Is Whitby hot in August?
Days are typically cool at 13.4°C, while nights average 5.2°C.
New Zealand · 1991–2020 normal
Whitby in
August.
Typical August weather in Whitby: 13.4°C by day, 5.2°C at night, 90 mm of rain over 11.2 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high13.4°C
Typical low5.2°C
Rain90 mm
Wet days11.2
In the year-round weather comparison, August scores 32 out of 100 (February leads the year at 82). Daylight is calculated as 10 h 30 from latitude -41.11°. Open-water sea temperature is 12.3°C (22 km from the place centre).
August at a glance
What is Whitby like in August?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 90 mm across about 11 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 10 h 30 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is August a good time to visit?
August ranks 11 of 12 in our weather comparison; February ranks first.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 6244914
- NOAA station
- NZ000093417 · PARAPARAUMU AWS
- Station distance
- 24.4 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Strong coverage · 26 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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