Västerås Weather in August
Västerås in August
The short of it: Västerås in August averages a high of 22 °C (71 °F) and a low of 12 °C (53 °F), with 66 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 15 h 33 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 12° · rain 66 mm · daylight 15 h 33 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & August
August in Västerås brings afternoons near 22° and nights around 12°, with about 66 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 22°, nights near 12°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 66 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 33 min in mid-August, 145 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 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and August.
Against its neighbours, Västerås runs about middling and drier than most in August. Skultuna, 14 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
August in Västerås, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 8.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 6° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 33 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkultunaVästmanland | 14 km NW | 22° | 11° | 67 mm |
| HallstahammarVästmanland | 18 km W | 22° | 11° | 71 mm |
| SurahammarVästmanland | 21 km WNW | 21° | 10° | 76 mm |
| TorshällaSödermanland | 23 km SSW | 22° | 12° | 70 mm |
| HällbybrunnSödermanland | 26 km SSW | 22° | 11° | 71 mm |
| EskilstunaSödermanland | 28 km S | 22° | 11° | 73 mm |
| EnköpingUppsala | 30 km E | 22° | 11° | 56 mm |
| KöpingVästmanland | 34 km WSW | 22° | 11° | 73 mm |