Donkin Weather in August
Donkin in August
The short of it: Donkin in August averages a high of 22 °C (72 °F) and a low of 15 °C (58 °F), with 102 mm (4.0 in) of rain and about 14 h 9 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 22° · low 15° · rain 102 mm · daylight 14 h 9 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & July
August in Donkin brings afternoons near 22° and nights around 15°, with about 102 mm of rain over the month. The height of summer in Donkin, with afternoons near 22°. Wet spells are common — about 102 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 9 min in mid-August, 77 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, Donkin runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Port Morien, 6 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
August in Donkin, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 9 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port MorienNova Scotia | 6 km S | 23° | 14° | 103 mm |
| Glace BayNova Scotia | 7 km WNW | 23° | 15° | 100 mm |
| Reserve MinesNova Scotia | 12 km W | 23° | 14° | 100 mm |
| DominionNova Scotia | 12 km WNW | 23° | 15° | 98 mm |
| Gardiner MinesNova Scotia | 14 km WNW | 23° | 15° | 97 mm |
| New WaterfordNova Scotia | 18 km WNW | 23° | 15° | 96 mm |
| ScotchtownNova Scotia | 19 km WNW | 23° | 14° | 97 mm |
| New VictoriaNova Scotia | 22 km WNW | 23° | 14° | 95 mm |