Gosforth Weather in August
Gosforth in August
The short of it: Gosforth in August averages a high of 20 °C (67 °F) and a low of 11 °C (52 °F), with 72 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 14 h 57 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 11° · rain 72 mm · daylight 14 h 57 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Gosforth an average August high of 20°, a low of 11° and some 72 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 20°, nights near 11°. Easy travelling weather. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 72 mm.
The sun is up for about 14 h 57 min in mid-August, 112 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Gosforth runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Newcastle upon Tyne, 3 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
August in Gosforth, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 11 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 57 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle upon TyneEngland | 3 km S | 20° | 11° | 71 mm |
| GatesheadEngland | 4 km SSE | 20° | 11° | 71 mm |
| WallsendEngland | 5 km E | 20° | 11° | 71 mm |
| FellingEngland | 6 km SSE | 20° | 11° | 75 mm |
| HebburnEngland | 7 km ESE | 20° | 11° | 71 mm |
| WhickhamEngland | 7 km SSW | 19° | 11° | 73 mm |
| Blaydon-on-TyneEngland | 7 km WSW | 20° | 11° | 68 mm |
| NewburnEngland | 8 km W | 20° | 11° | 68 mm |