Lancaster Weather in August
Average highs run from 99°F on August 1 to 96°F on August 31, and lows from 67°F to 62°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.01 in over about 0 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
- 98°F
- Average low
- 65°F
- Precipitation
- 0.01 in
- Record high
- 111°FAug 16, 2020
- Record low
- 46°FAug 16, 1987
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 28.7
- Daylight
- 13 h 52 min to 12 h 55 min
- Cloud cover
- 16%
- Humidity
- 31%
- Dew point
- 42°F
- Wind
- 6.7 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 | 99°F | 67°F | 107°F 2026 | 53°F 1975 | 2% |
| Aug 2 | 99°F | 67°F | 105°F 2008 | 56°F 1997 | 2% |
| Aug 3 | 99°F | 67°F | 107°F 2021 | 55°F 2004 | 2% |
| Aug 4 | 99°F | 67°F | 109°F 2021 | 56°F 2010 | 1% |
| Aug 5 | 99°F | 67°F | 109°F 1998 | 52°F 2006 | 1% |
| Aug 6 | 99°F | 67°F | 109°F 1997 | 57°F 1999 | 1% |
| Aug 7 | 99°F | 66°F | 107°F 1978 | 57°F 2021 | 1% |
| Aug 8 | 99°F | 66°F | 110°F 1981 | 54°F 2002 | 1% |
| Aug 9 | 99°F | 66°F | 109°F 2012 | 52°F 2006 | 1% |
| Aug 10 | 98°F | 66°F | 109°F 2012 | 56°F 2007 | 1% |
| Aug 11 | 98°F | 66°F | 109°F 2002 | 54°F 1997 | 1% |
| Aug 12 | 98°F | 66°F | 109°F 2002 | 54°F 1988 | 1% |
| Aug 13 | 98°F | 65°F | 108°F 2002 | 55°F 1999 | 1% |
| Aug 14 | 98°F | 65°F | 107°F 2002 | 57°F 1978 | 1% |
| Aug 15 | 98°F | 65°F | 109°F 2020 | 54°F 1975 | 1% |
| Aug 16 | 98°F | 65°F | 111°F 2020 | 46°F 1987 | 1% |
| Aug 17 | 98°F | 65°F | 110°F 2020 | 52°F 1987 | 1% |
| Aug 18 | 98°F | 65°F | 107°F 2020 | 50°F 1978 | 1% |
| Aug 19 | 98°F | 64°F | 109°F 2020 | 54°F 1978 | 1% |
| Aug 20 | 98°F | 64°F | 109°F 2020 | 53°F 1998 | 1% |
| Aug 21 | 98°F | 64°F | 108°F 2020 | 50°F 2005 | 1% |
| Aug 22 | 98°F | 64°F | 106°F 2022 | 52°F 1975 | 1% |
| Aug 23 | 97°F | 64°F | 109°F 2022 | 50°F 1980 | 1% |
| Aug 24 | 97°F | 63°F | 108°F 2010 | 51°F 1992 | 1% |
| Aug 25 | 97°F | 63°F | 107°F 2010 | 51°F 1983 | 1% |
| Aug 26 | 97°F | 63°F | 107°F 2026 | 52°F 1983 | 1% |
| Aug 27 | 97°F | 63°F | 108°F 2017 | 50°F 1983 | 1% |
| Aug 28 | 97°F | 62°F | 109°F 2017 | 51°F 1989 | 1% |
| Aug 29 | 96°F | 62°F | 109°F 2017 | 52°F 1989 | 1% |
| Aug 30 | 96°F | 62°F | 108°F 1996 | 50°F 1975 | 1% |
| Aug 31 | 96°F | 62°F | 109°F 2022 | 48°F 1974 | 1% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PDT).
- August 1
- sunrise 6:03 AM, sunset 7:55 PM
- August 31
- sunrise 6:25 AM, sunset 7:20 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00003159 (Lancaster Wm J Fox Fld), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003159, 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.