Stoney Creek weather in August
In August, Stoney Creek sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 69 mm of rain across 9.4 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.
Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.
Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Stoney Creek's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Stoney Creek's year-round climate.
- Daytime high
- 25°
- 2nd warmest
- Overnight low
- 18°
- 11th coldest
- Rainfall
- 69 mm
- 9.4 wet days
- Daylight
- 13 h 48 min
- 5:30 AM – 7:17 PM
- Cloud cover
- 54%
- 1st clearest
- Wind
- 11 km/h
- 11th windiest
- Solar energy
- 5.32 kWh/m²
- Travel score
- 7.0
- out of 10
Stoney Creek is community in Ontario, Canada.
- Density
- 762/km²
- people per km²
- Founded
- 1800
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Temperature in August
Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.
A typical August day in Stoney Creek reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 7°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 on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.
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| Avg high (°C) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Avg low (°C) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | 18 |
| 2 | 26 | 18 |
| 3 | 26 | 18 |
| 4 | 26 | 18 |
| 5 | 26 | 18 |
| 6 | 26 | 18 |
| 7 | 26 | 18 |
| 8 | 25 | 18 |
| 9 | 25 | 18 |
| 10 | 25 | 18 |
| 11 | 25 | 18 |
| 12 | 25 | 18 |
| 13 | 25 | 18 |
| 14 | 25 | 18 |
| 15 | 25 | 18 |
| 16 | 25 | 18 |
| 17 | 25 | 18 |
| 18 | 25 | 18 |
| 19 | 25 | 17 |
| 20 | 25 | 17 |
| 21 | 25 | 17 |
| 22 | 25 | 17 |
| 23 | 25 | 17 |
| 24 | 25 | 17 |
| 25 | 25 | 17 |
| 26 | 24 | 17 |
| 27 | 24 | 17 |
| 28 | 24 | 17 |
| 29 | 24 | 17 |
| 30 | 24 | 17 |
| 31 | 24 | 17 |
How August really feels in Stoney Creek
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.
August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Stoney Creek weather by month
How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -1° / -7° | 71 | 11.4 | 8.1 | 9.2 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 0° / -7° | 56 | 8.5 | 6.4 | 10.2 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 4° / -3° | 69 | 9.9 | 4.5 | 11.6 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 11° / 3° | 94 | 11.5 | 1.8 | 13.2 | 2.4 |
| May | 17° / 9° | 83 | 11.2 | 0 | 14.4 | 5.1 |
| Jun | 22° / 15° | 86 | 11.6 | 0 | 15.1 | 6.5 |
| Jul | 26° / 18° | 77 | 10 | 0 | 14.9 | 6.8 |
| Aug | 25° / 18° | 69 | 9.4 | 0 | 13.8 | 7.0 |
| Sep | 21° / 14° | 77 | 9.3 | 0 | 12.3 | 6.7 |
| Oct | 15° / 8° | 85 | 11 | 0 | 10.8 | 4.2 |
| Nov | 8° / 2° | 79 | 10.3 | 2.1 | 9.5 | 1.2 |
| Dec | 2° / -3° | 71 | 10.5 | 5.8 | 8.9 | 0.0 |
Cloud cover in August
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 23% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 58 | 58 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 57 |
| Cloudier (%) | 42 | 42 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 43 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 58 | 42 |
| 2 | 58 | 42 |
| 3 | 59 | 41 |
| 4 | 58 | 42 |
| 5 | 58 | 42 |
| 6 | 59 | 41 |
| 7 | 59 | 41 |
| 8 | 59 | 41 |
| 9 | 59 | 41 |
| 10 | 59 | 41 |
| 11 | 58 | 42 |
| 12 | 59 | 41 |
| 13 | 59 | 41 |
| 14 | 59 | 41 |
| 15 | 59 | 41 |
| 16 | 59 | 41 |
| 17 | 58 | 42 |
| 18 | 58 | 42 |
| 19 | 58 | 42 |
| 20 | 58 | 42 |
| 21 | 58 | 42 |
| 22 | 58 | 42 |
| 23 | 58 | 42 |
| 24 | 58 | 42 |
| 25 | 58 | 42 |
| 26 | 58 | 42 |
| 27 | 58 | 42 |
| 28 | 58 | 42 |
| 29 | 57 | 43 |
| 30 | 57 | 43 |
| 31 | 57 | 43 |
Chance of precipitation in August
Stoney Creek gets around 69 mm of rain over 9.4 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 31% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain chance (%) | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
| Rain chance (%) | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 34 |
| 2 | 34 |
| 3 | 33 |
| 4 | 33 |
| 5 | 33 |
| 6 | 33 |
| 7 | 33 |
| 8 | 33 |
| 9 | 33 |
| 10 | 32 |
| 11 | 32 |
| 12 | 32 |
| 13 | 31 |
| 14 | 31 |
| 15 | 31 |
| 16 | 31 |
| 17 | 30 |
| 18 | 30 |
| 19 | 29 |
| 20 | 29 |
| 21 | 29 |
| 22 | 29 |
| 23 | 28 |
| 24 | 28 |
| 25 | 28 |
| 26 | 28 |
| 27 | 28 |
| 28 | 28 |
| 29 | 28 |
| 30 | 28 |
| 31 | 29 |
Humidity in August
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 28% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 28% of them.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Comfortable (%) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Humid (%) | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
| Muggy (%) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
| Oppressive (%) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | 25 | 31 | 24 | 6 |
| 2 | 14 | 25 | 31 | 24 | 6 |
| 3 | 14 | 25 | 30 | 24 | 6 |
| 4 | 14 | 25 | 30 | 24 | 6 |
| 5 | 15 | 25 | 29 | 25 | 6 |
| 6 | 15 | 25 | 29 | 25 | 6 |
| 7 | 16 | 25 | 29 | 25 | 6 |
| 8 | 16 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 6 |
| 9 | 17 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 6 |
| 10 | 17 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 6 |
| 11 | 17 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 6 |
| 12 | 17 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 6 |
| 13 | 18 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 5 |
| 14 | 18 | 25 | 29 | 23 | 5 |
| 15 | 18 | 25 | 29 | 23 | 5 |
| 16 | 18 | 25 | 29 | 23 | 5 |
| 17 | 18 | 25 | 29 | 23 | 5 |
| 18 | 18 | 25 | 29 | 23 | 4 |
| 19 | 19 | 25 | 29 | 23 | 4 |
| 20 | 19 | 25 | 29 | 23 | 4 |
| 21 | 19 | 25 | 29 | 23 | 4 |
| 22 | 19 | 25 | 28 | 23 | 4 |
| 23 | 20 | 26 | 28 | 23 | 4 |
| 24 | 20 | 26 | 28 | 23 | 3 |
| 25 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 3 |
| 26 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 3 |
| 27 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 3 |
| 28 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 3 |
| 29 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 3 |
| 30 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 3 |
| 31 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 3 |
Wind in August
Winds average 11 km/h in August.
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) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | calm |
| 2 | 11 | calm |
| 3 | 11 | calm |
| 4 | 11 | calm |
| 5 | 11 | calm |
| 6 | 11 | calm |
| 7 | 11 | calm |
| 8 | 11 | calm |
| 9 | 11 | calm |
| 10 | 11 | calm |
| 11 | 11 | calm |
| 12 | 11 | calm |
| 13 | 11 | calm |
| 14 | 11 | calm |
| 15 | 11 | calm |
| 16 | 11 | calm |
| 17 | 11 | calm |
| 18 | 11 | calm |
| 19 | 11 | calm |
| 20 | 11 | calm |
| 21 | 11 | calm |
| 22 | 11 | calm |
| 23 | 11 | calm |
| 24 | 11 | calm |
| 25 | 11 | calm |
| 26 | 11 | calm |
| 27 | 11 | calm |
| 28 | 12 | calm |
| 29 | 12 | calm |
| 30 | 12 | calm |
| 31 | 12 | calm |
Sunrise & sunset in August
Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 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 78 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:13 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 7:37 PM to 6:52 PM.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 13.1 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 5:13 | 5:14 | 5:15 | 5:16 | 5:17 | 5:18 | 5:20 | 5:21 | 5:22 | 5:23 | 5:24 | 5:25 | 5:26 | 5:27 | 5:28 | 5:30 | 5:31 | 5:32 | 5:33 | 5:34 | 5:35 | 5:36 | 5:37 | 5:39 | 5:40 | 5:41 | 5:42 | 5:43 | 5:44 | 5:45 | 5:47 |
| Sunset (PM) | 7:37 | 7:36 | 7:35 | 7:34 | 7:32 | 7:31 | 7:30 | 7:28 | 7:27 | 7:26 | 7:24 | 7:23 | 7:21 | 7:20 | 7:18 | 7:17 | 7:15 | 7:14 | 7:12 | 7:10 | 7:09 | 7:07 | 7:06 | 7:04 | 7:02 | 7:00 | 6:59 | 6:57 | 6:55 | 6:53 | 6:52 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14.4 | 5:13 | 7:37 |
| 2 | 14.4 | 5:14 | 7:36 |
| 3 | 14.3 | 5:15 | 7:35 |
| 4 | 14.3 | 5:16 | 7:34 |
| 5 | 14.3 | 5:17 | 7:32 |
| 6 | 14.2 | 5:18 | 7:31 |
| 7 | 14.2 | 5:20 | 7:30 |
| 8 | 14.1 | 5:21 | 7:28 |
| 9 | 14.1 | 5:22 | 7:27 |
| 10 | 14.0 | 5:23 | 7:26 |
| 11 | 14.0 | 5:24 | 7:24 |
| 12 | 14.0 | 5:25 | 7:23 |
| 13 | 13.9 | 5:26 | 7:21 |
| 14 | 13.9 | 5:27 | 7:20 |
| 15 | 13.8 | 5:28 | 7:18 |
| 16 | 13.8 | 5:30 | 7:17 |
| 17 | 13.7 | 5:31 | 7:15 |
| 18 | 13.7 | 5:32 | 7:14 |
| 19 | 13.7 | 5:33 | 7:12 |
| 20 | 13.6 | 5:34 | 7:10 |
| 21 | 13.6 | 5:35 | 7:09 |
| 22 | 13.5 | 5:36 | 7:07 |
| 23 | 13.5 | 5:37 | 7:06 |
| 24 | 13.4 | 5:39 | 7:04 |
| 25 | 13.4 | 5:40 | 7:02 |
| 26 | 13.3 | 5:41 | 7:00 |
| 27 | 13.3 | 5:42 | 6:59 |
| 28 | 13.2 | 5:43 | 6:57 |
| 29 | 13.2 | 5:44 | 6:55 |
| 30 | 13.1 | 5:45 | 6:53 |
| 31 | 13.1 | 5:47 | 6:52 |
Solar energy in August
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.32 kWh/m².
For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.32 kWh/m² to a high of 6.31 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.32 kWh/m² falls in the middle.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| Level | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5.8 | Bright |
| 2 | 5.7 | Bright |
| 3 | 5.7 | Bright |
| 4 | 5.7 | Bright |
| 5 | 5.7 | Bright |
| 6 | 5.6 | Bright |
| 7 | 5.6 | Bright |
| 8 | 5.6 | Bright |
| 9 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 10 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 11 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 12 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 13 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 14 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 15 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 16 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 17 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 18 | 5.2 | Bright |
| 19 | 5.2 | Bright |
| 20 | 5.2 | Bright |
| 21 | 5.2 | Bright |
| 22 | 5.1 | Bright |
| 23 | 5.1 | Bright |
| 24 | 5.0 | Bright |
| 25 | 5.0 | Bright |
| 26 | 5.0 | Bright |
| 27 | 5.0 | Bright |
| 28 | 4.9 | Bright |
| 29 | 4.9 | Bright |
| 30 | 4.8 | Bright |
| 31 | 4.8 | Bright |
Is August a good time to visit Stoney Creek?
Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).
August is one of the better times to visit Stoney Creek for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.
What to pack for Stoney Creek in August
From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In August, Stoney Creek sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 18°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Stoney Creek in August
The nearest coast averages about 21°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 21 km away) is warmest in August at about 21°C and coldest in February near 3°C.
It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 22 to Sep 1 — about 1.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| Comfort | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Cool | Cool | Refreshing | Cool | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4 | Bracing |
| Feb | 3 | Bracing |
| Mar | 3 | Bracing |
| Apr | 4 | Bracing |
| May | 8 | Bracing |
| Jun | 15 | Cool |
| Jul | 20 | Cool |
| Aug | 21 | Refreshing |
| Sep | 19 | Cool |
| Oct | 13 | Bracing |
| Nov | 8 | Bracing |
| Dec | 5 | Bracing |
UV index in Stoney Creek in August
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 Stoney Creek peaks around June 20 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | Very high | Very high | High | High | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 2 | Moderate |
| Mar | 4 | Moderate |
| Apr | 5 | High |
| May | 6 | High |
| Jun | 8 | Very high |
| Jul | 8 | Very high |
| Aug | 6 | High |
| Sep | 5 | High |
| Oct | 3 | Moderate |
| Nov | 2 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Air quality in Stoney Creek in August
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Stoney Creek is worst in May — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Level | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12 | Good |
| Feb | 15 | Moderate |
| Mar | 18 | Moderate |
| Apr | 18 | Moderate |
| May | 22 | Moderate |
| Jun | 20 | Moderate |
| Jul | 20 | Moderate |
| Aug | 17 | Moderate |
| Sep | 17 | Moderate |
| Oct | 11 | Good |
| Nov | 10 | Good |
| Dec | 10 | Good |
Where is Stoney Creek?
Stoney Creek sits at 43.2°N, 79.8°W, 112 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Hamilton, 8.0 km away.
Topography around Stoney Creek
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Stoney Creek.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Stoney Creek has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m around an average of 133 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 203 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 442 m.
The land around Stoney Creek is covered by artificial surfaces (42%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, water (27%), cropland (23%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and water (33%), cropland (27%) and trees (21%) within 80 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
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 Stoney Creek (43.2168°, -79.7663°, elevation 112 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).