Gorham Weather in August
Gorham in August
The short of it: Gorham in August averages a high of 26 °C (79 °F) and a low of 14 °C (57 °F), with 80 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 13 h 58 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 79° · low 57° · rain 3.1 in. · daylight 13 h 58 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
August in Gorham brings afternoons near 79° and nights around 57°, with about 3.1 in. of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 79°, nights near 57°. Easy travelling weather. It is the driest month of the year, only 3.1 in. of rain.
The sun is up for about 13 h 58 min in mid-August, 69 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 September.
Against its neighbours, Gorham runs cooler than most and about as wet in August. Westbrook, 4 mi to the E, sees much the same highs.
August in Gorham, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 0.1 in. less rain
- Versus September
- 7° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 22°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 58 min
- Average wind
- 6 mph
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WestbrookMaine | 4 mi E | 79° | 58° | 3.1 in. |
| BuxtonMaine | 5 mi SW | 79° | 57° | 3.2 in. |
| South Portland GardensMaine | 7 mi ESE | 80° | 59° | 3.1 in. |
| West ScarboroughMaine | 8 mi SSE | 79° | 58° | 3.1 in. |
| Hollis CenterMaine | 9 mi SW | 79° | 56° | 3.2 in. |
| ScarboroughMaine | 9 mi SE | 79° | 59° | 3.0 in. |
| PortlandMaine | 9 mi E | 79° | 59° | 3.1 in. |
| South PortlandMaine | 10 mi ESE | 79° | 59° | 3.1 in. |