August is one of the warmer months of the year in Val-d’Or, with average highs near 21.2°C and lows around 11.4°C (mean 16.3°C). It is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 98 mm of rainfall and 82% relative humidity across the period.
August is one of the warmer months of the year in Val-d’Or. Across 45 years of records, the warmest August in Val-d’Or was 2021 — when the month averaged 19.4°C — while the coldest was 1982 at 13.2°C. Typical August days reach 21.2°C with nights near 11.4°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.3°C per decade.
August is a relatively wet time of year in Val-d’Or, averaging 98 mm of rainfall. The wettest August on record was 1988 with 196 mm, while the driest was 2021 at 32 mm.
Relative humidity in Val-d’Or during August averages 82%. The most humid August was 2015 at 85%, and the least humid was 2012 at 76%.
August receives about 4.6 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Val-d’Or. The sunniest Augusts were 1984 and 2002 at 5.1 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 1988 at 3.5.
Average wind speed in Val-d’Or during August is 0.3 m/s. The windiest Augusts were 1996 and 2007 at 0.4 m/s, while the calmest were 2023, 2024 and 2025, among others at 0.3 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 15.7°C | 16.0°C | 16.3°C | 16.8°C | 17.1°C | +1.4°C |
| Avg High | 20.6°C | 21.1°C | 21.1°C | 21.6°C | 22.0°C | +1.4°C |
| Avg Low | 10.9°C | 10.9°C | 11.5°C | 12.0°C | 12.1°C | +1.2°C |
| Avg Rain | 100 mm | 99 mm | 97 mm | 110 mm | 76 mm | -24 mm |
August temperatures in Val-d’Or have risen by about 1.3°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
August has ranged from a record low of 2.1°C (1989) to a record high of 31.3°C (2021).
Rainfall in August is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 98 mm, with a wettest year of 196 mm.
One of the best times to visit Val-d’Or
August is one of the best times to visit Val-d’Or. Expect days averaging 21.2°C and nights around 11.4°C (mean 16.3°C) — warmer than Val-d’Or's yearly average — with higher rainfall (98 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 | 21.8°C | 16.8°C | 11.8°C | 30.5°C | 4.8°C | 54 mm | 80% | 0.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2024 | 22.4°C | 17.3°C | 12.2°C | 29.9°C | 5.6°C | 99 mm | 81% | 0.3 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2023 | 20.5°C | 15.7°C | 10.9°C | 25.2°C | 5.8°C | 138 mm | 83% | 0.3 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2022 | 21.9°C | 17.0°C | 12.0°C | 27.0°C | 6.9°C | 72 mm | 80% | 0.3 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2021 🔥 | 24.4°C | 19.4°C | 14.3°C | 31.3°C | 8.5°C | 32 mm | 79% | 0.3 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2020 | 21.0°C | 16.2°C | 11.4°C | 28.0°C | 5.5°C | 57 mm | 81% | 0.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2019 | 21.0°C | 16.4°C | 11.7°C | 25.1°C | 7.7°C | 84 mm | 82% | 0.3 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 23.2°C | 18.1°C | 13.0°C | 28.9°C | 6.3°C | 120 mm | 81% | 0.3 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2017 | 19.5°C | 14.8°C | 10.2°C | 26.3°C | 5.7°C | 179 mm | 85% | 0.3 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2016 | 22.8°C | 18.2°C | 13.6°C | 28.6°C | 8.8°C | 98 mm | 82% | 0.3 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2015 | 21.0°C | 16.6°C | 12.3°C | 26.8°C | 8.7°C | 114 mm | 85% | 0.3 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2014 | 20.8°C | 16.0°C | 11.1°C | 27.1°C | 5.1°C | 107 mm | 83% | 0.3 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2013 | 20.8°C | 16.1°C | 11.4°C | 28.0°C | 6.9°C | 136 mm | 82% | 0.3 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2012 | 22.6°C | 17.1°C | 11.7°C | 29.0°C | 6.5°C | 90 mm | 76% | 0.3 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2011 | 21.5°C | 16.7°C | 11.9°C | 26.5°C | 7.2°C | 50 mm | 81% | 0.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2010 | 22.3°C | 17.5°C | 12.6°C | 29.6°C | 6.4°C | 117 mm | 81% | 0.3 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2009 | 20.5°C | 16.0°C | 11.6°C | 27.4°C | 3.1°C | 121 mm | 83% | 0.3 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2008 | 21.0°C | 16.2°C | 11.3°C | 26.4°C | 7.2°C | 79 mm | 83% | 0.3 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2007 | 20.6°C | 15.6°C | 10.6°C | 30.6°C | 4.9°C | 119 mm | 81% | 0.4 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2006 | 20.4°C | 15.3°C | 10.1°C | 29.3°C | 4.1°C | 82 mm | 80% | 0.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2005 | 22.4°C | 17.5°C | 12.6°C | 28.5°C | 7.7°C | 88 mm | 80% | 0.3 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2004 | 18.9°C | 14.5°C | 10.2°C | 25.9°C | 3.8°C | 76 mm | 84% | 0.3 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2003 | 22.4°C | 17.6°C | 12.9°C | 28.1°C | 4.3°C | 162 mm | 83% | 0.3 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2002 | 22.0°C | 17.0°C | 12.1°C | 29.0°C | 6.0°C | 39 mm | 81% | 0.3 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2001 | 22.3°C | 17.4°C | 12.6°C | 28.9°C | 6.1°C | 103 mm | 82% | 0.3 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2000 | 20.4°C | 15.9°C | 11.4°C | 25.0°C | 5.9°C | 105 mm | 84% | 0.3 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1999 | 20.4°C | 15.4°C | 10.5°C | 28.1°C | 5.2°C | 77 mm | 80% | 0.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1998 | 21.3°C | 16.5°C | 11.7°C | 27.5°C | 5.7°C | 90 mm | 81% | 0.3 m/s | 5 |
| 1997 | 19.1°C | 14.4°C | 9.8°C | 25.7°C | 5.6°C | 116 mm | 83% | 0.3 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1996 | 21.8°C | 16.4°C | 10.9°C | 28.4°C | 5.0°C | 91 mm | 79% | 0.4 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1995 | 22.3°C | 16.7°C | 11.1°C | 28.4°C | 4.3°C | 65 mm | 80% | 0.3 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1994 | 19.5°C | 14.4°C | 9.2°C | 24.6°C | 4.7°C | 101 mm | 82% | 0.3 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1993 | 22.8°C | 17.6°C | 12.4°C | 29.6°C | 5.5°C | 88 mm | 82% | 0.3 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1992 | 19.6°C | 14.9°C | 10.3°C | 26.5°C | 4.8°C | 136 mm | 83% | 0.3 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1991 | 22.1°C | 17.0°C | 12.0°C | 28.5°C | 3.9°C | 145 mm | 82% | 0.3 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1990 | 22.1°C | 16.7°C | 11.4°C | 27.5°C | 4.1°C | 85 mm | 81% | 0.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1989 | 20.4°C | 15.4°C | 10.5°C | 27.2°C | 2.1°C | 104 mm | 84% | 0.3 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1988 🌧️ | 21.5°C | 16.9°C | 12.3°C | 29.8°C | 4.4°C | 196 mm | 85% | 0.3 m/s | 3.5 |
| 1987 | 20.0°C | 15.1°C | 10.1°C | 28.0°C | 4.1°C | 86 mm | 80% | 0.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1986 | 19.4°C | 14.8°C | 10.2°C | 25.4°C | 2.5°C | 118 mm | 82% | 0.3 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1985 | 20.2°C | 15.4°C | 10.7°C | 26.7°C | 5.8°C | 80 mm | 83% | 0.3 m/s | 5 |
| 1984 | 22.2°C | 17.0°C | 11.7°C | 28.2°C | 4.8°C | 97 mm | 81% | 0.3 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1983 | 22.3°C | 17.1°C | 12.0°C | 26.8°C | 5.6°C | 54 mm | 80% | 0.3 m/s | — |
| 1982 ❄️ | 17.8°C | 13.2°C | 8.6°C | 25.4°C | 3.3°C | 85 mm | 80% | 0.3 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 21.8°C | 16.7°C | 11.7°C | 26.2°C | 5.8°C | 79 mm | 80% | 0.3 m/s | — |
Actual recorded August data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in August is around 21.2°C with lows near 11.4°C (mean 16.3°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
August averages 98 mm of rainfall in Val-d’Or, a relatively wet time of year. The wettest on record was 196 mm in 1988.
The hottest August reached 31.3°C in 2021. The coldest dipped to 2.1°C in 1989.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average August temperatures have risen by about 1.3°C. Daytime highs moved from 20.9°C to 22.2°C and overnight lows from 10.9°C to 12.2°C over the same span.
August is one of the warmer months of the year in Val-d’Or and a relatively wet time of year, so plan for around 21.2°C daytime highs and 11.4°C at night.
Not quite — August is the 11th coolest month in Val-d’Or, averaging 16.3°C.
For August in Val-d’Or, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 21.2°C and lows of 11.4°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in August averages 82% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in August is 0.3 m/s. The windiest August on record averaged 0.4 m/s (1996).
The wettest August on record was 1988 with 196 mm. On average, August sees 98 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 Val-d’Or 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.
