Vadsø Weather in August
Vadsø in August
The short of it: Vadsø in August averages a high of 14 °C (56 °F) and a low of 8 °C (47 °F), with 60 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 18 h 9 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 14° · low 8° · rain 60 mm · daylight 18 h 9 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
August in Vadsø brings afternoons near 14° and nights around 8°, with about 60 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 14°, nights near 8°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 60 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 18 h 9 min in mid-August, 351 minutes less than a month before. The evenings barely darken — the light lingers past ten.
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, Vadsø runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Kirkenes, 40 km to the SSE, is 1° warmer by day.
August in Vadsø, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Oct–May
- Daylight, mid-month
- 18 h 9 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KirkenesFinnmark | 40 km SSE | 15° | 8° | 62 mm |
| BjørnevatnFinnmark | 46 km SSE | 15° | 8° | 63 mm |
| VardøFinnmark | 61 km ENE | 12° | 8° | 57 mm |
| BåtsfjordFinnmark | 62 km N | 13° | 8° | 59 mm |
| NikelMurmansk | 76 km SSE | 14° | 8° | 67 mm |
| PechengaMurmansk | 82 km SE | 14° | 8° | 60 mm |
| ZapolyarnyyMurmansk | 83 km SSE | 14° | 7° | 65 mm |
| BerlevågFinnmark | 91 km NNW | 13° | 8° | 53 mm |