Rusutsu Weather in August
Rusutsu in August
The short of it: Rusutsu in August averages a high of 24 °C (75 °F) and a low of 16 °C (61 °F), with 155 mm (6.1 in) of rain and about 13 h 54 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 24° · low 16° · rain 155 mm · daylight 13 h 54 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Rusutsu an average August high of 24°, a low of 16° and some 155 mm of rain. The height of summer in Rusutsu, with afternoons near 24°. Wet spells are common — about 155 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 54 min in mid-August, 67 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, 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, Rusutsu runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Makkari, 6 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
August in Rusutsu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 14 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 54 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MakkariHokkaido | 6 km WNW | 24° | 17° | 150 mm |
| KimobetsuHokkaido | 8 km NE | 23° | 16° | 155 mm |
| KyōgokuHokkaido | 15 km N | 24° | 17° | 146 mm |
| Niseko TownHokkaido | 17 km WNW | 24° | 17° | 145 mm |
| NisekoHokkaido | 17 km WNW | 25° | 17° | 141 mm |
| Tōyako-onsemmachiHokkaido | 19 km SSW | 24° | 18° | 161 mm |
| SōbetsuHokkaido | 20 km S | 24° | 18° | 160 mm |
| KutchanHokkaido | 21 km NNW | 25° | 17° | 139 mm |