Arklow Weather in August
Arklow in August
The short of it: Arklow in August averages a high of 19 °C (66 °F) and a low of 12 °C (54 °F), with 81 mm (3.2 in) of rain and about 14 h 43 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 19° · low 12° · rain 81 mm · daylight 14 h 43 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & June
August in Arklow brings afternoons near 19° and nights around 12°, with about 81 mm of rain over the month. The height of summer in Arklow, with afternoons near 19°. Wet spells are common — about 81 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 43 min in mid-August, 101 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, Arklow runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Gorey, 16 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
August in Arklow, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 11 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 43 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GoreyLeinster | 16 km SW | 19° | 12° | 88 mm |
| WicklowLeinster | 21 km NNE | 19° | 12° | 83 mm |
| KilquadeLeinster | 34 km N | 19° | 11° | 84 mm |
| GreystonesLeinster | 39 km N | 20° | 12° | 78 mm |
| EnniscorthyLeinster | 43 km SW | 19° | 12° | 83 mm |
| BrayLeinster | 46 km N | 19° | 11° | 83 mm |
| Little BrayLeinster | 46 km N | 19° | 11° | 83 mm |
| ShankillLeinster | 48 km N | 20° | 12° | 76 mm |