Knik River climate

Knik River Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lazy Mtn, 19.7 km from Knik River

Average highs run from 65°F on August 1 to 60°F on August 31, and lows from 48°F to 42°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.00 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 Knik River, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
63°F
Average low
45°F
Precipitation
3.00 in
Record high
85°FAug 16, 2004
Record low
32°FAug 28, 2015
Chance of a freeze
7%
Daylight
17 h 08 min to 14 h 20 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 165°F48°F80°F 200244°F 200548%0%
Aug 265°F48°F81°F 202142°F 200348%0%
Aug 365°F48°F80°F 200246°F 200948%0%
Aug 465°F47°F79°F 201543°F 200348%0%
Aug 565°F47°F78°F 202445°F 202049%0%
Aug 665°F47°F78°F 200443°F 201249%0%
Aug 765°F47°F79°F 200439°F 199849%0%
Aug 865°F47°F79°F 200341°F 200849%0%
Aug 965°F47°F81°F 200343°F 200049%0%
Aug 1065°F47°F79°F 200341°F 202250%0%
Aug 1164°F46°F78°F 201939°F 201150%0%
Aug 1264°F46°F80°F 200542°F 201150%0%
Aug 1364°F46°F77°F 200144°F 199850%0%
Aug 1464°F46°F76°F 202641°F 199850%0%
Aug 1564°F46°F78°F 202043°F 200250%0%
Aug 1664°F45°F85°F 200441°F 199950%0%
Aug 1763°F45°F83°F 200440°F 202550%0%
Aug 1863°F45°F74°F 200437°F 199850%0%
Aug 1963°F45°F71°F 201439°F 199850%0%
Aug 2063°F45°F70°F 202039°F 200950%0%
Aug 2163°F44°F75°F 202039°F 200650%0%
Aug 2262°F44°F73°F 200441°F 201550%0%
Aug 2362°F44°F74°F 200436°F 200050%0%
Aug 2462°F43°F74°F 200438°F 201550%0%
Aug 2562°F43°F70°F 200139°F 201350%0%
Aug 2661°F43°F70°F 200735°F 200050%0%
Aug 2761°F43°F76°F 201636°F 199850%0%
Aug 2861°F42°F74°F 201632°F 201550%0%
Aug 2960°F42°F72°F 201637°F 201550%0%
Aug 3060°F42°F72°F 201633°F 201550%0%
Aug 3160°F42°F69°F 201632°F 201550%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Knik River, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (AKDT).

August 1
sunrise 5:27 AM, sunset 10:35 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:45 AM, sunset 9:05 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00505464 (Lazy Mtn), 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.