Skagway climate

Skagway Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Skagway, 0.4 km from Skagway

Average highs run from 67°F on August 1 to 61°F on August 31, and lows from 52°F to 47°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.65 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 Skagway, 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
50°F
Precipitation
2.65 in
Record high
93°FAug 5, 2017
Record low
40°FAug 27, 2008
Chance of a freeze
4%
Daylight
16 h 41 min to 14 h 09 min
Cloud cover
73%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
41°F
Wind
4.9 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 167°F52°F81°F 199947°F 200241%0%
Aug 267°F51°F79°F 199945°F 200041%0%
Aug 367°F51°F80°F 200944°F 199842%0%
Aug 467°F51°F84°F 202445°F 199842%0%
Aug 567°F51°F93°F 201747°F 200643%0%
Aug 667°F51°F80°F 202347°F 200343%0%
Aug 767°F51°F84°F 201944°F 200643%0%
Aug 867°F51°F81°F 200348°F 199844%0%
Aug 967°F51°F79°F 200346°F 199844%0%
Aug 1067°F51°F86°F 200446°F 200145%0%
Aug 1166°F51°F76°F 200545°F 201245%0%
Aug 1266°F51°F78°F 200746°F 199846%0%
Aug 1366°F50°F77°F 202646°F 201546%0%
Aug 1466°F50°F75°F 202645°F 201547%0%
Aug 1566°F50°F88°F 200443°F 200247%0%
Aug 1665°F50°F91°F 200443°F 200248%0%
Aug 1765°F50°F71°F 200447°F 200249%0%
Aug 1865°F50°F75°F 202445°F 199749%0%
Aug 1965°F49°F75°F 200844°F 201850%0%
Aug 2064°F49°F76°F 200844°F 199850%0%
Aug 2164°F49°F81°F 200444°F 202451%0%
Aug 2264°F49°F78°F 200442°F 200351%0%
Aug 2364°F49°F72°F 202544°F 202152%0%
Aug 2463°F49°F69°F 199744°F 200452%0%
Aug 2563°F48°F67°F 199744°F 200153%0%
Aug 2663°F48°F68°F 201544°F 200353%0%
Aug 2762°F48°F78°F 201640°F 200854%0%
Aug 2862°F48°F79°F 201642°F 200754%0%
Aug 2962°F48°F70°F 200642°F 200055%0%
Aug 3062°F47°F70°F 202141°F 201255%0%
Aug 3161°F47°F69°F 201041°F 200855%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Skagway, 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 4:46 AM, sunset 9:27 PM
August 31
sunrise 5:56 AM, sunset 8:05 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00508525 (Skagway), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00025335, 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.