Siljan Weather in August
Siljan in August
The short of it: Siljan in August averages a high of 20 °C (68 °F) and a low of 13 °C (56 °F), with 113 mm (4.4 in) of rain and about 15 h 30 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 13° · rain 113 mm · daylight 15 h 30 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Siljan an average August high of 20°, a low of 13° and some 113 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 20°, nights near 13°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 113 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 30 min in mid-August, 142 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, Siljan runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Skien, 10 km to the SSW, is 1° warmer by day.
August in Siljan, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 15 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 30 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkienTelemark | 10 km SSW | 21° | 14° | 108 mm |
| PorsgrunnTelemark | 17 km S | 21° | 14° | 110 mm |
| HerreTelemark | 22 km SSW | 21° | 14° | 113 mm |
| UlefossTelemark | 25 km W | 21° | 13° | 108 mm |
| LarvikVestfold | 32 km SE | 20° | 14° | 115 mm |
| SandefjordVestfold | 34 km ESE | 21° | 14° | 105 mm |
| StokkeVestfold | 34 km ESE | 20° | 14° | 97 mm |
| LundeTelemark | 35 km W | 21° | 12° | 109 mm |