Railton Weather in August
Railton in August
The short of it: Railton in August averages a high of 13 °C (55 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 120 mm (4.7 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 120 mm · daylight 10 h 30 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: February & January
August in Railton brings afternoons near 13° and nights around 5°, with about 120 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 120 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, Railton runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Sheffield, 9 km to the SW, is 1° cooler by day.
August in Railton, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 9.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 30 min
- Average wind
- 19 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SheffieldTasmania | 9 km SW | 12° | 4° | 133 mm |
| LatrobeTasmania | 11 km N | 14° | 6° | 103 mm |
| SpreytonTasmania | 14 km NNW | 14° | 6° | 102 mm |
| AmblesideTasmania | 16 km NNW | 14° | 6° | 98 mm |
| MiandettaTasmania | 18 km NNW | 14° | 6° | 98 mm |
| East DevonportTasmania | 18 km N | 14° | 6° | 97 mm |
| DevonportTasmania | 20 km NNW | 14° | 6° | 98 mm |
| ForthTasmania | 22 km NW | 13° | 5° | 111 mm |