Clayton climate

Clayton Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Dover, 19.5 km from Clayton

Average highs run from 86°F on August 1 to 83°F on August 31, and lows from 69°F to 65°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.92 in over about 8 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 Clayton, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
85°F
Average low
67°F
Precipitation
4.92 in
Record high
102°FAug 6, 1977
Record low
35°FAug 18, 1924
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
6.3
Daylight
14 h 12 min to 13 h 05 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
65°F
Wind
6.9 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 186°F69°F99°F 191555°F 189529%0%
Aug 286°F69°F98°F 195556°F 191229%0%
Aug 386°F69°F99°F 193154°F 192029%0%
Aug 486°F69°F99°F 195752°F 191229%0%
Aug 586°F69°F98°F 193051°F 192929%0%
Aug 686°F68°F102°F 197752°F 195129%0%
Aug 786°F68°F99°F 197754°F 199429%0%
Aug 886°F68°F97°F 197755°F 197128%0%
Aug 986°F68°F100°F 191454°F 197128%0%
Aug 1086°F68°F97°F 191154°F 196428%0%
Aug 1186°F68°F99°F 191151°F 197228%0%
Aug 1286°F68°F98°F 194949°F 197428%0%
Aug 1386°F68°F97°F 192650°F 193028%0%
Aug 1485°F68°F98°F 198851°F 194128%0%
Aug 1585°F68°F100°F 198849°F 196427%0%
Aug 1685°F67°F98°F 198852°F 194827%0%
Aug 1785°F67°F95°F 198850°F 197927%0%
Aug 1885°F67°F96°F 191435°F 192427%0%
Aug 1985°F67°F98°F 191449°F 191527%0%
Aug 2085°F67°F98°F 191452°F 191126%0%
Aug 2185°F67°F97°F 198351°F 192926%0%
Aug 2285°F67°F93°F 194551°F 191126%0%
Aug 2385°F67°F96°F 193649°F 192526%0%
Aug 2485°F67°F93°F 191449°F 192326%0%
Aug 2584°F66°F97°F 200749°F 192725%0%
Aug 2684°F66°F99°F 194850°F 194425%0%
Aug 2784°F66°F98°F 194850°F 190825%0%
Aug 2884°F66°F98°F 194842°F 190825%0%
Aug 2984°F66°F97°F 194845°F 198625%0%
Aug 3084°F66°F97°F 192146°F 198625%0%
Aug 3183°F65°F100°F 193247°F 198625%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Clayton, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:03 AM, sunset 8:15 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:30 AM, sunset 7:35 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00072730 (Dover), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00072730, 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.