Scotchtown Weather in August
Scotchtown in August
The short of it: Scotchtown in August averages a high of 23 °C (73 °F) and a low of 14 °C (58 °F), with 97 mm (3.8 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 97 mm · daylight 14 h 9 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & July
August in Scotchtown brings afternoons near 23° and nights around 14°, with about 97 mm of rain over the month. No month in Scotchtown runs warmer: highs about 23°. It is the driest month of the year, only 97 mm of rain.
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, Scotchtown runs warmer than most and wetter than most in August. New Waterford, 2 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
August in Scotchtown, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 3.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 9 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New WaterfordNova Scotia | 2 km NE | 23° | 15° | 96 mm |
| New VictoriaNova Scotia | 3 km NW | 23° | 14° | 95 mm |
| Gardiner MinesNova Scotia | 5 km SE | 23° | 15° | 97 mm |
| DominionNova Scotia | 7 km ESE | 23° | 15° | 98 mm |
| South BarNova Scotia | 9 km WSW | 23° | 14° | 97 mm |
| Reserve MinesNova Scotia | 9 km SE | 23° | 14° | 100 mm |
| Sydney MinesNova Scotia | 9 km W | 23° | 14° | 94 mm |
| Whitney PierNova Scotia | 11 km SW | 23° | 14° | 97 mm |