Hamden climate

Hamden Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Mt Carmel, 1.4 km from Hamden

Average highs run from 85°F on August 1 to 82°F on August 31, and lows from 63°F to 60°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.77 in over about 9 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 Hamden, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
84°F
Average low
62°F
Precipitation
3.77 in
Record high
102°FAug 9, 2001
Record low
46°FAug 28, 2025
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
4.0
Daylight
14 h 22 min to 13 h 09 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
73%
Dew point
61°F
Wind
3.8 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 185°F63°F97°F 200653°F 202134%0%
Aug 284°F63°F97°F 200651°F 202334%0%
Aug 384°F63°F97°F 200653°F 202133%0%
Aug 484°F63°F93°F 202255°F 201333%0%
Aug 584°F63°F95°F 200553°F 201333%0%
Aug 684°F63°F96°F 200151°F 201333%0%
Aug 784°F63°F100°F 200149°F 200433%0%
Aug 884°F63°F98°F 200147°F 200432%0%
Aug 984°F63°F102°F 200151°F 200232%0%
Aug 1084°F63°F94°F 200149°F 199932%0%
Aug 1184°F63°F94°F 200550°F 200732%0%
Aug 1284°F63°F95°F 202050°F 200631%0%
Aug 1384°F63°F98°F 200548°F 200631%0%
Aug 1484°F63°F96°F 200251°F 200631%0%
Aug 1584°F62°F91°F 201549°F 201330%0%
Aug 1684°F62°F91°F 200249°F 201430%0%
Aug 1784°F62°F94°F 200954°F 200030%0%
Aug 1884°F62°F94°F 200252°F 201429%0%
Aug 1984°F62°F92°F 200250°F 200729%0%
Aug 2083°F62°F91°F 202248°F 200829%0%
Aug 2183°F62°F92°F 200549°F 202428%0%
Aug 2283°F62°F93°F 202049°F 202428%0%
Aug 2383°F62°F89°F 202051°F 200428%0%
Aug 2483°F61°F90°F 202052°F 201428%0%
Aug 2583°F61°F93°F 202150°F 201327%0%
Aug 2683°F61°F94°F 201648°F 200427%0%
Aug 2783°F61°F94°F 202147°F 201727%0%
Aug 2882°F61°F93°F 201846°F 202527%0%
Aug 2982°F61°F94°F 201851°F 201427%0%
Aug 3082°F60°F90°F 201049°F 201227%0%
Aug 3182°F60°F95°F 201050°F 200927%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Hamden, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 5:47 AM, sunset 8:09 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:17 AM, sunset 7:26 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00065077 (Mt Carmel), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00054788, 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.