August is one of the warmer months of the year in Stratford, with average highs near 26.2°C and lows around 19.6°C (mean 22.9°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 102 mm of rainfall and 76% relative humidity across the period.
August is one of the warmer months of the year in Stratford. Across 45 years of records, the warmest August in Stratford was 2022 — when the month averaged 25.2°C — while the coldest was 1982 at 20.6°C. Typical August days reach 26.2°C with nights near 19.6°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.5°C per decade.
August is about average for rainfall in Stratford, averaging 102 mm of rainfall. The wettest August on record was 2011 with 337 mm, while the driest was 1984 at 31 mm.
Relative humidity in Stratford during August averages 76%. The most humid August was 2003 at 84%, and the least humid was 1995 at 67%.
August receives about 5.3 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Stratford. The sunniest Augusts were 2015 and 2016 at 5.9 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2021 at 4.6.
Average wind speed in Stratford during August is 2.1 m/s. The windiest August was 2020 at 2.4 m/s, while the calmest was 1984 at 1.7 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 22.0°C | 22.4°C | 23.2°C | 23.4°C | 23.8°C | +1.8°C |
| Avg High | 25.4°C | 25.8°C | 26.4°C | 26.5°C | 26.9°C | +1.5°C |
| Avg Low | 18.5°C | 19.0°C | 20.0°C | 20.3°C | 20.6°C | +2.1°C |
| Avg Rain | 89 mm | 115 mm | 94 mm | 114 mm | 97 mm | +9 mm |
August temperatures in Stratford have risen by about 1.8°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
August has ranged from a record low of 10.1°C (1982) to a record high of 34.2°C (2001).
Rainfall in August is about average for rainfall, averaging 102 mm, with a wettest year of 337 mm.
One of the best times to visit Stratford
August is one of the best times to visit Stratford. Expect days averaging 26.2°C and nights around 19.6°C (mean 22.9°C) — warmer than Stratford's yearly average — with higher rainfall (102 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 | 26.6°C | 22.9°C | 19.1°C | 32.0°C | 15.1°C | 36 mm | 69% | 2.3 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2024 | 26.3°C | 23.1°C | 19.9°C | 31.0°C | 14.7°C | 162 mm | 80% | 2.2 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2023 | 25.8°C | 22.8°C | 19.8°C | 28.6°C | 16.5°C | 131 mm | 79% | 2.2 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2022 🔥 | 28.4°C | 25.2°C | 22.0°C | 31.8°C | 18.4°C | 48 mm | 73% | 2.1 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2021 | 27.0°C | 24.3°C | 21.5°C | 32.2°C | 17.3°C | 128 mm | 80% | 2 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2020 | 27.4°C | 24.3°C | 21.2°C | 30.4°C | 17.0°C | 78 mm | 75% | 2.4 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2019 | 26.6°C | 23.5°C | 20.4°C | 30.1°C | 15.4°C | 107 mm | 78% | 2 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2018 | 27.1°C | 24.5°C | 21.9°C | 30.6°C | 17.6°C | 137 mm | 83% | 2.2 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2017 | 25.5°C | 22.4°C | 19.4°C | 29.6°C | 15.8°C | 97 mm | 77% | 2 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2016 | 28.0°C | 24.8°C | 21.6°C | 31.5°C | 16.4°C | 74 mm | 74% | 2.1 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2015 | 27.6°C | 24.2°C | 20.7°C | 31.3°C | 17.6°C | 57 mm | 72% | 2 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2014 | 25.7°C | 22.3°C | 18.8°C | 29.4°C | 16.4°C | 80 mm | 73% | 2 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2013 | 25.3°C | 22.2°C | 19.1°C | 29.3°C | 15.4°C | 72 mm | 77% | 2.1 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2012 | 26.7°C | 23.7°C | 20.8°C | 29.5°C | 16.8°C | 101 mm | 76% | 1.9 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2011 🌧️ | 25.8°C | 22.8°C | 19.9°C | 29.2°C | 15.2°C | 337 mm | 80% | 2.3 m/s | 5 |
| 2010 | 27.1°C | 23.7°C | 20.2°C | 32.2°C | 15.7°C | 74 mm | 73% | 2.3 m/s | 5 |
| 2009 | 26.4°C | 23.5°C | 20.7°C | 31.2°C | 16.4°C | 64 mm | 81% | 1.9 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2008 | 25.6°C | 22.1°C | 18.6°C | 28.6°C | 15.4°C | 97 mm | 75% | 1.9 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2007 | 26.5°C | 23.0°C | 19.6°C | 31.5°C | 15.4°C | 82 mm | 76% | 2 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2006 | 26.4°C | 23.2°C | 20.0°C | 32.6°C | 15.2°C | 149 mm | 75% | 2.2 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2005 | 28.4°C | 25.1°C | 21.7°C | 33.1°C | 17.5°C | 36 mm | 73% | 1.9 m/s | 5 |
| 2004 | 25.0°C | 22.2°C | 19.4°C | 29.3°C | 14.5°C | 122 mm | 82% | 2.1 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2003 | 25.7°C | 23.0°C | 20.3°C | 28.5°C | 15.5°C | 107 mm | 84% | 1.9 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2002 | 27.6°C | 24.0°C | 20.4°C | 32.4°C | 16.8°C | 101 mm | 72% | 2.1 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2001 | 27.6°C | 24.2°C | 20.7°C | 34.2°C | 17.6°C | 96 mm | 75% | 2 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2000 | 24.6°C | 21.6°C | 18.6°C | 27.8°C | 13.5°C | 87 mm | 81% | 2.1 m/s | 5 |
| 1999 | 26.4°C | 23.1°C | 19.8°C | 32.8°C | 15.9°C | 92 mm | 71% | 2.3 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1998 | 26.7°C | 23.2°C | 19.6°C | 28.9°C | 14.3°C | 69 mm | 75% | 1.9 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1997 | 25.3°C | 21.9°C | 18.6°C | 29.3°C | 15.6°C | 122 mm | 76% | 2 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1996 | 25.3°C | 22.0°C | 18.7°C | 28.4°C | 16.6°C | 55 mm | 79% | 1.8 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1995 | 27.4°C | 23.3°C | 19.2°C | 31.7°C | 15.1°C | 32 mm | 67% | 2.3 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1994 | 24.7°C | 21.3°C | 18.0°C | 28.8°C | 13.8°C | 157 mm | 79% | 2.2 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1993 | 26.5°C | 23.0°C | 19.6°C | 31.1°C | 16.4°C | 59 mm | 75% | 1.9 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1992 | 24.2°C | 20.9°C | 17.6°C | 28.5°C | 13.4°C | 149 mm | 79% | 2.2 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1991 | 26.3°C | 22.9°C | 19.6°C | 30.0°C | 16.7°C | 209 mm | 76% | 2.1 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1990 | 25.5°C | 22.4°C | 19.4°C | 29.3°C | 15.3°C | 206 mm | 81% | 2.2 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1989 | 24.3°C | 21.5°C | 18.8°C | 28.1°C | 14.1°C | 167 mm | 81% | 2.1 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1988 | 26.9°C | 23.6°C | 20.3°C | 30.9°C | 14.3°C | 56 mm | 75% | 2.2 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1987 | 25.5°C | 21.9°C | 18.4°C | 30.4°C | 14.4°C | 121 mm | 73% | 2.2 m/s | 5 |
| 1986 | 24.3°C | 21.2°C | 18.1°C | 28.5°C | 11.7°C | 115 mm | 76% | 2.3 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1985 | 25.8°C | 22.4°C | 19.1°C | 30.7°C | 15.0°C | 105 mm | 73% | 2.1 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1984 | 24.8°C | 21.7°C | 18.6°C | 27.5°C | 13.2°C | 31 mm | 83% | 1.7 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1983 | 26.4°C | 22.5°C | 18.5°C | 30.7°C | 13.8°C | 92 mm | 75% | 1.8 m/s | — |
| 1982 ❄️ | 24.3°C | 20.6°C | 16.8°C | 27.8°C | 10.1°C | 77 mm | 73% | 2 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 26.3°C | 22.3°C | 18.3°C | 28.8°C | 14.3°C | 33 mm | 70% | 2.1 m/s | — |
Actual recorded August data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in August is around 26.2°C with lows near 19.6°C (mean 22.9°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
August averages 102 mm of rainfall in Stratford, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 337 mm in 2011.
The hottest August reached 34.2°C in 2001. The coldest dipped to 10.1°C in 1982.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average August temperatures have risen by about 1.8°C. Daytime highs moved from 25.5°C to 26.8°C and overnight lows from 18.3°C to 20.5°C over the same span.
August is one of the warmer months of the year in Stratford and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 26.2°C daytime highs and 19.6°C at night.
Not quite — August is the 11th coolest month in Stratford, averaging 22.9°C.
For August in Stratford, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 26.2°C and lows of 19.6°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in August averages 76% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in August is 2.1 m/s. The windiest August on record averaged 2.4 m/s (2020).
The wettest August on record was 2011 with 337 mm. On average, August sees 102 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 Stratford 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.
