Molde Weather in August
Molde in August
The short of it: Molde in August averages a high of 18 °C (65 °F) and a low of 12 °C (54 °F), with 154 mm (6.1 in) of rain and about 16 h 5 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 12° · rain 154 mm · daylight 16 h 5 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Molde an average August high of 18°, a low of 12° and some 154 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 18°, nights near 12°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 154 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 16 h 5 min in mid-August, 180 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Molde runs warmer than most and wetter than most in August. Vestnes, 13 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
August in Molde, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 39 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 16 h 5 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VestnesMøre og Romsdal | 13 km SSW | 18° | 13° | 137 mm |
| ElnesvågenMøre og Romsdal | 13 km N | 18° | 12° | 165 mm |
| AukraMøre og Romsdal | 14 km WNW | 17° | 12° | 139 mm |
| HjelsetMøre og Romsdal | 18 km ENE | 18° | 12° | 151 mm |
| TomraMøre og Romsdal | 21 km SW | 15° | 10° | 145 mm |
| BudMøre og Romsdal | 23 km NNW | 17° | 12° | 141 mm |
| EideMøre og Romsdal | 25 km NE | 18° | 12° | 170 mm |
| GiskemoMøre og Romsdal | 32 km SSW | 17° | 11° | 136 mm |