Fort Greely climate

Fort Greely Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Big Delta AP, 2.8 km from Fort Greely

Average highs run from 68°F on August 1 to 60°F on August 31, and lows from 50°F to 42°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.02 in over about 13 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 Fort Greely, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
65°F
Average low
47°F
Precipitation
2.02 in
Record high
90°FAug 6, 1994
Record low
22°FAug 24, 1948
Chance of a freeze
29%
Daylight
17 h 52 min to 14 h 36 min
Cloud cover
74%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
44°F
Wind
5.8 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 168°F50°F87°F 197636°F 194042%0%
Aug 268°F50°F85°F 199435°F 194842%0%
Aug 367°F50°F84°F 201038°F 194442%0%
Aug 467°F50°F88°F 197738°F 194442%0%
Aug 567°F50°F87°F 199434°F 194642%0%
Aug 667°F49°F90°F 199433°F 194642%0%
Aug 767°F49°F87°F 199433°F 196942%0%
Aug 867°F49°F83°F 200433°F 196942%0%
Aug 966°F49°F83°F 199434°F 196942%0%
Aug 1066°F49°F85°F 199429°F 196942%0%
Aug 1166°F48°F86°F 198033°F 196941%0%
Aug 1266°F48°F86°F 196033°F 196941%0%
Aug 1366°F48°F85°F 199029°F 196941%0%
Aug 1465°F48°F86°F 199026°F 196941%0%
Aug 1565°F47°F86°F 201027°F 196941%0%
Aug 1665°F47°F84°F 195732°F 200041%0%
Aug 1765°F47°F82°F 199428°F 198140%0%
Aug 1864°F47°F83°F 199432°F 194740%
Aug 1964°F46°F81°F 195029°F 199840%
Aug 2064°F46°F81°F 197331°F 200940%
Aug 2164°F46°F86°F 197731°F 197439%
Aug 2263°F45°F84°F 197730°F 197439%
Aug 2363°F45°F79°F 197925°F 198639%
Aug 2463°F45°F82°F 197922°F 194839%
Aug 2562°F44°F80°F 198130°F 201338%
Aug 2662°F44°F78°F 198127°F 199138%
Aug 2762°F44°F80°F 198129°F 199138%
Aug 2861°F43°F82°F 194925°F 199137%
Aug 2961°F43°F82°F 194928°F 199137%
Aug 3061°F43°F85°F 197425°F 195536%
Aug 3160°F42°F77°F 197423°F 198736%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Fort Greely, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (AKDT).

August 1
sunrise 4:52 AM, sunset 10:44 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:24 AM, sunset 9:00 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00026415 (Big Delta AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00026415, 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.