August is one of the warmer months of the year in Parksville, with average highs near 21.8°C and lows around 14.6°C (mean 18.2°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 35 mm of rainfall and 76% relative humidity across the period.
August is one of the warmer months of the year in Parksville. Across 45 years of records, the warmest August in Parksville was 2022 — when the month averaged 20.6°C — while the coldest was 1995 at 15.8°C. Typical August days reach 21.8°C with nights near 14.6°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.6°C per decade.
August is one of the drier months in Parksville, averaging 35 mm of rainfall. The wettest August on record was 1991 with 140 mm, while the driest was 2003 at 5 mm.
Relative humidity in Parksville during August averages 76%. The most humid August was 1991 at 81%, and the least humid was 2003 at 71%.
August receives about 5.2 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Parksville. The sunniest August was 2006 at 6 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 1984 at 4.3.
Average wind speed in Parksville during August is 1 m/s. The windiest August was 2020 at 1.3 m/s, while the calmest were 1988, 1989 and 1990, among others at 0.8 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 17.1°C | 17.8°C | 17.9°C | 18.9°C | 19.5°C | +2.4°C |
| Avg High | 20.9°C | 21.2°C | 21.5°C | 22.5°C | 23.3°C | +2.4°C |
| Avg Low | 13.3°C | 14.5°C | 14.3°C | 15.4°C | 15.7°C | +2.4°C |
| Avg Rain | 24 mm | 47 mm | 30 mm | 32 mm | 43 mm | +19 mm |
August temperatures in Parksville have risen by about 2.7°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
August has ranged from a record low of 9.2°C (1987) to a record high of 31.8°C (1981).
Rainfall in August is one of the drier months, averaging 35 mm, with a wettest year of 140 mm.
One of the best times to visit Parksville
August is one of the best times to visit Parksville. Expect days averaging 21.8°C and nights around 14.6°C (mean 18.2°C) — warmer than Parksville's yearly average — with moderate rainfall (35 mm), so conditions are generally comfortable for sightseeing and outdoor plans.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23.1°C | 19.4°C | 15.7°C | 28.1°C | 11.3°C | 58 mm | 77% | 1.2 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2024 | 23.3°C | 19.7°C | 16.0°C | 28.8°C | 11.0°C | 56 mm | 74% | 1.1 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2023 | 24.0°C | 19.7°C | 15.5°C | 29.4°C | 11.8°C | 40 mm | 73% | 1 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2022 🔥 | 24.5°C | 20.6°C | 16.8°C | 29.9°C | 13.4°C | 19 mm | 75% | 1 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2021 | 23.5°C | 19.6°C | 15.7°C | 30.0°C | 11.4°C | 20 mm | 72% | 1.2 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2020 | 21.1°C | 17.8°C | 14.4°C | 28.0°C | 11.0°C | 66 mm | 76% | 1.3 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2019 | 22.4°C | 19.1°C | 15.7°C | 28.3°C | 12.4°C | 47 mm | 76% | 1 m/s | 5 |
| 2018 | 23.4°C | 19.7°C | 16.1°C | 30.6°C | 12.4°C | 27 mm | 73% | 1 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2017 | 23.6°C | 19.8°C | 16.0°C | 27.4°C | 13.0°C | 15 mm | 76% | 1 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2016 | 22.4°C | 18.8°C | 15.2°C | 27.6°C | 12.7°C | 37 mm | 77% | 1.1 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2015 | 22.5°C | 18.8°C | 15.1°C | 27.3°C | 12.5°C | 55 mm | 74% | 1.2 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2014 | 24.1°C | 20.1°C | 16.2°C | 30.3°C | 14.1°C | 26 mm | 74% | 1 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2013 | 21.5°C | 18.5°C | 15.5°C | 26.3°C | 12.7°C | 62 mm | 80% | 1 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2012 | 21.8°C | 18.4°C | 15.0°C | 29.8°C | 11.7°C | 14 mm | 76% | 1 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2011 | 21.1°C | 17.7°C | 14.4°C | 25.5°C | 11.3°C | 13 mm | 77% | 1.1 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2010 | 21.8°C | 18.3°C | 14.8°C | 29.1°C | 10.8°C | 25 mm | 75% | 1.1 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2009 | 21.8°C | 18.1°C | 14.4°C | 29.4°C | 11.9°C | 21 mm | 75% | 1 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2008 | 20.7°C | 17.3°C | 13.8°C | 28.4°C | 9.6°C | 62 mm | 77% | 1.2 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2007 | 20.6°C | 17.5°C | 14.4°C | 26.0°C | 12.1°C | 30 mm | 77% | 1 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2006 | 21.0°C | 17.1°C | 13.3°C | 24.6°C | 10.9°C | 7 mm | 76% | 1 m/s | 6 |
| 2005 | 22.6°C | 19.0°C | 15.4°C | 27.7°C | 11.7°C | 23 mm | 76% | 1 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2004 | 23.6°C | 19.8°C | 16.0°C | 28.9°C | 13.1°C | 55 mm | 74% | 0.9 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2003 | 22.7°C | 18.6°C | 14.5°C | 28.0°C | 11.0°C | 5 mm | 71% | 0.9 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2002 | 21.9°C | 17.8°C | 13.7°C | 28.5°C | 11.3°C | 11 mm | 75% | 0.9 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2001 | 20.3°C | 17.1°C | 13.9°C | 27.1°C | 11.5°C | 65 mm | 80% | 1.1 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2000 | 19.9°C | 16.7°C | 13.4°C | 26.4°C | 10.7°C | 26 mm | 79% | 1 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1999 | 21.2°C | 18.1°C | 14.9°C | 26.1°C | 10.1°C | 41 mm | 79% | 1 m/s | 5 |
| 1998 | 22.3°C | 18.6°C | 15.0°C | 27.0°C | 12.8°C | 10 mm | 75% | 1 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1997 | 22.1°C | 18.9°C | 15.7°C | 28.4°C | 13.0°C | 62 mm | 77% | 0.9 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1996 | 20.5°C | 17.1°C | 13.7°C | 26.5°C | 11.5°C | 26 mm | 78% | 1 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1995 ❄️ | 18.7°C | 15.8°C | 12.9°C | 25.2°C | 10.7°C | 54 mm | 79% | 1 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1994 | 21.6°C | 18.4°C | 15.1°C | 25.3°C | 12.8°C | 42 mm | 74% | 1 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1993 | 21.1°C | 17.7°C | 14.4°C | 31.8°C | 10.6°C | 32 mm | 77% | 1 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1992 | 21.2°C | 17.5°C | 13.9°C | 27.6°C | 9.8°C | 35 mm | 76% | 0.9 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1991 🌧️ | 20.8°C | 17.6°C | 14.4°C | 27.1°C | 11.1°C | 140 mm | 81% | 1.1 m/s | 5 |
| 1990 | 22.2°C | 18.6°C | 14.9°C | 29.1°C | 11.5°C | 25 mm | 74% | 0.8 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1989 | 20.2°C | 16.7°C | 13.2°C | 23.9°C | 10.4°C | 41 mm | 79% | 0.8 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1988 | 20.5°C | 16.8°C | 13.0°C | 26.2°C | 10.6°C | 30 mm | 77% | 0.8 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1987 | 20.8°C | 16.7°C | 12.5°C | 26.7°C | 9.2°C | 14 mm | 75% | 0.8 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1986 | 23.0°C | 18.6°C | 14.2°C | 27.6°C | 10.4°C | 6 mm | 75% | 0.8 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1985 | 20.4°C | 16.4°C | 12.4°C | 26.0°C | 9.8°C | 21 mm | 73% | 0.8 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1984 | 19.7°C | 16.3°C | 13.0°C | 23.7°C | 11.1°C | 18 mm | 77% | 1 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1983 | 21.1°C | 17.4°C | 13.6°C | 24.3°C | 12.0°C | 28 mm | 75% | 1 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 20.1°C | 16.5°C | 12.8°C | 25.9°C | 10.4°C | 29 mm | 77% | 0.9 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 22.7°C | 18.9°C | 15.1°C | 31.8°C | 12.5°C | 31 mm | 75% | 0.8 m/s | — |
Actual recorded August data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in August is around 21.8°C with lows near 14.6°C (mean 18.2°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
August averages 35 mm of rainfall in Parksville, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 140 mm in 1991.
The hottest August reached 31.8°C in 1981. The coldest dipped to 9.2°C in 1987.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average August temperatures have risen by about 2.7°C. Daytime highs moved from 20.8°C to 23.7°C and overnight lows from 13.4°C to 15.9°C over the same span.
August is one of the warmer months of the year in Parksville and one of the drier months, so plan for around 21.8°C daytime highs and 14.6°C at night.
Not quite — August is the 12th coolest month in Parksville, averaging 18.2°C.
For August in Parksville, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 21.8°C and lows of 14.6°C.
Relative humidity in August averages 76% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in August is 1 m/s. The windiest August on record averaged 1.3 m/s (2020).
The wettest August on record was 1991 with 140 mm. On average, August sees 35 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Parksville behaves each August, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for August specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
