Shishmaref Weather in August
Average highs run from 56°F on August 1 to 55°F on August 31, and lows from 46°F to 42°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.22 in over about 12 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
- 56°F
- Average low
- 44°F
- Precipitation
- 3.22 in
- Record high
- 83°FAug 8, 1966
- Record low
- 23°FAug 30, 1913
- Daylight
- 18 h 42 min to 14 h 54 min
- Cloud cover
- 77%
- Humidity
- 89%
- Dew point
- 45°F
- Wind
- 11.9 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 | 56°F | 46°F | 77°F 1972 | 33°F 1967 | 41% |
| Aug 2 | 56°F | 46°F | 78°F 1972 | 30°F 1938 | 40% |
| Aug 3 | 57°F | 46°F | 78°F 1972 | 33°F 1970 | 41% |
| Aug 4 | 58°F | 46°F | 79°F 2021 | 29°F 1922 | 42% |
| Aug 5 | 58°F | 47°F | 78°F 1981 | 29°F 1932 | 42% |
| Aug 6 | 57°F | 46°F | 74°F 1914 | 32°F 1937 | 42% |
| Aug 7 | 56°F | 45°F | 79°F 1967 | 30°F 1935 | 41% |
| Aug 8 | 56°F | 45°F | 83°F 1966 | 32°F 1908 | 40% |
| Aug 9 | 57°F | 46°F | 73°F 1978 | 30°F 1928 | 39% |
| Aug 10 | 57°F | 47°F | 75°F 1978 | 30°F 1928 | 38% |
| Aug 11 | 57°F | 47°F | 77°F 2014 | 33°F 1996 | 38% |
| Aug 12 | 56°F | 47°F | 77°F 1964 | 31°F 2021 | 38% |
| Aug 13 | 58°F | 46°F | 81°F 1964 | 27°F 1973 | 38% |
| Aug 14 | 57°F | 46°F | 81°F 2005 | 29°F 1973 | 38% |
| Aug 15 | 56°F | 44°F | 80°F 2005 | 29°F 1929 | 38% |
| Aug 16 | 55°F | 44°F | 68°F 1926 | 24°F 1929 | 38% |
| Aug 17 | 56°F | 44°F | 68°F 1940 | 25°F 1914 | 39% |
| Aug 18 | 56°F | 43°F | 70°F 1956 | 27°F 1966 | 38% |
| Aug 19 | 56°F | 45°F | 80°F 2004 | 28°F 1900 | 36% |
| Aug 20 | 57°F | 44°F | 78°F 2004 | 32°F 1980 | 36% |
| Aug 21 | 56°F | 44°F | 81°F 1977 | 29°F 1969 | 36% |
| Aug 22 | 55°F | 43°F | 79°F 1977 | 24°F 1929 | 36% |
| Aug 23 | 55°F | 43°F | 77°F 1977 | 28°F 1988 | 36% |
| Aug 24 | 56°F | 43°F | 70°F 2008 | 29°F 1920 | 36% |
| Aug 25 | 56°F | 42°F | 71°F 2004 | 27°F 1918 | 37% |
| Aug 26 | 55°F | 43°F | 70°F 1941 | 28°F 1916 | 37% |
| Aug 27 | 54°F | 42°F | 70°F 1995 | 27°F 1984 | 38% |
| Aug 28 | 54°F | 41°F | 69°F 1981 | 26°F 1994 | 37% |
| Aug 29 | 54°F | 42°F | 67°F 1941 | 27°F 1927 | 37% |
| Aug 30 | 55°F | 42°F | 67°F 2016 | 23°F 1913 | 36% |
| Aug 31 | 55°F | 42°F | 72°F 2016 | 26°F 1919 | 36% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (AKDT).
- August 1
- sunrise 5:48 AM, sunset 12:30 AM
- August 31
- sunrise 7:36 AM, sunset 10:30 PM
Other months
Sources
Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00026617, 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.