Gander Weather in August
Gander in August
The short of it: Gander in August averages a high of 22 °C (71 °F) and a low of 12 °C (53 °F), with 100 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 14 h 22 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 12° · rain 100 mm · daylight 14 h 22 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & July
August in Gander brings afternoons near 22° and nights around 12°, with about 100 mm of rain over the month. The height of summer in Gander, with afternoons near 22°. Wet spells are common — about 100 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 22 min in mid-August, 86 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, Gander runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Appleton, 18 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
August in Gander, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 8.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 22 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AppletonNewfoundland and Labrador | 18 km W | 22° | 11° | 108 mm |
| GlenwoodNewfoundland and Labrador | 20 km W | 22° | 11° | 109 mm |
| GamboNewfoundland and Labrador | 35 km ESE | 22° | 11° | 82 mm |
| Birchy BayNewfoundland and Labrador | 45 km N | 22° | 12° | 110 mm |
| Gander Bay NorthNewfoundland and Labrador | 45 km NNE | 22° | 12° | 108 mm |
| LewisporteNewfoundland and Labrador | 46 km NW | 22° | 12° | 108 mm |
| Hare BayNewfoundland and Labrador | 46 km ESE | 22° | 11° | 83 mm |
| Norris ArmNewfoundland and Labrador | 48 km WNW | 22° | 11° | 113 mm |