Hiroshima Weather in August
Hiroshima in August
The short of it: Hiroshima in August averages a high of 32 °C (90 °F) and a low of 25 °C (76 °F), with 193 mm (7.6 in) of rain and about 13 h 26 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 32° · low 25° · rain 193 mm · daylight 13 h 26 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: October & May
Thirty years of records give Hiroshima an average August high of 32°, a low of 25° and some 193 mm of rain. No month in Hiroshima runs warmer: highs about 32°. Wet spells are common — about 193 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 26 min in mid-August, 48 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and May.
Against its neighbours, Hiroshima runs warmer than most and wetter than most in August. Gion, 4 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
August in Hiroshima, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 2° warmer, 73 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 26 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GionHiroshima | 4 km NNE | 32° | 24° | 195 mm |
| FuchūHiroshima | 6 km ESE | 32° | 24° | 187 mm |
| KaitaichiHiroshima | 8 km ESE | 32° | 25° | 184 mm |
| SakaHiroshima | 10 km SE | 31° | 24° | 171 mm |
| HatsukaichiHiroshima | 12 km WSW | 31° | 24° | 177 mm |
| KumanoHiroshima | 13 km SE | 31° | 24° | 173 mm |
| MiyajimaHiroshima | 16 km SW | 31° | 24° | 166 mm |
| EtajimaHiroshima | 18 km S | 31° | 24° | 156 mm |