Timmins weather in August

In August, Timmins sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 88 mm of rain across 12 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 54 min at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Timmins's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Timmins's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
11°
11th coldest
Rainfall
88 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:25 AM – 7:34 PM
Cloud cover
65%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Timmins is city in Ontario, Canada.

Density
14/km²
people per km²
Founded
1912

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 21°C by the end.

A typical August day in Timmins reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 10°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 about 2°C cooler than July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22313
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42312
52312
62312
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How August really feels in Timmins

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.

Timmins 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-11° / -21°419.610.58.60.0
Feb-8° / -19°326.97.79.90.0
Mar-1° / -13°438.5811.60.0
Apr / -4°628.85.413.41.1
May16° / 6910.31154.8
Jun22° / 10°7911.40.115.86.2
Jul23° / 13°9512.4015.56.4
Aug22° / 11°8812014.16.3
Sep17° / 9512.20.112.45.0
Oct / 8813.23.310.61.5
Nov / -7°6811.3990.0
Dec-7° / -15°5010.311.18.20.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24258
34258
44159
54159
64060
74060
84060
93961
103862
113862
123862
133763
143763
153664
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213664
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Timmins gets around 88 mm of rain over 12 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 38% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
141
241
341
440
540
640
740
840
940
1039
1139
1239
1339
1438
1538
1638
1738
1838
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2038
2137
2237
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2437
2536
2636
2735
2835
2935
3035
3135

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 60% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15030182
25030182
35130172
45030173
55130163
65230153
75429152
85529142
95628142
105728132
115827132
125927122
135927122
146026122
156026122
166125122
176125122
186224122
196323122
206323122
216422122
226422122
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256521122
266620122
276720112
286720112
296819112
306919102
317018102

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)Feels
111calm
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511calm
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811calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 54 min 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 96 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:04 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 7:59 PM to 7:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.95:047:59
214.95:057:57
314.85:077:56
414.85:087:54
514.75:097:53
614.75:117:51
714.65:127:50
814.65:147:48
914.55:157:46
1014.55:167:45
1114.45:187:43
1214.45:197:41
1314.35:207:40
1414.35:227:38
1514.25:237:36
1614.25:257:34
1714.15:267:32
1814.05:287:30
1914.05:297:29
2013.95:307:27
2113.95:327:25
2213.85:337:23
2313.85:357:21
2413.75:367:19
2513.75:387:17
2613.65:397:15
2713.55:407:13
2813.55:427:11
2913.45:437:09
3013.45:457:07
3113.35:467:05

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.99 kWh/m² to a high of 5.82 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
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124.7Bright
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154.6Bright
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174.5Bright
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204.4Bright
214.4Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Timmins?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Timmins for sightseeing.

What to pack for Timmins in August

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

In August, Timmins sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Timmins 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 Timmins peaks around July 10 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 10UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Timmins?

Timmins sits at 48.5°N, 81.3°W, 301 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Rouyn-Noranda, 173 km away.

North BaySault Ste. MarieSault Ste. Marie

Topography around Timmins

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Timmins has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m around an average of 301 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 371 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 567 m.

The land around Timmins is covered by trees (45%), artificial surfaces (25%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (80%) within 16 km, and trees (90%) within 80 km.

3 km
104 m
16 km
371 m
80 km
567 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen
August weather nearby: Rouyn-Noranda 173 km · Valley East 204 km · Greater Sudbury 221 km · Amos 237 km · Val-d'Or 265 km · North Bay 277 km · Sault Ste. Marie 313 km · Sault Ste. Marie 315 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 Timmins (48.4669°, -81.3331°, elevation 301 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).