213.65:056:44
2313.65:066:42
2413.55:086:40
2513.55:096:39
2613.45:106:37
2713.45:116:35
2813.35:136:33
2913.35:146:31
3013.25:156:29
3113.25:166:27

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.25 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.1 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
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 Saint-Hyacinthe?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Saint-Hyacinthe in August

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

In August, Saint-Hyacinthe sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Saint-Hyacinthe in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 3 — 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-Hyacinthe peaks around July 13 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug3Moderate
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Saint-Hyacinthe?

Saint-Hyacinthe sits at 45.6°N, 73.0°W, 32 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Mont-Saint-Hilaire, 19 km away.

Topography around Saint-Hyacinthe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saint-Hyacinthe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 34 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 266 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,096 m.

The land around Saint-Hyacinthe is covered by artificial surfaces (41%) and cropland (27%) within 3 km, cropland (75%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and cropland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
35 m
16 km
266 m
80 km
1,096 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Mont-Saint-Hilaire 19 km · Beloeil 21 km · Saint-Basile-le-Grand 28 km · Sainte-Julie 30 km · Granby 31 km · Chambly 32 km · Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville 32 km · Varennes 37 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-Hyacinthe (45.6308°, -72.957°, elevation 32 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).