Preston Weather in August
Preston in August
The short of it: Preston in August averages a high of 24 °C (74 °F) and a low of 14 °C (57 °F), with 97 mm (3.8 in) of rain and about 14 h 2 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 24° · low 14° · rain 97 mm · daylight 14 h 2 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
August in Preston brings afternoons near 24° and nights around 14°, with about 97 mm of rain over the month. The height of summer in Preston, with afternoons near 24°. It is the driest month of the year, only 97 mm of rain.
The sun is up for about 14 h 2 min in mid-August, 72 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, Preston runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Sunset Acres, 5 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
August in Preston, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 2 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset AcresNova Scotia | 5 km WSW | 24° | 14° | 96 mm |
| Cole HarbourNova Scotia | 6 km SW | 24° | 14° | 96 mm |
| Forest HillsNova Scotia | 6 km SW | 24° | 14° | 96 mm |
| Colby VillageNova Scotia | 7 km SW | 24° | 14° | 95 mm |
| WillowdaleNova Scotia | 8 km SSW | 24° | 14° | 95 mm |
| Portland HillsNova Scotia | 8 km SW | 24° | 15° | 95 mm |
| EllenvaleNova Scotia | 8 km WSW | 24° | 15° | 95 mm |
| LawrencetownNova Scotia | 8 km SE | 24° | 15° | 99 mm |