St. Albert weather in August

In August, St. Albert sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 58 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 35% 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 St. Albert's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see St. Albert's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
10°
11th coldest
Rainfall
58 mm
9.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
5:20 AM – 7:57 PM
Cloud cover
55%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

St. Albert is city in Alberta, Canada.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 7 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,191/km²
people per km²
Founded
1861

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 St. Albert 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 on par with July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22211
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31198

How August really feels in St. Albert

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.

St. Albert 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°185.45.77.80.0
Feb-5° / -14°113.14.29.40.0
Mar / -9°164.8511.50.0
Apr / -2°337.1313.72.0
May16° / 548.50.815.65.1
Jun20° / 8713.2016.75.7
Jul22° / 11°9313.7016.36.2
Aug21° / 10°589.8014.66.6
Sep16° / 3670.312.55.5
Oct / -1°245.82.210.31.9
Nov-1° / -9°215.75.68.30.0
Dec-7° / -15°154.65.37.30.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35842
45743
55743
65743
75644
85743
95644
105743
115743
125743
135743
145842
155842
165842
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205743
215644
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305248
315149

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

St. Albert gets around 58 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 38% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
138
238
338
437
537
636
736
835
935
1034
1134
1233
1333
1432
1532
1631
1731
1830
1930
2030
2129
2229
2329
2428
2528
2628
2728
2828
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3029
3129

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 83% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
168275
269265
370255
470255
571245
672235
773225
874215
975214
1076204
1177194
1279183
1380173
1481163
1583152
1684142
1785132
1886122
1988111
2089101
2189101
229091
239181
249370
259460
269460
279550
289640
299640
309730
319730

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
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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 5:47 AM, and sunset from 8:27 PM to 7:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.54:548:27
215.54:568:25
315.44:588:23
415.44:598:21
515.35:018:20
615.25:038:18
715.25:048:16
815.15:068:14
915.15:088:12
1015.05:108:10
1114.95:118:08
1214.95:138:06
1314.85:158:03
1414.75:178:01
1514.75:197:59
1614.65:207:57
1714.55:227:55
1814.55:247:52
1914.45:267:50
2014.35:277:48
2114.35:297:46
2214.25:317:43
2314.15:337:41
2414.15:357:39
2514.05:367:36
2613.95:387:34
2713.95:407:32
2813.85:427:29
2913.75:447:27
3013.65:467:24
3113.65:477:22

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.2 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.23 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.6Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit St. Albert?

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
4.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit St. Albert for sightseeing.

What to pack for St. Albert in August

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

In August, St. Albert 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 St. Albert 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 St. Albert 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 January 1 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul7Very high
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is St. Albert?

St. Albert sits at 53.6°N, 113.6°W, 663 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Wîhkwêntôwin, 13 km away.

Topography around St. Albert

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around St. Albert has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 675 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 389 m.

The land around St. Albert is covered by artificial surfaces (34%), trees (33%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (37%), grassland (24%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%), grassland (29%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

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50 m
16 km
125 m
80 km
389 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Wîhkwêntôwin 13 km · Edmonton 14 km · Spruce Grove 22 km · Sherwood Park 25 km · Stony Plain 27 km · Leduc 41 km · Camrose 87 km · Sylvan Lake 150 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 St. Albert (53.6334°, -113.6353°, elevation 663 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).