Harstad Weather in August
Harstad in August
The short of it: Harstad in August averages a high of 15 °C (59 °F) and a low of 10 °C (50 °F), with 96 mm (3.8 in) of rain and about 17 h 39 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 15° · low 10° · rain 96 mm · daylight 17 h 39 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & July
Thirty years of records give Harstad an average August high of 15°, a low of 10° and some 96 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 15°, nights near 10°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 96 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 17 h 39 min in mid-August, 381 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and July.
Against its neighbours, Harstad runs warmer than most and wetter than most in August. Borkenes, 15 km to the W, is 1° cooler by day.
August in Harstad, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 16 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 17 h 39 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h