Sutton Weather in August
Sutton in August
The short of it: Sutton in August averages a high of 29 °C (84 °F) and a low of 16 °C (61 °F), with 108 mm (4.3 in) of rain and about 13 h 39 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 84° · low 61° · rain 4.3 in. · daylight 13 h 39 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & October
Thirty years of records give Sutton an average August high of 84°, a low of 61° and some 4.3 in. of rain. Much like July: highs about 84°, nights near 61°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 4.3 in., the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 39 min in mid-August, 57 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and October.
Against its neighbours, Sutton runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Gassaway, 4 mi to the W, sees much the same highs.
August in Sutton, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 1.4 in. less rain
- Versus September
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 23°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 39 min
- Average wind
- 4 mph
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GassawayWest Virginia | 4 mi W | 84° | 61° | 4.2 in. |
| GlenvilleWest Virginia | 20 mi NNW | 84° | 61° | 3.9 in. |
| Webster SpringsWest Virginia | 20 mi SE | 80° | 58° | 4.4 in. |
| CraigsvilleWest Virginia | 23 mi S | 80° | 58° | 4.6 in. |
| SummersvilleWest Virginia | 28 mi SSW | 81° | 60° | 4.5 in. |
| WestonWest Virginia | 29 mi NNE | 84° | 60° | 4.1 in. |
| NettieWest Virginia | 31 mi S | 79° | 58° | 4.5 in. |
| RichwoodWest Virginia | 32 mi SSE | 78° | 57° | 4.3 in. |