Fort William Weather in August
Fort William in August
The short of it: Fort William in August averages a high of 22 °C (72 °F) and a low of 13 °C (55 °F), with 105 mm (4.1 in) of rain and about 14 h 15 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 13° · rain 105 mm · daylight 14 h 15 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Fort William an average August high of 22°, a low of 13° and some 105 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 22°, nights near 13°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 105 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 15 min in mid-August, 81 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; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Fort William runs warmer than most and wetter than most in August. Bannerman, 1 km to the W, is 1° cooler by day.
August in Fort William, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 15 min
- Average wind
- 19 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BannermanNewfoundland and Labrador | 1 km W | 22° | 13° | 105 mm |
| St. John'sNewfoundland and Labrador | 1 km SW | 22° | 13° | 105 mm |
| Glenridge CrescentNewfoundland and Labrador | 1 km NW | 22° | 13° | 105 mm |
| Signal HillNewfoundland and Labrador | 1 km E | 22° | 13° | 105 mm |
| GeorgestownNewfoundland and Labrador | 1 km WSW | 22° | 13° | 105 mm |
| Downtown St. John'sNewfoundland and Labrador | 1 km SSW | 22° | 13° | 105 mm |
| Churchill ParkNewfoundland and Labrador | 2 km WNW | 22° | 13° | 105 mm |
| RabbittownNewfoundland and Labrador | 2 km WSW | 22° | 13° | 105 mm |