Dandong Weather in August
Dandong in August
The short of it: Dandong in August averages a high of 29 °C (84 °F) and a low of 20 °C (68 °F), with 230 mm (9.1 in) of rain and about 13 h 45 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 29° · low 20° · rain 230 mm · daylight 13 h 45 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & October
Thirty years of records give Dandong an average August high of 29°, a low of 20° and some 230 mm of rain. The height of summer in Dandong, with afternoons near 29°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 230 mm.
The sun is up for about 13 h 45 min in mid-August, 61 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and October.
Against its neighbours, Dandong runs warmer than most and wetter than most in August. Sinŭiju, 3 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
August in Dandong, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 4.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 45 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SinŭijuP'yŏngan-bukto | 3 km S | 29° | 20° | 229 mm |
| LangtoucunLiaoning | 11 km SSW | 28° | 20° | 223 mm |
| UijuP'yŏngan-bukto | 14 km NE | 29° | 20° | 227 mm |
| YŏmjuP'yŏngan-bukto | 31 km SSE | 28° | 20° | 222 mm |
| SindoP'yŏngan-bukto | 39 km SSW | 28° | 20° | 204 mm |
| FengchengLiaoning | 45 km NW | 28° | 20° | 228 mm |
| Sakchu-ŭpP'yŏngan-bukto | 62 km ENE | 28° | 18° | 235 mm |
| KuandianLiaoning | 74 km NNE | 27° | 18° | 232 mm |