Terrace weather in August

In August, Terrace sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 114 mm of rain across 14.7 wet days and about 14.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 42 min at the start of August to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Terrace's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Terrace's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
11th coldest
Rainfall
114 mm
14.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
5:18 AM – 8:00 PM
Cloud cover
71%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
3.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Terrace is city on the Skeena River in North West British Columbia, Canada.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 6 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1927

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 18°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical August day in Terrace reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1189
2189
3189
4189
5189
6189
7189
8189
9189
10189
11189
12189
13189
14189
15179
16179
17179
18179
19179
20169
21169
22168
23168
24168
25158
26158
27158
28158
29158
30158
31157

How August really feels in Terrace

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.

Terrace weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -7°23419.6207.60.0
Feb / -6°15214.8159.30.0
Mar / -4°15518.217.711.50.0
Apr / -1°11815.211.213.70.6
May11° / 9514.43.515.72.5
Jun15° / 10416.60.116.93.6
Jul17° / 9415016.44.7
Aug17° / 11414.7014.74.7
Sep13° / 17317.50.512.52.8
Oct / 25620.910.110.20.6
Nov / -4°26021.119.38.20.0
Dec-2° / -6°23519.820.37.10.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33367
43565
53565
63664
73664
83664
93664
103565
113565
123466
133466
143268
153268
163169
172971
182872
192773
202575
212476
222377
232179
241981
251981
261882
271783
281684
291684
301684
311684

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Terrace gets around 114 mm of rain over 14.7 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 48% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
140
240
340
439
539
639
739
839
939
1040
1141
1242
1343
1444
1545
1647
1748
1850
1951
2052
2154
2255
2356
2458
2558
2659
2759
2859
2959
3059
3159

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1955
2955
3955
4955
5955
6955
7955
8946
9946
10946
11946
12955
13955
14955
15955
16964
17964
18964
19973
20973
21982
22982
23991
24991
25991
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 42 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 126 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:50 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 8:31 PM to 7:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.74:508:31
215.64:528:29
315.54:548:27
415.54:568:25
515.44:578:23
615.44:598:21
715.35:018:19
815.25:038:17
915.25:058:15
1015.15:068:13
1115.05:088:11
1215.05:108:08
1314.95:128:06
1414.85:148:04
1514.85:168:02
1614.75:188:00
1714.65:197:57
1814.65:217:55
1914.55:237:53
2014.45:257:50
2114.45:277:48
2214.35:297:45
2314.25:317:43
2414.15:327:41
2514.15:347:38
2614.05:367:36
2713.95:387:33
2813.85:407:31
2913.85:427:28
3013.75:447:26
3113.65:467:23

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.48 kWh/m² to a high of 5.22 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 3.95 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.3Bright
124.2Bright
134.2Bright
144.1Bright
154.0Bright
164.0Moderate
173.9Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.7Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.2Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.1Moderate
313.1Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Terrace?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
1.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Terrace for sightseeing.

What to pack for Terrace in August

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

In August, Terrace sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer. About 15 days see rain.

rain geara warm layer

UV index in Terrace 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 Terrace peaks around July 11 at about 6 (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 11UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Terrace in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Terrace is worst in October — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 18.0× the cleanest month (January, 1 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Terrace's WHO annual average of 6 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodOct 1716 µg/m³Jan 131 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan1Good
Feb3Good
Mar3Good
Apr5Good
May6Good
Jun6Good
Jul9Good
Aug6Good
Sep6Good
Oct18Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec2Good
Location & terrain

Where is Terrace?

Terrace sits at 54.5°N, 128.6°W, 70 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Prince George, 386 km away.

Prince GeorgeFort St. JohnCampbell RiverJuneauCourtenayWhistlerTofinoGrande Prairie

Topography around Terrace

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Terrace has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 376 m around an average of 100 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,596 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,736 m.

The land around Terrace is covered by trees (60%) within 3 km, trees (85%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) within 80 km.

3 km
376 m
16 km
1,596 m
80 km
2,736 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
August weather nearby: Prince George 386 km · Fort St. John 526 km · Campbell River 550 km · Juneau 552 km · Courtenay 591 km · Whistler 621 km · Tofino 624 km · Grande Prairie 631 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 Terrace (54.5163°, -128.6035°, elevation 70 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. 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).