Risør Weather in August
Risør in August
The short of it: Risør in August averages a high of 20 °C (69 °F) and a low of 14 °C (56 °F), with 124 mm (4.9 in) of rain and about 15 h 25 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 20° · low 14° · rain 124 mm · daylight 15 h 25 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Risør an average August high of 20°, a low of 14° and some 124 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 20°, nights near 14°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 124 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 25 min in mid-August, 137 minutes less 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 August.
Against its neighbours, Risør runs warmer than most and about as wet in August. Kil, 19 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
August in Risør, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 35 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 25 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KilTelemark | 19 km NNE | 20° | 14° | 126 mm |
| KragerøTelemark | 20 km NNE | 20° | 14° | 121 mm |
| TvedestrandAgder | 21 km WSW | 20° | 12° | 118 mm |
| MyraAgder | 22 km W | 20° | 11° | 133 mm |
| ArendalAgder | 39 km SW | 20° | 12° | 112 mm |
| PrestestrandaTelemark | 43 km NNW | 21° | 12° | 124 mm |
| ÅmliAgder | 44 km W | 20° | 11° | 131 mm |
| HerreTelemark | 47 km NNE | 21° | 14° | 113 mm |