Surrey weather in August

In August, Surrey sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 50 mm of rain across 5.7 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 hours at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Surrey's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Surrey's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
50 mm
5.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:09 AM – 7:22 PM
Cloud cover
45%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Surrey is second largest city in British Columbia, Canada.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 6 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,796/km²
people per km²
Founded
1879

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 22°C by the end.

A typical August day in Surrey reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12414
22414
32414
42414
52314
62314
72314
82314
92314
102314
112314
122314
132314
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182314
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202313
212313
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232213
242213
252213
262213
272213
282213
292213
302213
312213

How August really feels in Surrey

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.

Surrey weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 22618.638.50.6
Feb / 13814.72.39.81.3
Mar11° / 17918.11.111.62.1
Apr14° / 12914.7013.43.4
May17° / 8510.80155.4
Jun19° / 12°609.2015.96.2
Jul23° / 14°335.1015.67.8
Aug23° / 14°505.7014.27.8
Sep20° / 11°868.9012.46.5
Oct14° / 17415.3010.53.6
Nov / 25218.818.91.5
Dec / 21218.23.48.10.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27129
37030
47030
56931
66931
76832
86832
96733
106733
116634
126634
136634
146634
156634
166535
176535
186535
196337
206337
216337
226139
236139
246139
256139
266040
276040
286040
296040
306040
316040

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Surrey gets around 50 mm of rain over 5.7 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 18% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
114
214
314
414
514
614
715
815
915
1015
1116
1216
1316
1416
1517
1617
1717
1818
1918
2019
2119
2220
2320
2421
2521
2622
2722
2822
2922
3023
3123

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 58% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
156422
255432
354442
453452
552462
652462
751472
850482
950482
1050483
1150473
1250473
1351463
1451454
1552444
1653434
1755414
1856404
1959383
2060373
2161363
2262353
2363343
2465332
2566322
2666322
2768311
2868311
2968311
3069301
3169301

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 hours at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 102 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:48 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 7:47 PM to 6:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.04:487:47
214.94:497:45
314.94:517:44
414.84:527:42
514.84:537:41
614.74:557:39
714.74:567:37
814.64:587:36
914.64:597:34
1014.55:017:32
1114.55:027:31
1214.45:037:29
1314.45:057:27
1414.35:067:25
1514.35:087:23
1614.25:097:22
1714.25:117:20
1814.15:127:18
1914.05:147:16
2014.05:157:14
2113.95:177:12
2213.95:187:10
2313.85:197:08
2413.85:217:06
2513.75:227:04
2613.65:247:02
2713.65:257:00
2813.55:276:58
2913.55:286:56
3013.45:306:54
3113.35:316:51

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.7Bright
155.7Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.4Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Surrey

In seasonPeak

None of Surrey's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Surrey's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Surrey?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Surrey for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Surrey in August

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

In August, Surrey sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Surrey in August

The nearest coast averages about 16°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 22 km away) is warmest in August at about 16°C and coldest in January near 7°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan7Bracing
Feb7Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr10Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug16Cool
Sep14Bracing
Oct11Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Surrey in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 Surrey peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May7High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Surrey?

Surrey sits at 49.1°N, 122.8°W, 82 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Newton, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Surrey

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Surrey has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m around an average of 31 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,792 m.

The land around Surrey is covered by grassland (34%), trees (32%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, trees (30%), water (23%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
109 m
16 km
192 m
80 km
2,792 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewaterwetland
August weather nearby: Newton 4.0 km · Strawberry Hill 5.0 km · South Surrey 7.0 km · Fleetwood 7.0 km · Cloverdale 7.0 km · Whalley 9.0 km · Surrey City Centre 9.0 km · North Delta 9.0 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 Surrey (49.1063°, -122.8251°, elevation 82 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).