Whitby Weather in August
Whitby in August
The short of it: Whitby in August averages a high of 25 °C (78 °F) and a low of 16 °C (60 °F), with 81 mm (3.2 in) of rain and about 13 h 59 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 16° · rain 81 mm · daylight 13 h 59 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Whitby an average August high of 25°, a low of 16° and some 81 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 25°, nights near 16°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 81 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 59 min in mid-August, 70 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, Whitby runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Oshawa, 7 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
August in Whitby, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 9.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 59 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h