When to go · Jamestown
Jamestown in August
Mixed month. Cool, windy; flights can be delayed.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Temperature
- 22°C (72°F)72°F (22°C) / 17°C (63°F)63°F (17°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 4
- Crowds
- Low
- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha overall
- Prices
- Low
- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha overall
Verdict
Cool, windy; flights can be delayed.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.
Is another month better than August?
August is rated mixed. These months rate higher:
Weather in August
- JamestownHighs around 22 °C (72 °F), lows around 17 °C (63 °F), rain on about 4 daysHighs around 72 °F (22 °C), lows around 63 °F (17 °C), rain on about 4 days
- Saint Helena coast, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha · Jamestown, Rupert's, Sandy Bayfine
Mild and dry in the rocky valleys, 20–28 °C (68–82 °F); cooler and breezier from June to October.Mild and dry in the rocky valleys, 68–82 °F (20–28 °C); cooler and breezier from June to October.
Winter season
Cool and windy; quiet.
Watch: Wind can delay flights and close the Ladder.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha overall
- Low
- Prices · Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha overall
- Low
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha overall: Humpbacks with calves; quiet island.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Jamestown, side by side.
Verdict
Aug: Mixed
Jan: Great (better)
Daytime high
Aug: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Jan: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
Night low
Aug: 17 °C (63 °F)63 °F (17 °C)
Jan: 21 °C (70 °F)70 °F (21 °C)
Rain days
Aug: 4
Jan: 3 (better)
Crowds
Aug: Low
Jan: High
Prices
Aug: Low
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Aug: 0
Jan: 1
August: Cool, windy; flights can be delayed.
January: Warm; whale-shark season roughly Dec to Apr.
Jamestown: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.
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