Jōetsu Weather in August
Jōetsu in August
The short of it: Jōetsu in August averages a high of 31 °C (88 °F) and a low of 22 °C (72 °F), with 137 mm (5.4 in) of rain and about 13 h 34 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 22° · rain 137 mm · daylight 13 h 34 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & October
August in Jōetsu brings afternoons near 31° and nights around 22°, with about 137 mm of rain over the month. No month in Jōetsu runs warmer: highs about 31°. Wet spells are common — about 137 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 34 min in mid-August, 54 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 May and October.
Against its neighbours, Jōetsu runs warmer than most and wetter than most in August. Myoko, 14 km to the S, is 1° cooler by day.
August in Jōetsu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 2° warmer, 57 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Jan–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 34 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MyokoNiigata | 14 km S | 31° | 22° | 132 mm |
| AraiNiigata | 16 km S | 31° | 22° | 132 mm |
| ToyosatoNagano | 31 km SE | 29° | 20° | 124 mm |
| IiyamaNagano | 35 km SSE | 30° | 21° | 112 mm |
| ItoigawaNiigata | 37 km WSW | 30° | 22° | 126 mm |
| KashiwazakiNiigata | 37 km NE | 31° | 22° | 121 mm |
| KamikijimaNagano | 38 km SSE | 30° | 21° | 113 mm |
| KashiwabaraNagano | 39 km S | 28° | 19° | 115 mm |