Tønsberg Weather in August
Tønsberg in August
The short of it: Tønsberg in August averages a high of 21 °C (69 °F) and a low of 14 °C (56 °F), with 90 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 15 h 30 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 14° · rain 90 mm · daylight 15 h 30 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & July
Thirty years of records give Tønsberg an average August high of 21°, a low of 14° and some 90 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 21°, nights near 14°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 90 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 30 min in mid-August, 141 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 April and July.
Against its neighbours, Tønsberg runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Sem, 5 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
August in Tønsberg, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 11 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 30 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SemVestfold | 5 km WNW | 21° | 14° | 96 mm |
| MelsomvikVestfold | 6 km SW | 20° | 14° | 93 mm |
| StokkeVestfold | 8 km SW | 20° | 14° | 97 mm |
| ÅsgårdstrandVestfold | 10 km NNE | 20° | 13° | 89 mm |
| HortenVestfold | 17 km NNE | 21° | 13° | 90 mm |
| TjømeVestfold | 17 km S | 20° | 15° | 84 mm |
| SandefjordVestfold | 19 km SW | 21° | 14° | 105 mm |
| RyggebyenØstfold | 23 km ENE | 21° | 12° | 90 mm |