Petit Raffray Weather in August
Petit Raffray in August
The short of it: Petit Raffray in August averages a high of 25 °C (76 °F) and a low of 18 °C (65 °F), with 78 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 11 h 26 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 25° · low 18° · rain 78 mm · daylight 11 h 26 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Petit Raffray an average August high of 25°, a low of 18° and some 78 mm of rain. Petit Raffray's coldest stretch of the year, 25° by day and 18° by night. Wet spells are common — about 78 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 July and June.
Against its neighbours, Petit Raffray runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Calodyne, 3 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
August in Petit Raffray, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 8.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 26 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CalodyneRivière du Rempart | 3 km NE | 25° | 18° | 76 mm |
| Anse La RayeMauritius | 3 km NNE | 25° | 18° | 74 mm |
| GoodlandsRivière du Rempart | 4 km SE | 25° | 18° | 76 mm |
| Grand GaubeRivière du Rempart | 4 km ENE | 25° | 18° | 76 mm |
| PéreybèreRivière du Rempart | 4 km WNW | 25° | 18° | 76 mm |
| LallmatieMauritius | 4 km W | 25° | 18° | 80 mm |
| Grand BaieRivière du Rempart | 4 km W | 25° | 18° | 80 mm |
| Fond du SacPamplemousses | 5 km SW | 24° | 18° | 82 mm |