Cham Weather in August
Cham in August
The short of it: Cham in August averages a high of 25 °C (76 °F) and a low of 14 °C (58 °F), with 132 mm (5.2 in) of rain and about 14 h 13 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 25° · low 14° · rain 132 mm · daylight 14 h 13 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Cham an average August high of 25°, a low of 14° and some 132 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 25°, nights near 14°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 132 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 13 min in mid-August, 80 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and August.
Against its neighbours, Cham runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Zug, 4 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
August in Cham, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 13 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZugZug | 4 km ESE | 24° | 14° | 136 mm |
| BaarZug | 5 km ENE | 24° | 14° | 136 mm |
| HorgenZurich | 13 km NE | 24° | 15° | 127 mm |
| Zürich (Kreis 2)Zurich | 18 km NNE | 24° | 14° | 118 mm |
| EmmenLucerne | 18 km SW | 24° | 14° | 142 mm |
| LuzernLucerne | 19 km SW | 25° | 14° | 141 mm |
| Zürich (Kreis 3)Zurich | 20 km N | 24° | 14° | 118 mm |
| ZürichZurich | 22 km NNE | 24° | 14° | 118 mm |