North Pole Weather in August
Average highs run from 69°F on August 1 to 59°F on August 31, and lows from 49°F to 39°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.59 in over about 15 wet days.
August day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
August at a glance
- Average high
- 65°F
- Average low
- 44°F
- Precipitation
- 2.59 in
- Record high
- 91°FAug 5, 1994
- Record low
- 22°FAug 29, 1984
- Chance of a freeze
- 42%
- Daylight
- 18 h 07 min to 14 h 42 min
- Cloud cover
- 74%
- Humidity
- 81%
- Dew point
- 47°F
- Wind
- 5.4 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 | 69°F | 49°F | 88°F 1976 | 40°F 1980 | 50% | 0% |
| Aug 2 | 69°F | 49°F | 80°F 1962 | 36°F 2009 | 50% | 0% |
| Aug 3 | 69°F | 49°F | 83°F 1977 | 38°F 1959 | 50% | 0% |
| Aug 4 | 68°F | 48°F | 89°F 1994 | 36°F 1959 | 50% | 0% |
| Aug 5 | 68°F | 48°F | 91°F 1994 | 38°F 1969 | 50% | 0% |
| Aug 6 | 68°F | 48°F | 86°F 1994 | 37°F 1947 | 50% | 0% |
| Aug 7 | 68°F | 48°F | 83°F 1954 | 37°F 1959 | 50% | 0% |
| Aug 8 | 68°F | 47°F | 82°F 2004 | 31°F 1947 | 50% | 0% |
| Aug 9 | 67°F | 47°F | 82°F 2004 | 37°F 1969 | 50% | 0% |
| Aug 10 | 67°F | 47°F | 88°F 2005 | 32°F 1969 | 50% | 0% |
| Aug 11 | 67°F | 46°F | 84°F 1951 | 28°F 2009 | 49% | 0% |
| Aug 12 | 66°F | 46°F | 90°F 1990 | 30°F 2009 | 49% | 0% |
| Aug 13 | 66°F | 46°F | 85°F 1990 | 33°F 1969 | 49% | 0% |
| Aug 14 | 66°F | 45°F | 84°F 2005 | 29°F 1969 | 48% | |
| Aug 15 | 66°F | 45°F | 90°F 2010 | 32°F 1969 | 48% | |
| Aug 16 | 65°F | 45°F | 83°F 1990 | 35°F 1969 | 48% | |
| Aug 17 | 65°F | 44°F | 82°F 1994 | 34°F 1981 | 47% | |
| Aug 18 | 65°F | 44°F | 82°F 2004 | 31°F 1969 | 47% | |
| Aug 19 | 64°F | 43°F | 85°F 1950 | 34°F 2009 | 46% | |
| Aug 20 | 64°F | 43°F | 82°F 2004 | 28°F 2009 | 46% | |
| Aug 21 | 63°F | 43°F | 85°F 1977 | 32°F 2010 | 45% | |
| Aug 22 | 63°F | 42°F | 83°F 1977 | 27°F 1974 | 45% | |
| Aug 23 | 63°F | 42°F | 80°F 1950 | 25°F 1974 | 45% | |
| Aug 24 | 62°F | 41°F | 82°F 1979 | 27°F 1948 | 44% | |
| Aug 25 | 62°F | 41°F | 75°F 1947 | 32°F 1974 | 44% | |
| Aug 26 | 61°F | 40°F | 78°F 1981 | 31°F 1974 | 43% | |
| Aug 27 | 61°F | 40°F | 80°F 1981 | 30°F 1969 | 43% | |
| Aug 28 | 61°F | 40°F | 75°F 1951 | 28°F 1996 | 42% | |
| Aug 29 | 60°F | 39°F | 77°F 1974 | 22°F 1984 | 42% | |
| Aug 30 | 60°F | 39°F | 82°F 1974 | 29°F 1947 | 41% | |
| Aug 31 | 59°F | 39°F | 75°F 1974 | 27°F 1987 | 41% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (AKDT).
- August 1
- sunrise 4:51 AM, sunset 10:58 PM
- August 31
- sunrise 6:28 AM, sunset 9:10 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00509891 (N Pole 1N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00502707, 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.