Average Precipitation for Alberta in August

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The tables below give monthly averages for rainfall plus snowfall during August at cities, towns and parks in Alberta. Each place has a total for how many days of wet weather it usually gets this month and for the normal amount of precipitation.

The calculation of days only includes the days when precipitation totalled at least 0.2 millimetres (0.008 inches). The month's total precipitation is an average of weather data collected during 1971 to 2000.

You can jump to a separate table for each section of the province: Southern, Central and Northern Alberta.

Southern Alberta

Average monthly precipitation in August
Days Place Inches Millimetres
11 Brooks 1.5 39
  9 Cardston 2.2 56
  8 Lethbridge 1.8 46
  9 Manyberries 1.5 39
  8 Medicine Hat 1.3 33
  8 Taber 1.7 43
13 Waterton Village 3.0 75

Central Alberta

August averages for total rainfall plus snowfall
Days Place Inches Millimetres
15 Banff 2.4 60
11 Calgary 2.3 59
12 Camrose 2.4 62
  7 Drumheller 2.1 54
12 Edmonton 2.7 69
15 Edson 3.2 82
14 Jasper 2.3 59
11 Lloydminster 2.2 57
12 Red Deer 2.8 70
13 Rocky Mountain House 2.7 68

Northern Alberta

Average amount of rain and snow in August
Days Place Inches Millimetres
13 Cold Lake 2.7 68
13 Fort Chipewyan 1.9 48
14 Fort McMurray 2.9 73
12 Grande Prairie 2.4 62
12 High Level 2.0 51
13 Slave Lake 2.9 73
Reference

Environment Canada. National Climate Data and Information Archive. Canadian Climate Normals or Averages 1971-2000.

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