Selfoss Weather in August
Selfoss in August
The short of it: Selfoss in August averages a high of 14 °C (57 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 105 mm (4.1 in) of rain and about 16 h 19 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 14° · low 9° · rain 105 mm · daylight 16 h 19 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Selfoss an average August high of 14°, a low of 9° and some 105 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 14°, nights near 9°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 105 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 16 h 19 min in mid-August, 199 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Selfoss runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Eyrarbakki, 11 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
August in Selfoss, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 14 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 16 h 19 min
- Average wind
- 20 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EyrarbakkiSouth | 11 km SW | 14° | 9° | 111 mm |
| HveragerðiSouth | 12 km NW | 14° | 8° | 108 mm |
| ÞorlákshöfnSouth | 21 km WSW | 15° | 9° | 100 mm |
| HellaSouth | 31 km ESE | 14° | 9° | 106 mm |
| FlúðirSouth | 40 km NE | 14° | 9° | 82 mm |
| MosfellsbærCapital Region | 43 km NW | 14° | 9° | 79 mm |
| HvolsvöllurSouth | 43 km ESE | 14° | 9° | 111 mm |
| HafnarfjörðurCapital Region | 48 km WNW | 14° | 9° | 75 mm |