Dover Weather in August
Dover in August
The short of it: Dover in August averages a high of 31 °C (88 °F) and a low of 24 °C (75 °F), with 164 mm (6.5 in) of rain and about 12 h 9 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 24° · rain 164 mm · daylight 12 h 9 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & December
August in Dover brings afternoons near 31° and nights around 24°, with about 164 mm of rain over the month. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 164 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 9 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 January and December.
Against its neighbours, Dover runs warmer than most and about as wet in August. Clementi Housing Estate, 2 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
August in Dover, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 5.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 9 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clementi Housing Estate00 | 2 km NW | 31° | 24° | 164 mm |
| Queenstown Estate00 | 3 km ESE | 31° | 24° | 170 mm |
| Bukit Timah00 | 3 km NNE | 31° | 24° | 164 mm |
| Jurong East04 | 5 km WNW | 31° | 24° | 162 mm |
| Bukit Merah Estate00 | 5 km ESE | 31° | 24° | 174 mm |
| Bukit Batok New Town00 | 6 km NNW | 31° | 24° | 157 mm |
| Novena02 | 7 km E | 31° | 24° | 174 mm |
| Jurong Town05 | 7 km WNW | 31° | 24° | 153 mm |