Thurso Weather in August
Thurso in August
The short of it: Thurso in August averages a high of 25 °C (78 °F) and a low of 14 °C (56 °F), with 103 mm (4.1 in) of rain and about 14 h 6 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 25° · low 14° · rain 103 mm · daylight 14 h 6 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
August in Thurso brings afternoons near 25° and nights around 14°, with about 103 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 25°, nights near 14°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 103 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 6 min in mid-August, 75 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 June and September.
Against its neighbours, Thurso runs cooler than most and about as wet in August. Clarence-Rockland, 6 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
August in Thurso, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 3.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 6 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarence-RocklandOntario | 6 km SSW | 26° | 14° | 100 mm |
| BuckinghamQuebec | 13 km W | 25° | 13° | 106 mm |
| Saint-André-AvellinQuebec | 19 km NE | 25° | 13° | 111 mm |
| PlantagenetOntario | 21 km ESE | 26° | 14° | 98 mm |
| FallingbrookOntario | 23 km SW | 26° | 14° | 97 mm |
| Queenswood HeightsOntario | 25 km SW | 26° | 14° | 96 mm |
| OrléansOntario | 25 km SW | 26° | 14° | 95 mm |
| Templeton-EstQuebec | 29 km WSW | 26° | 14° | 93 mm |