Viken Weather in August
Viken in August
The short of it: Viken in August averages a high of 18 °C (65 °F) and a low of 9 °C (49 °F), with 69 mm (2.7 in) of rain and about 16 h 29 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 9° · rain 69 mm · daylight 16 h 29 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & June
Thirty years of records give Viken an average August high of 18°, a low of 9° and some 69 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 18°, nights near 9°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 69 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 16 h 29 min in mid-August, 215 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 4 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Viken runs cooler than most and about as wet in August. Skellefteå, 3 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
August in Viken, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 2° colder, 13 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 16 h 29 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkellefteåVästerbotten | 3 km NNE | 19° | 9° | 68 mm |
| MedleVästerbotten | 9 km W | 19° | 9° | 72 mm |
| UrsvikenVästerbotten | 12 km E | 19° | 10° | 62 mm |
| NylandVästerbotten | 12 km NW | 18° | 9° | 72 mm |
| KågeVästerbotten | 13 km NNE | 19° | 9° | 66 mm |
| ErsmarkVästerbotten | 14 km N | 19° | 9° | 68 mm |
| SkelleftehamnVästerbotten | 16 km ESE | 19° | 11° | 59 mm |
| BureåVästerbotten | 18 km SE | 19° | 10° | 64 mm |