Sheffield Weather in August
Sheffield in August
The short of it: Sheffield in August averages a high of 12 °C (54 °F) and a low of 4 °C (40 °F), with 133 mm (5.2 in) of rain and about 10 h 29 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 12° · low 4° · rain 133 mm · daylight 10 h 29 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: February & January
August in Sheffield brings afternoons near 12° and nights around 4°, with about 133 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 12°, nights near 4°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 133 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 29 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, Sheffield runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Railton, 9 km to the NE, is 1° warmer by day.
August in Sheffield, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 4.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 29 min
- Average wind
- 19 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RailtonTasmania | 9 km NE | 13° | 5° | 120 mm |
| SpreytonTasmania | 18 km N | 14° | 6° | 102 mm |
| LatrobeTasmania | 18 km NNE | 14° | 6° | 103 mm |
| MiandettaTasmania | 23 km N | 14° | 6° | 98 mm |
| ForthTasmania | 23 km NNW | 13° | 5° | 111 mm |
| East DevonportTasmania | 24 km N | 14° | 6° | 97 mm |
| DevonportTasmania | 25 km N | 14° | 6° | 98 mm |
| Turners BeachTasmania | 28 km NNW | 14° | 6° | 94 mm |