Røros Weather in August
Røros in August
The short of it: Røros in August averages a high of 16 °C (61 °F) and a low of 6 °C (44 °F), with 75 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 16 h 3 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 6° · rain 75 mm · daylight 16 h 3 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & May
Thirty years of records give Røros an average August high of 16°, a low of 6° and some 75 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 16°, nights near 6°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 75 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 16 h 3 min in mid-August, 177 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 September and May.
Against its neighbours, Røros runs about middling and wetter than most in August. Os, 12 km to the SW, is 1° cooler by day.
August in Røros, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 2° colder, 3.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 16 h 3 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h