Howth Weather in August
Howth in August
The short of it: Howth in August averages a high of 19 °C (66 °F) and a low of 12 °C (53 °F), with 86 mm (3.4 in) of rain and about 14 h 46 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 12° · rain 86 mm · daylight 14 h 46 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & July
August in Howth brings afternoons near 19° and nights around 12°, with about 86 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 19°, nights near 12°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 86 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 46 min in mid-August, 104 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 June and July.
Against its neighbours, Howth runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Portmarnock, 6 km to the NW, is 1° warmer by day.
August in Howth, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 15 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 46 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PortmarnockLeinster | 6 km NW | 20° | 12° | 85 mm |
| DonaghmedeLeinster | 7 km W | 20° | 12° | 82 mm |
| MalahideLeinster | 9 km NW | 20° | 12° | 85 mm |
| BeaumontLeinster | 11 km W | 20° | 12° | 76 mm |
| Dún LaoghaireLeinster | 11 km SSW | 20° | 12° | 77 mm |
| MarinoLeinster | 12 km W | 20° | 12° | 75 mm |
| RingsendLeinster | 12 km WSW | 20° | 12° | 75 mm |
| BlackrockLeinster | 12 km SW | 20° | 12° | 77 mm |