South Van Horn climate

South Van Horn Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Fairbanks Midtown, 2.7 km from South Van Horn

Average highs run from 70°F on August 1 to 62°F on August 31, and lows from 51°F to 41°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.28 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 South Van Horn, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
66°F
Average low
47°F
Precipitation
2.28 in
Record high
93°FAug 5, 1994
Record low
23°FAug 24, 1948
Chance of a freeze
18%
Daylight
18 h 08 min to 14 h 43 min
Cloud cover
74%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
47°F
Wind
4.5 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 170°F51°F90°F 197639°F 194050%0%
Aug 270°F51°F88°F 202138°F 194450%0%
Aug 370°F51°F89°F 202132°F 194450%0%
Aug 470°F51°F91°F 199436°F 194750%0%
Aug 569°F51°F93°F 199433°F 194650%0%
Aug 669°F50°F87°F 199429°F 194650%0%
Aug 769°F50°F85°F 201337°F 193550%0%
Aug 869°F50°F85°F 196633°F 195950%0%
Aug 968°F50°F83°F 199435°F 196950%0%
Aug 1068°F49°F83°F 199431°F 196950%0%
Aug 1168°F49°F84°F 198032°F 194450%0%
Aug 1268°F49°F88°F 199033°F 196550%0%
Aug 1367°F49°F87°F 199032°F 196950%0%
Aug 1467°F48°F84°F 197732°F 196950%0%
Aug 1567°F48°F91°F 201032°F 196950%0%
Aug 1666°F48°F83°F 195733°F 194350%0%
Aug 1766°F47°F82°F 200728°F 194349%0%
Aug 1866°F47°F81°F 197728°F 194749%0%
Aug 1966°F46°F85°F 195032°F 193149%0%
Aug 2065°F46°F81°F 200428°F 193148%0%
Aug 2165°F46°F87°F 197730°F 193148%0%
Aug 2265°F45°F86°F 197731°F 193548%0%
Aug 2364°F45°F82°F 195028°F 194848%0%
Aug 2464°F44°F81°F 197923°F 194848%0%
Aug 2564°F44°F76°F 194731°F 194847%0%
Aug 2663°F43°F80°F 198132°F 193147%0%
Aug 2763°F43°F84°F 198128°F 193347%0%
Aug 2863°F43°F82°F 194928°F 199647%0%
Aug 2962°F42°F84°F 194930°F 199146%0%
Aug 3062°F42°F83°F 197423°F 194746%0%
Aug 3162°F41°F76°F 196327°F 198746%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at South Van Horn, 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 4:52 AM, sunset 11:00 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:29 AM, sunset 9:12 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00502970 (Fairbanks Midtown), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00026411, 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.