Tillsonburg weather in August

In August, Tillsonburg sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 86 mm of rain across 10.3 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. 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 Tillsonburg's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tillsonburg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
18°
11th coldest
Rainfall
86 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:34 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover
53%
2nd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Tillsonburg is town in Oxford County, Ontario, Canada.

Founded
1825

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical August day in Tillsonburg 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 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Tillsonburg

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.

Tillsonburg weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -7°7711.68.69.20.0
Feb-1° / -7°599.16.810.20.0
Mar / -3°7510.34.611.60.1
Apr10° / 9711.91.413.12.1
May17° / 10°9312.3014.45.1
Jun23° / 16°10612015.16.5
Jul25° / 19°10211.7014.86.6
Aug25° / 18°8610.3013.77.0
Sep21° / 14°859.4012.36.6
Oct14° / 8811.40.110.84.0
Nov / 8110.62.79.51.0
Dec / -3°7811.87.28.90.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26040
36040
46139
56139
66139
76040
86040
96040
106139
116139
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Tillsonburg gets around 86 mm of rain over 10.3 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 34% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
138
237
337
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736
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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 26% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 30% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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2142527268
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5152527258
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Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

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 5:18 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 7:40 PM to 6:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.45:187:40
214.35:197:39
314.35:207:38
414.35:217:37
514.25:227:35
614.25:237:34
714.15:247:33
814.15:257:31
914.15:267:30
1014.05:277:29
1114.05:297:27
1213.95:307:26
1313.95:317:24
1413.95:327:23
1513.85:337:21
1613.85:347:20
1713.75:357:18
1813.75:367:17
1913.65:377:15
2013.65:397:14
2113.55:407:12
2213.55:417:10
2313.45:427:09
2413.45:437:07
2513.45:447:05
2613.35:457:04
2713.35:467:02
2813.25:477:00
2913.25:496:59
3013.15:506:57
3113.15:516:55

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.35 kWh/m² to a high of 6.67 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Bright
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95.9Bright
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245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Tillsonburg?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Tillsonburg for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Tillsonburg in August

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

In August, Tillsonburg sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 18°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Tillsonburg in August

The nearest coast averages about 23°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 27 km away) is warmest in August at about 23°C and coldest in February near 1°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 6 to Sep 19 — about 2.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan2Bracing
Feb1Bracing
Mar1Bracing
Apr4Bracing
May10Bracing
Jun17Cool
Jul22Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep21Refreshing
Oct16Cool
Nov10Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Tillsonburg in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tillsonburg peaks around June 23 at about 9 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Tillsonburg?

Tillsonburg sits at 42.9°N, 80.7°W, 225 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Norfolk County, 28 km away.

Topography around Tillsonburg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tillsonburg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 237 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 146 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 367 m.

The land around Tillsonburg is covered by cropland (31%), trees (30%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (64%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
66 m
16 km
146 m
80 km
367 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Norfolk County 28 km · Woodstock 30 km · St. Thomas 38 km · Brant 43 km · London 43 km · Brantford 48 km · Stratford 59 km · Christopher-Champlain 64 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 Tillsonburg (42.8599°, -80.7262°, elevation 225 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).