Raphoe Weather in August
Raphoe in August
The short of it: Raphoe in August averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 12 °C (54 °F), with 132 mm (5.2 in) of rain and about 14 h 56 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 18° · low 12° · rain 132 mm · daylight 14 h 56 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Raphoe an average August high of 18°, a low of 12° and some 132 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 18°, nights near 12°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 132 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 56 min in mid-August, 112 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, Raphoe runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Convoy, 5 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
August in Raphoe, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ConvoyUlster | 5 km WSW | 18° | 12° | 134 mm |
| LeifearUlster | 9 km ESE | 18° | 12° | 134 mm |
| StrabaneNorthern Ireland | 10 km SE | 18° | 12° | 134 mm |
| LetterkennyUlster | 12 km NW | 18° | 12° | 141 mm |
| Sion MillsNorthern Ireland | 13 km SE | 18° | 12° | 140 mm |
| BallybofeyUlster | 14 km SW | 18° | 12° | 144 mm |
| New BuildingsNorthern Ireland | 18 km ENE | 18° | 12° | 129 mm |
| CastledergNorthern Ireland | 19 km S | 18° | 12° | 138 mm |