Amherst Weather in August
Amherst in August
The short of it: Amherst in August averages a high of 24 °C (76 °F) and a low of 13 °C (55 °F), with 78 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 14 h 7 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 24° · low 13° · rain 78 mm · daylight 14 h 7 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Amherst an average August high of 24°, a low of 13° and some 78 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 24°, nights near 13°. Easy travelling weather. It is the driest month of the year, only 78 mm of rain.
The sun is up for about 14 h 7 min in mid-August, 76 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Amherst runs warmer than most and about as wet in August. Sackville, 15 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
August in Amherst, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 3.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SackvilleNew Brunswick | 15 km WNW | 24° | 13° | 78 mm |
| TantramarNew Brunswick | 19 km NW | 23° | 13° | 80 mm |
| TidnishNova Scotia | 23 km NE | 24° | 13° | 76 mm |
| SpringhillNova Scotia | 23 km SSE | 24° | 13° | 82 mm |
| OxfordNova Scotia | 28 km ESE | 25° | 13° | 78 mm |
| Strait ShoresNew Brunswick | 30 km NNE | 24° | 14° | 79 mm |
| MemramcookNew Brunswick | 33 km NW | 24° | 13° | 80 mm |
| Fundy AlbertNew Brunswick | 36 km W | 23° | 12° | 80 mm |