Newcastle Weather in August
Newcastle in August
The short of it: Newcastle in August averages a high of 24 °C (76 °F) and a low of 12 °C (54 °F), with 92 mm (3.6 in) of rain and about 14 h 12 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 12° · rain 92 mm · daylight 14 h 12 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & July
August in Newcastle brings afternoons near 24° and nights around 12°, with about 92 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 24°, nights near 12°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 92 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 12 min in mid-August, 79 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, Newcastle runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Nelson-Miramichi, 3 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
August in Newcastle, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 10 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 12 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson-MiramichiNew Brunswick | 3 km SE | 24° | 12° | 91 mm |
| MiramichiNew Brunswick | 6 km ENE | 24° | 12° | 92 mm |
| Eel GroundNew Brunswick | 6 km SW | 24° | 12° | 93 mm |
| Sunny CornerNew Brunswick | 20 km WSW | 24° | 12° | 93 mm |
| QuarryvilleNew Brunswick | 25 km SW | 24° | 12° | 93 mm |
| Black River-HardwickeNew Brunswick | 27 km E | 24° | 13° | 88 mm |
| RogersvilleNew Brunswick | 31 km SSE | 24° | 12° | 91 mm |
| BlackvilleNew Brunswick | 35 km SW | 25° | 12° | 94 mm |