Arou Weather in August
Arou in August
The short of it: Arou in August averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 93 mm (3.7 in) of rain and about 13 h 37 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 5° · rain 93 mm · daylight 13 h 37 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & April
Thirty years of records give Arou an average August high of 18°, a low of 5° and some 93 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 18°, nights near 5°. A wool coat will serve you well. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 93 mm.
The sun is up for about 13 h 37 min in mid-August, 56 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and April.
Against its neighbours, Arou runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Qilian, 22 km to the NW, is 1° warmer by day.
August in Arou, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 37 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QilianQinghai | 22 km NW | 19° | 6° | 92 mm |
| ZhamashiQinghai | 41 km WNW | 17° | 5° | 94 mm |
| MoleQinghai | 48 km SSE | 16° | 4° | 101 mm |
| ShaliuheQinghai | 86 km SSW | 17° | 6° | 92 mm |
| Ha’ergai DaduiQinghai | 90 km S | 18° | 5° | 95 mm |
| YeniugouQinghai | 90 km WNW | 16° | 3° | 89 mm |
| ZhangyeGansu | 97 km N | 28° | 14° | 48 mm |
| QingshizuiQinghai | 109 km SE | 18° | 5° | 103 mm |