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Toronto Weather in August

In August, Toronto averages a high of 26°C (78°F) and a low of 18°C (64°F), from 54 years of daily records (1971–2025).

26°C
Average high
78°F
18°C
Average low
64°F
37°C
Record high
98°F · August 8, 2001
5°C
Record low
42°F · August 29, 1982

What August Is Like in Toronto

  • 5 of the 10 warmest Augusts on record in Toronto have come since 2010.
  • The coldest August reading, 5°C (42°F) on August 29, 1982, has not been matched in 43 years.
  • August in Toronto has become 0.9°C (1.6°F) warmer on average: the 2010–2024 average against 1970–1989.
  • A typical August brings 3 days above 30°C (86°F).

At least 1 mm of rain falls on 24% of August days, and the month averages 73 mm in total.

Average daytime high in Toronto, every August since 1971
22°C26°C30°C19801990200020102020August 1971: 25.2°CAugust 1972: 24.3°CAugust 1973: 27.6°CAugust 1974: 25.8°CAugust 1975: 25.6°CAugust 1976: 24.6°CAugust 1977: 24.5°CAugust 1978: 25.2°CAugust 1979: 23.7°CAugust 1980: 26.2°CAugust 1981: 24.3°CAugust 1982: 22.8°CAugust 1983: 26.3°CAugust 1984: 26.1°CAugust 1985: 24.3°CAugust 1986: 23.8°CAugust 1987: 25.2°CAugust 1988: 26.8°CAugust 1989: 25.1°CAugust 1990: 25.4°CAugust 1991: 26.6°CAugust 1992: 23.1°CAugust 1993: 26.6°CAugust 1994: 24.1°CAugust 1995: 26.8°CAugust 1996: 26.2°CAugust 1997: 24.1°CAugust 1998: 26.8°CAugust 1999: 24.9°CAugust 2000: 25.3°CAugust 2001: 28.4°CAugust 2002: 27.7°CAugust 2003: 27.1°CAugust 2004: 24.1°CAugust 2005: 27.4°CAugust 2006: 25.7°CAugust 2007: 26.9°CAugust 2008: 24.9°CAugust 2009: 25.6°CAugust 2010: 26.8°CAugust 2011: 26.9°CAugust 2012: 26.7°CAugust 2013: 25.7°CAugust 2014: 24.9°CAugust 2015: 25.2°CAugust 2016: 29.1°CAugust 2017: 24.8°CAugust 2018: 27.3°CAugust 2019: 25.7°CAugust 2020: 26.9°CAugust 2021: 28.3°CAugust 2022: 27.3°CAugust 2023: 24.8°CAugust 2024: 26.1°C
Warmest: 2016 (29.1°C)Latest: 2024 (26.1°C)10-year averageLong-run average (25.8°C)

Look Up a Day in August

See the weather in Toronto on any August date, year by year.

Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily, Toronto (1971–2003); Toronto City (2002–2025). Averages cover 1971–2025. How we compute this

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