Ōtsu Weather in August
Ōtsu in August
The short of it: Ōtsu in August averages a high of 32 °C (89 °F) and a low of 24 °C (74 °F), with 130 mm (5.1 in) of rain and about 13 h 28 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 32° · low 24° · rain 130 mm · daylight 13 h 28 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & October
Thirty years of records give Ōtsu an average August high of 32°, a low of 24° and some 130 mm of rain. The height of summer in Ōtsu, with afternoons near 32°. Wet spells are common — about 130 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 28 min in mid-August, 50 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, Ōtsu runs cooler than most and about as wet in August. Kusatsu, 9 km to the ENE, is 1° warmer by day.
August in Ōtsu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 2° warmer, 64 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 28 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KusatsuShiga | 9 km ENE | 33° | 24° | 130 mm |
| KyotoKyoto | 11 km WNW | 33° | 24° | 138 mm |
| Kamigyō-kuKyoto | 11 km WNW | 33° | 24° | 138 mm |
| MoriyamaShiga | 13 km NE | 33° | 24° | 125 mm |
| UjiKyoto | 13 km SSW | 33° | 24° | 127 mm |
| KōtariKyoto | 17 km WSW | 33° | 24° | 124 mm |
| ŌmihachimanShiga | 25 km NE | 32° | 24° | 117 mm |
| KameokaKyoto | 26 km W | 32° | 24° | 122 mm |