Willimantic Weather in August
Willimantic in August
The short of it: Willimantic in August averages a high of 28 °C (82 °F) and a low of 16 °C (61 °F), with 98 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 13 h 50 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 3.9 in. · daylight 13 h 50 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & June
Thirty years of records give Willimantic an average August high of 82°, a low of 61° and some 3.9 in. of rain. Much like July: highs about 82°, nights near 61°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 3.9 in., the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 50 min in mid-August, 64 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, Willimantic runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Norwich, 15 mi to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
August in Willimantic, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 0.2 in. less rain
- Versus September
- 7° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 21°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 50 min
- Average wind
- 6 mph
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NorwichConnecticut | 15 mi SSE | 82° | 62° | 4.1 in. |
| ManchesterConnecticut | 17 mi WNW | 83° | 61° | 3.5 in. |
| GlastonburyConnecticut | 21 mi W | 83° | 62° | 3.4 in. |
| East HartfordConnecticut | 21 mi WNW | 84° | 62° | 3.4 in. |
| WindsorConnecticut | 24 mi WNW | 83° | 61° | 3.3 in. |
| HartfordConnecticut | 25 mi W | 84° | 62° | 3.4 in. |
| MiddletownConnecticut | 25 mi WSW | 83° | 62° | 3.5 in. |
| New LondonConnecticut | 25 mi SSE | 82° | 63° | 4.1 in. |