Sapporo Weather in August
Sapporo in August
The short of it: Sapporo in August averages a high of 26 °C (80 °F) and a low of 19 °C (66 °F), with 146 mm (5.7 in) of rain and about 13 h 56 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 19° · rain 146 mm · daylight 13 h 56 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & June
August in Sapporo brings afternoons near 26° and nights around 19°, with about 146 mm of rain over the month. The height of summer in Sapporo, with afternoons near 26°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 146 mm.
The sun is up for about 13 h 56 min in mid-August, 68 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 September and June.
Against its neighbours, Sapporo runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Ebetsu, 17 km to the ENE, is 1° cooler by day.
August in Sapporo, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 16 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EbetsuHokkaido | 17 km ENE | 25° | 18° | 148 mm |
| IshikariHokkaido | 19 km N | 25° | 18° | 132 mm |
| KitahiroshimaHokkaido | 20 km ESE | 25° | 18° | 154 mm |
| TōbetsuHokkaido | 22 km NE | 25° | 18° | 142 mm |
| HoromuiHokkaido | 24 km E | 25° | 18° | 151 mm |
| EniwaHokkaido | 27 km SE | 24° | 17° | 159 mm |
| NaganumaHokkaido | 28 km ESE | 25° | 17° | 153 mm |
| OtaruHokkaido | 31 km WNW | 26° | 18° | 123 mm |