St. John's Weather in August
St. John's in August
The short of it: St. John's in August averages a high of 22 °C (71 °F) and a low of 13 °C (55 °F), with 105 mm (4.1 in) of rain and about 14 h 15 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 22° · low 13° · rain 105 mm · daylight 14 h 15 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give St. John's an average August high of 22°, a low of 13° and some 105 mm of rain. No month in St. John's runs warmer: highs about 22°. Wet spells are common — about 105 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 15 min in mid-August, 81 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, St. John's runs warmer than most and wetter than most in August. Downtown St. John's, 0 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
August in St. John's, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th 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 15 min
- Average wind
- 19 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown St. John'sNewfoundland and Labrador | 0 km SSW | 22° | 13° | 105 mm |
| BannermanNewfoundland and Labrador | 1 km N | 22° | 13° | 105 mm |
| GeorgestownNewfoundland and Labrador | 1 km WNW | 22° | 13° | 105 mm |
| Fort WilliamNewfoundland and Labrador | 1 km NE | 22° | 13° | 105 mm |
| RabbittownNewfoundland and Labrador | 1 km WNW | 22° | 13° | 105 mm |
| Glenridge CrescentNewfoundland and Labrador | 2 km N | 22° | 13° | 105 mm |
| Churchill ParkNewfoundland and Labrador | 2 km NNW | 22° | 13° | 105 mm |
| Shea HeightsNewfoundland and Labrador | 2 km SSW | 22° | 13° | 105 mm |