Hellissandur Weather in August
Hellissandur in August
The short of it: Hellissandur in August averages a high of 13 °C (55 °F) and a low of 9 °C (47 °F), with 67 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 16 h 32 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 13° · low 9° · rain 67 mm · daylight 16 h 32 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Hellissandur an average August high of 13°, a low of 9° and some 67 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 13°, nights near 9°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 67 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 16 h 32 min in mid-August, 220 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 July and June.
Against its neighbours, Hellissandur runs about middling and about as wet in August. Ólafsvík, 9 km to the ESE, is 1° cooler by day.
August in Hellissandur, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 25 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 4°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 16 h 32 min
- Average wind
- 20 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ÓlafsvíkWest | 9 km ESE | 12° | 8° | 72 mm |
| GrundarfjörðurWest | 29 km E | 13° | 8° | 64 mm |
| StykkishólmurWest | 57 km ENE | 13° | 8° | 49 mm |
| PatreksfjörðurWestfjords | 76 km N | 11° | 7° | 94 mm |
| BorgarnesWest | 102 km ESE | 14° | 9° | 63 mm |
| BorgarnesWest | 102 km ESE | 13° | 8° | 65 mm |
| AkranesWest | 109 km SE | 13° | 9° | 67 mm |
| GarðurSouthern Peninsula | 111 km SSE | 13° | 9° | 68 mm |