New Britain climate

New Britain Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Hartford Brainard Fld, 13.5 km from New Britain

Average highs run from 84°F on August 1 to 81°F on August 31, and lows from 66°F to 62°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.48 in over about 10 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 New Britain, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
83°F
Average low
64°F
Precipitation
3.48 in
Record high
98°FAug 3, 1975
Record low
35°FAug 30, 1965
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
4.6
Daylight
14 h 23 min to 13 h 10 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 184°F66°F95°F 199945°F 202136%0%
Aug 284°F66°F95°F 200643°F 199236%0%
Aug 384°F66°F98°F 197548°F 202136%0%
Aug 484°F66°F95°F 200646°F 196636%0%
Aug 584°F66°F93°F 202245°F 197236%0%
Aug 684°F66°F95°F 202244°F 197236%0%
Aug 784°F65°F94°F 202246°F 196435%0%
Aug 884°F65°F93°F 200749°F 199335%0%
Aug 984°F65°F92°F 198345°F 198935%0%
Aug 1084°F65°F95°F 200142°F 196435%0%
Aug 1184°F65°F94°F 202046°F 196435%0%
Aug 1284°F65°F93°F 198847°F 196835%0%
Aug 1384°F65°F94°F 201647°F 197234%0%
Aug 1483°F65°F96°F 198844°F 196434%0%
Aug 1583°F65°F96°F 200246°F 196134%0%
Aug 1683°F65°F95°F 200246°F 196434%0%
Aug 1783°F64°F95°F 200246°F 197934%0%
Aug 1883°F64°F96°F 200246°F 197934%0%
Aug 1983°F64°F94°F 200245°F 197233%0%
Aug 2083°F64°F93°F 202240°F 198833%0%
Aug 2183°F64°F95°F 202245°F 197733%0%
Aug 2283°F64°F89°F 197640°F 199233%0%
Aug 2382°F63°F93°F 202041°F 198832%0%
Aug 2482°F63°F93°F 202044°F 198732%0%
Aug 2582°F63°F94°F 202041°F 198732%0%
Aug 2682°F63°F92°F 196841°F 198732%0%
Aug 2782°F63°F93°F 202145°F 201931%0%
Aug 2881°F62°F93°F 199347°F 196431%0%
Aug 2981°F62°F95°F 199339°F 198631%0%
Aug 3081°F62°F93°F 201835°F 196531%0%
Aug 3181°F62°F93°F 197336°F 196531%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at New Britain, 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 5:46 AM, sunset 8:09 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:16 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 USW00014752 (Hartford Brainard Fld), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00060973, 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.