Hem Weather in August
Hem in August
The short of it: Hem in August averages a high of 24 °C (75 °F) and a low of 14 °C (56 °F), with 70 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 14 h 31 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 24° · low 14° · rain 70 mm · daylight 14 h 31 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Hem an average August high of 24°, a low of 14° and some 70 mm of rain. The height of summer in Hem, with afternoons near 24°. Wet spells are common — about 70 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 31 min in mid-August, 92 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 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Hem runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Villeneuve-d'Ascq, 4 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
August in Hem, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 3.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 31 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villeneuve-d'AscqHauts-de-France | 4 km SSW | 24° | 14° | 70 mm |
| RoubaixHauts-de-France | 5 km N | 24° | 14° | 72 mm |
| WattrelosHauts-de-France | 6 km NNE | 24° | 14° | 72 mm |
| Marcq-en-BarœulHauts-de-France | 7 km WNW | 24° | 14° | 69 mm |
| TourcoingHauts-de-France | 8 km NNW | 24° | 14° | 71 mm |
| LilleHauts-de-France | 10 km WSW | 24° | 14° | 70 mm |
| MouscronWallonia | 10 km N | 24° | 14° | 72 mm |
| LambersartHauts-de-France | 11 km W | 24° | 14° | 69 mm |