Long Mountain Weather in August
Long Mountain in August
The short of it: Long Mountain in August averages a high of 24 °C (75 °F) and a low of 18 °C (64 °F), with 83 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 11 h 26 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 24° · low 18° · rain 83 mm · daylight 11 h 26 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & October
Thirty years of records give Long Mountain an average August high of 24°, a low of 18° and some 83 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 24°, nights near 18°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 83 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 26 min in mid-August, 25 minutes more 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 October.
Against its neighbours, Long Mountain runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Le Hochet, 5 km to the WNW, is 1° warmer by day.
August in Long Mountain, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 7.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 26 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le HochetPamplemousses | 5 km WNW | 25° | 18° | 80 mm |
| Terre RougePamplemousses | 5 km WNW | 25° | 18° | 80 mm |
| PamplemoussesPamplemousses | 5 km N | 24° | 18° | 80 mm |
| Brisée VerdièreFlacq | 8 km E | 23° | 17° | 90 mm |
| Port LouisPort Louis | 8 km W | 25° | 18° | 79 mm |
| Morcellement Saint AndréPamplemousses | 9 km N | 25° | 18° | 80 mm |
| Saint PierreMoka | 9 km SSW | 22° | 16° | 84 mm |
| PitonRivière du Rempart | 9 km NE | 24° | 18° | 86 mm |