Shantou Weather in August
Shantou in August
The short of it: Shantou in August averages a high of 32 °C (89 °F) and a low of 26 °C (78 °F), with 264 mm (10.4 in) of rain and about 12 h 56 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 32° · low 26° · rain 264 mm · daylight 12 h 56 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: November & December
Thirty years of records give Shantou an average August high of 32°, a low of 26° and some 264 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 32° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 264 mm.
The sun is up for about 12 h 56 min in mid-August, 30 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are November and December.
Against its neighbours, Shantou runs cooler than most and about as wet in August. Anbu, 10 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
August in Shantou, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 64 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AnbuGuangdong | 10 km N | 32° | 26° | 266 mm |
| ChenghuaGuangdong | 15 km NE | 32° | 26° | 261 mm |
| HaimenGuangdong | 19 km SSW | 31° | 25° | 270 mm |
| ChaozhouGuangdong | 34 km N | 33° | 25° | 241 mm |
| JieyangGuangdong | 38 km WNW | 33° | 26° | 246 mm |
| HuanggangGuangdong | 49 km NE | 32° | 25° | 229 mm |
| PuningGuangdong | 52 km W | 32° | 25° | 254 mm |
| HuichengGuangdong | 53 km SW | 32° | 26° | 268 mm |