Piton Weather in August
Piton in August
The short of it: Piton in August averages a high of 24 °C (75 °F) and a low of 18 °C (64 °F), with 86 mm (3.4 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 86 mm · daylight 11 h 26 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & October
Thirty years of records give Piton an average August high of 24°, a low of 18° and some 86 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Piton: highs scarcely reach 24°, nights fall to 18°. Wet spells are common — about 86 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, Piton runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Belle Vue Harel, 5 km to the NW, is 1° warmer by day.
August in Piton, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 6.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belle Vue HarelPamplemousses | 5 km NW | 24° | 18° | 82 mm |
| Belle Vue MaurelRivière du Rempart | 5 km SE | 24° | 18° | 86 mm |
| Rivière du RempartRivière du Rempart | 6 km ESE | 24° | 18° | 80 mm |
| GoodlandsRivière du Rempart | 6 km NNE | 25° | 18° | 76 mm |
| PamplemoussesPamplemousses | 6 km WSW | 24° | 18° | 80 mm |
| Plaine des PapayesPamplemousses | 7 km WNW | 25° | 18° | 80 mm |
| Morcellement Saint AndréPamplemousses | 7 km WNW | 25° | 18° | 80 mm |
| Fond du SacPamplemousses | 7 km NW | 24° | 18° | 82 mm |