Portlaoise Weather in August
Portlaoise in August
The short of it: Portlaoise in August averages a high of 19 °C (67 °F) and a low of 11 °C (52 °F), with 102 mm (4.0 in) of rain and about 14 h 44 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 11° · rain 102 mm · daylight 14 h 44 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Portlaoise an average August high of 19°, a low of 11° and some 102 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 19°, nights near 11°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 102 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 44 min in mid-August, 102 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 August.
Against its neighbours, Portlaoise runs about middling and wetter than most in August. Athy, 22 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
August in Portlaoise, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 18 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 44 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AthyLeinster | 22 km ESE | 19° | 12° | 79 mm |
| KildareLeinster | 29 km ENE | 19° | 11° | 78 mm |
| TullamoreLeinster | 29 km NNW | 19° | 11° | 113 mm |
| CarlowLeinster | 33 km SE | 20° | 12° | 82 mm |
| Droichead NuaLeinster | 37 km ENE | 19° | 11° | 78 mm |
| KilkennyLeinster | 42 km S | 20° | 11° | 84 mm |
| NaasLeinster | 47 km ENE | 19° | 11° | 77 mm |
| An Muileann gCearrLeinster | 55 km N | 19° | 11° | 94 mm |