Inverness Weather in August
Inverness in August
The short of it: Inverness in August averages a high of 23 °C (73 °F) and a low of 14 °C (57 °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 23° · low 14° · rain 102 mm · daylight 14 h 9 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Inverness an average August high of 23°, a low of 14° and some 102 mm of rain. The height of summer in Inverness, with afternoons near 23°. Wet spells are common — about 102 mm, the 6th 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, Inverness runs about middling and about as wet in August. Mabou, 20 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
August in Inverness, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 12 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MabouNova Scotia | 20 km SSW | 23° | 14° | 98 mm |
| Port HoodNova Scotia | 30 km SW | 23° | 14° | 97 mm |
| WhycocomaghNova Scotia | 31 km SSE | 22° | 14° | 112 mm |
| JudiqueNova Scotia | 42 km SSW | 23° | 15° | 99 mm |
| BaddeckNova Scotia | 45 km ESE | 23° | 14° | 115 mm |
| PrincevilleNova Scotia | 52 km S | 23° | 15° | 105 mm |
| Eskasoni 3Nova Scotia | 62 km ESE | 22° | 15° | 109 mm |
| Eastern KingsPrince Edward Island | 65 km WNW | 23° | 15° | 93 mm |