Victoriaville weather in August

In August, Victoriaville sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 128 mm of rain across 13.9 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 42 min at the start of August to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Victoriaville's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Victoriaville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
128 mm
13.9 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
4:53 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
60%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Victoriaville is city in Centre-du-Québec, Québec, Canada.

Density
399/km²
people per km²
Founded
1993

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 24°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical August day in Victoriaville reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°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)
12515
22515
32415
42414
52414
62414
72414
82414
92414
102414
112414
122414
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222313
232313
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262313
272312
282212
292212
302212
312212

How August really feels in Victoriaville

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.

Victoriaville 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-6° / -15°8212.712.18.90.0
Feb-4° / -14°6710.310.5100.0
Mar / -8°8111.78.511.60.0
Apr10° / 10312.6413.32.1
May18° / 114140.314.75.1
Jun22° / 12°12913.6015.56.0
Jul25° / 15°13515.3015.26.0
Aug24° / 14°12813.90146.4
Sep19° / 11011.3012.35.8
Oct12° / 12012.61.110.73.0
Nov / -3°9512.869.20.3
Dec-2° / -10°9713.511.58.50.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34852
44951
54951
64852
74951
84852
94852
104852
114951
124951
134951
144852
154852
164951
175050
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264951
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284852
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304852
314852

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Victoriaville gets around 128 mm of rain over 13.9 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 44% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
148
248
348
448
548
648
747
847
947
1047
1146
1246
1345
1445
1544
1643
1743
1842
1942
2041
2141
2241
2340
2440
2540
2639
2739
2839
2939
3039
3139

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 32% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 11% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1222934151
2222934151
3222933150
4223034140
5233033140
6233033140
7233033140
8243033130
9243032130
10253032130
11263032120
12263031120
13273031110
14283031110
15293031100
16303030100
1731303090
1832302990
1933292990
2034292880
2136292781
2237282681
2339282581
2440272381
2542272281
2644272181
2745262081
2847261981
2948251881
3050251781
3151241681

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
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1510calm
1610calm
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2910calm
3010calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 42 min at the start of August to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 90 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:34 AM to 5:12 AM, and sunset from 7:14 PM to 6:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.74:347:14
214.64:357:13
314.64:367:11
414.54:387:10
514.54:397:08
614.44:407:07
714.44:417:06
814.44:437:04
914.34:447:03
1014.34:457:01
1114.24:466:59
1214.24:486:58
1314.14:496:56
1414.14:506:55
1514.04:516:53
1614.04:536:51
1713.94:546:50
1813.94:556:48
1913.84:566:46
2013.84:586:44
2113.74:596:43
2213.75:006:41
2313.65:026:39
2413.65:036:37
2513.55:046:35
2613.55:056:33
2713.45:076:32
2813.45:086:30
2913.35:096:28
3013.35:116:26
3113.25:126:24

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.15 kWh/m² to a high of 5.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.94 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.7Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Victoriaville?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Victoriaville for sightseeing.

What to pack for Victoriaville in August

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

In August, Victoriaville sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Victoriaville in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Victoriaville peaks around July 13 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug3Moderate
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Victoriaville?

Victoriaville sits at 46.1°N, 72.0°W, 131 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Drummondville, 44 km away.

Topography around Victoriaville

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Victoriaville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 135 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 424 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 841 m.

The land around Victoriaville is covered by trees (37%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and cropland (39%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
424 m
80 km
841 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Drummondville 44 km · Thetford-Mines 51 km · Trois-Rivières 56 km · Sherbrooke 72 km · Rock Forest 77 km · Shawinigan 83 km · Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures 86 km · Magog 88 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 Victoriaville (46.0501°, -71.9658°, elevation 131 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).