Uken Weather in August
Uken in August
The short of it: Uken in August averages a high of 31 °C (87 °F) and a low of 26 °C (78 °F), with 188 mm (7.4 in) of rain and about 13 h 9 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 26° · rain 188 mm · daylight 13 h 9 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: November & April
Thirty years of records give Uken an average August high of 31°, a low of 26° and some 188 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 188 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 9 min in mid-August, 38 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 November and April.
Against its neighbours, Uken runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Yamatohama, 17 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
August in Uken, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 21 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 9 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YamatohamaKagoshima | 17 km ENE | 31° | 26° | 196 mm |
| SeisuiKagoshima | 20 km SSE | 31° | 26° | 193 mm |
| NazeKagoshima | 26 km ENE | 30° | 25° | 204 mm |
| AmamiKagoshima | 27 km ENE | 31° | 26° | 193 mm |
| TatsugōKagoshima | 40 km ENE | 31° | 26° | 195 mm |
| AmagiKagoshima | 63 km SSW | 31° | 26° | 184 mm |
| TokuwaseKagoshima | 64 km SSW | 31° | 27° | 185 mm |
| AkarenKagoshima | 69 km E | 32° | 27° | 192 mm |