Sion Weather in August
Sion in August
The short of it: Sion in August averages a high of 32 °C (90 °F) and a low of 20 °C (67 °F), with 104 mm (4.1 in) of rain and about 11 h 52 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 32° · low 20° · rain 104 mm · daylight 11 h 52 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & July
Thirty years of records give Sion an average August high of 32°, a low of 20° and some 104 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 32° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 104 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 52 min in mid-August.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and July.
Against its neighbours, Sion runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Pólvora, 30 km to the SSE, is 1° cooler by day.
August in Sion, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 7.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 52 min
- Average wind
- 4 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PólvoraSan Martín Department | 30 km SSE | 31° | 19° | 104 mm |
| HuicungoSan Martín Department | 39 km N | 33° | 20° | 71 mm |
| Costa RicaSan Martín Department | 46 km NNE | 33° | 20° | 69 mm |
| JuanjuíSan Martín Department | 55 km N | 33° | 21° | 67 mm |
| PajarilloSan Martín Department | 55 km NNE | 34° | 21° | 64 mm |
| La VictoriaSan Martín Department | 59 km N | 33° | 20° | 63 mm |
| Dos de MayoSan Martín Department | 61 km NNW | 32° | 19° | 56 mm |
| LedoySan Martín Department | 62 km NNE | 34° | 21° | 63 mm |