Vardø Weather in August
Vardø in August
The short of it: Vardø in August averages a high of 12 °C (54 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 57 mm (2.2 in) of rain and about 18 h 16 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 12° · low 8° · rain 57 mm · daylight 18 h 16 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
August in Vardø brings afternoons near 12° and nights around 8°, with about 57 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 12°, nights near 8°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is modest, about 57 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 18 h 16 min in mid-August, 344 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. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Vardø runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Båtsfjord, 59 km to the WNW, is 1° warmer by day.
August in Vardø, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 3.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 4°
- Snow season
- Nov–May
- Daylight, mid-month
- 18 h 16 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BåtsfjordFinnmark | 59 km WNW | 13° | 8° | 59 mm |
| VadsøFinnmark | 61 km WSW | 14° | 8° | 60 mm |
| KirkenesFinnmark | 82 km SSW | 15° | 8° | 62 mm |
| BjørnevatnFinnmark | 89 km SSW | 15° | 8° | 63 mm |
| BerlevågFinnmark | 92 km NW | 13° | 8° | 53 mm |
| PechengaMurmansk | 94 km S | 14° | 8° | 60 mm |
| ZapolyarnyyMurmansk | 106 km S | 14° | 7° | 65 mm |
| NikelMurmansk | 112 km SSW | 14° | 8° | 67 mm |