Sherwood Park weather in August

In August, Sherwood Park sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 59 mm of rain across 9.8 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Sherwood Park's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sherwood Park's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
10°
11th coldest
Rainfall
59 mm
9.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
5:19 AM – 7:55 PM
Cloud cover
54%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Sherwood Park is hamlet in Alberta, Canada.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 7 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
995/km²
people per km²
Founded
1953

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 22°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical August day in Sherwood Park reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12311
22211
32211
42211
52211
62211
72211
82211
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102210
112210
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31198

How August really feels in Sherwood Park

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.

Sherwood Park 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-8° / -16°175.45.57.80.0
Feb-6° / -14°113.449.40.0
Mar-0° / -9°1654.711.50.0
Apr / -2°346.63.213.72.0
May16° / 538.40.815.65.1
Jun20° / 8813.5016.75.6
Jul22° / 11°8813.6016.26.2
Aug21° / 10°599.8014.66.6
Sep16° / 387.10.312.55.5
Oct / -1°235.82.110.31.9
Nov-1° / -9°215.65.48.30.0
Dec-7° / -15°144.45.27.30.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25842
35842
45743
55644
65644
75644
85644
95644
105644
115644
125644
135644
145743
155644
165743
175743
185644
195743
205644
215644
225644
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245545
255446
265446
275347
285347
295248
305347
315248

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Sherwood Park gets around 59 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 32% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
437
537
637
737
836
936
1036
1135
1235
1334
1433
1533
1632
1732
1831
1930
2030
2129
2228
2328
2428
2527
2627
2727
2827
2927
3027
3127

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 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
168284
268284
369274
469274
570264
671254
771254
872244
974233
1075223
1176213
1277203
1379192
1480182
1581172
1682162
1783152
1885141
1986131
2087121
2188111
2289101
239091
249280
259370
269460
279550
289640
299730
309730
319820

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 12 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
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 114 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:54 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 8:25 PM to 7:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.54:548:25
215.54:558:23
315.44:578:22
415.44:598:20
515.35:008:18
615.25:028:16
715.25:048:14
815.15:058:12
915.05:078:10
1015.05:098:08
1114.95:118:06
1214.95:128:04
1314.85:148:02
1414.75:168:00
1514.75:187:58
1614.65:197:55
1714.55:217:53
1814.55:237:51
1914.45:257:49
2014.35:277:46
2114.35:287:44
2214.25:307:42
2314.15:327:39
2414.15:347:37
2514.05:357:35
2613.95:377:32
2713.85:397:30
2813.85:417:28
2913.75:437:25
3013.65:447:23
3113.65:467:20

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.82 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
254.9Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Sherwood Park?

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
4.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Sherwood Park for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sherwood Park in August

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

In August, Sherwood Park sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Sherwood Park in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sherwood Park peaks around July 14 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 7Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul7Very high
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sherwood Park?

Sherwood Park sits at 53.5°N, 113.3°W, 729 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Edmonton, 11 km away.

Topography around Sherwood Park

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sherwood Park has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 722 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 176 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 377 m.

The land around Sherwood Park is covered by artificial surfaces (34%), trees (28%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (33%), artificial surfaces (25%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (49%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
176 m
80 km
377 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Edmonton 11 km · Wîhkwêntôwin 14 km · St. Albert 25 km · Leduc 32 km · Spruce Grove 40 km · Stony Plain 45 km · Camrose 64 km · Red Deer 143 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 Sherwood Park (53.5168°, -113.3187°, elevation 729 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).