Leighton climate

Leighton Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Muscle Shoals Rgnl AP, 8.1 km from Leighton

Average highs run from 92°F on August 1 to 90°F on August 31, and lows from 71°F to 68°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.77 in over about 9 wet days.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Leighton, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
91°F
Average low
70°F
Precipitation
3.77 in
Record high
107°FAug 15, 2007
Record low
52°FAug 15, 2004
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
18.8
Daylight
13 h 52 min to 12 h 56 min
Cloud cover
50%
Humidity
69%
Dew point
67°F
Wind
4.5 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Aug 192°F71°F102°F 201262°F 197433%0%
Aug 292°F71°F101°F 201259°F 199733%0%
Aug 392°F71°F104°F 201160°F 197333%0%
Aug 492°F71°F104°F 194758°F 195033%0%
Aug 592°F71°F102°F 194753°F 197433%0%
Aug 692°F71°F100°F 195660°F 194833%0%
Aug 792°F71°F102°F 197757°F 200433%0%
Aug 892°F71°F101°F 195457°F 198932%0%
Aug 992°F71°F101°F 200754°F 198932%0%
Aug 1092°F71°F104°F 200754°F 197632%0%
Aug 1192°F71°F101°F 199958°F 197632%0%
Aug 1292°F71°F102°F 199957°F 201232%0%
Aug 1392°F70°F105°F 200753°F 196431%0%
Aug 1492°F70°F103°F 200754°F 196731%0%
Aug 1592°F70°F107°F 200752°F 200431%0%
Aug 1691°F70°F106°F 200753°F 200431%0%
Aug 1791°F70°F104°F 200058°F 197930%0%
Aug 1891°F70°F103°F 199958°F 200830%0%
Aug 1991°F70°F103°F 199960°F 194330%0%
Aug 2091°F70°F102°F 198059°F 197630%0%
Aug 2191°F70°F104°F 198058°F 201229%0%
Aug 2291°F69°F103°F 200757°F 195029%0%
Aug 2391°F69°F104°F 200755°F 195029%0%
Aug 2491°F69°F102°F 200755°F 200928%0%
Aug 2591°F69°F103°F 194357°F 194228%0%
Aug 2690°F69°F102°F 194356°F 196628%0%
Aug 2790°F69°F105°F 194355°F 194527%0%
Aug 2890°F68°F102°F 199054°F 196727%0%
Aug 2990°F68°F104°F 200053°F 199227%0%
Aug 3090°F68°F104°F 195156°F 199227%0%
Aug 3190°F68°F105°F 195153°F 194627%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Leighton, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:00 AM, sunset 7:52 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:22 AM, sunset 7:18 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013896 (Muscle Shoals Rgnl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013896, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.