Needham Weather in August
Needham in August
The short of it: Needham in August averages a high of 28 °C (82 °F) and a low of 16 °C (61 °F), with 96 mm (3.8 in) of rain and about 13 h 53 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 82° · low 61° · rain 3.8 in. · daylight 13 h 53 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & June
Thirty years of records give Needham an average August high of 82°, a low of 61° and some 3.8 in. of rain. Much like July: highs about 82°, nights near 61°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 3.8 in., the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 53 min in mid-August, 66 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 September and June.
Against its neighbours, Needham runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Newton, 4 mi to the NNE, is 1° warmer by day.
August in Needham, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 0.08 in. more rain
- Versus September
- 7° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 21°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 53 min
- Average wind
- 7 mph
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NewtonMassachusetts | 4 mi NNE | 83° | 61° | 3.7 in. |
| NatickMassachusetts | 6 mi W | 82° | 61° | 3.8 in. |
| Jamaica PlainMassachusetts | 6 mi ENE | 83° | 63° | 3.7 in. |
| BrightonMassachusetts | 6 mi NE | 83° | 62° | 3.7 in. |
| WalthamMassachusetts | 6 mi N | 82° | 61° | 3.7 in. |
| BrooklineMassachusetts | 7 mi ENE | 83° | 63° | 3.7 in. |
| MattapanMassachusetts | 7 mi E | 82° | 62° | 3.7 in. |
| Fenway/KenmoreMassachusetts | 8 mi ENE | 83° | 63° | 3.6 in. |