Dilston Weather in August
Dilston in August
The short of it: Dilston in August averages a high of 13 °C (56 °F) and a low of 5 °C (42 °F), with 94 mm (3.7 in) of rain and about 10 h 30 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 13° · low 5° · rain 94 mm · daylight 10 h 30 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: February & January
August in Dilston brings afternoons near 13° and nights around 5°, with about 94 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 13°, nights near 5°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 94 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 30 min in mid-August, 62 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are February and January.
Against its neighbours, Dilston runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Legana, 4 km to the SSW, is 1° warmer by day.
August in Dilston, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 5.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 30 min
- Average wind
- 20 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeganaTasmania | 4 km SSW | 14° | 6° | 87 mm |
| GrindelwaldTasmania | 6 km WSW | 13° | 5° | 92 mm |
| NewnhamTasmania | 8 km SSE | 14° | 5° | 84 mm |
| MayfieldTasmania | 8 km SE | 14° | 5° | 87 mm |
| Gravelly BeachTasmania | 9 km WNW | 14° | 6° | 91 mm |
| RocherleaTasmania | 10 km SE | 14° | 5° | 87 mm |
| ExeterTasmania | 10 km WNW | 13° | 5° | 92 mm |
| RiversideTasmania | 10 km S | 13° | 5° | 90 mm |