Roscommon Weather in August
Roscommon in August
The short of it: Roscommon in August averages a high of 19 °C (66 °F) and a low of 11 °C (52 °F), with 105 mm (4.1 in) of rain and about 14 h 48 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 105 mm · daylight 14 h 48 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
August in Roscommon brings afternoons near 19° and nights around 11°, with about 105 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 19°, nights near 11°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 105 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 48 min in mid-August, 105 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, Roscommon runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Lanesborough, 14 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
August in Roscommon, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 13 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 48 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LanesboroughLeinster | 14 km ENE | 19° | 12° | 96 mm |
| BallygarConnacht | 16 km SW | 19° | 11° | 104 mm |
| CastlereaConnacht | 26 km NW | 18° | 11° | 120 mm |
| LongfordLeinster | 27 km ENE | 19° | 11° | 97 mm |
| BallymahonLeinster | 28 km ESE | 19° | 11° | 97 mm |
| AthloneLeinster | 29 km SE | 19° | 12° | 93 mm |
| MoateLeinster | 32 km ESE | 19° | 11° | 98 mm |
| BallinasloeConnacht | 34 km S | 19° | 11° | 102 mm |