Gateway climate

Gateway Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Matanuska Exp Farm, 1 km from Gateway

Average highs run from 68°F on August 1 to 62°F on August 31, and lows from 51°F to 44°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.48 in over about 15 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 Gateway, 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
48°F
Precipitation
2.48 in
Record high
85°FAug 16, 2004
Record low
32°FAug 28, 2015
Chance of a freeze
2%
Daylight
17 h 10 min to 14 h 21 min
Cloud cover
76%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
41°F
Wind
4.7 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°F51°F80°F 200244°F 200545%0%
Aug 268°F50°F81°F 202142°F 200345%0%
Aug 368°F50°F80°F 200246°F 200945%0%
Aug 467°F50°F79°F 201543°F 200346%0%
Aug 567°F50°F78°F 202445°F 202046%0%
Aug 667°F50°F78°F 200443°F 201246%0%
Aug 767°F50°F79°F 200439°F 199846%0%
Aug 867°F50°F79°F 200341°F 200847%0%
Aug 967°F50°F81°F 200343°F 200047%0%
Aug 1067°F49°F79°F 200341°F 202247%0%
Aug 1167°F49°F78°F 201939°F 201147%0%
Aug 1267°F49°F80°F 200542°F 201148%0%
Aug 1366°F49°F77°F 200144°F 199848%0%
Aug 1466°F49°F76°F 202641°F 199848%0%
Aug 1566°F49°F78°F 202043°F 200248%0%
Aug 1666°F48°F85°F 200441°F 199948%0%
Aug 1766°F48°F83°F 200440°F 202548%0%
Aug 1865°F48°F74°F 200437°F 199848%0%
Aug 1965°F48°F71°F 201439°F 199848%0%
Aug 2065°F47°F70°F 202039°F 200948%0%
Aug 2165°F47°F75°F 202039°F 200648%0%
Aug 2264°F47°F73°F 200441°F 201548%0%
Aug 2364°F47°F74°F 200436°F 200048%0%
Aug 2464°F46°F74°F 200438°F 201548%0%
Aug 2564°F46°F70°F 200139°F 201348%0%
Aug 2663°F46°F70°F 200735°F 200048%0%
Aug 2763°F45°F76°F 201636°F 199848%0%
Aug 2863°F45°F74°F 201632°F 201548%0%
Aug 2963°F45°F72°F 201637°F 201548%0%
Aug 3062°F44°F72°F 201633°F 201548%0%
Aug 3162°F44°F69°F 201632°F 201548%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Gateway, 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 5:27 AM, sunset 10:37 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:46 AM, sunset 9:07 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00505733 (Matanuska Exp Farm), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00025331, 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.