Townsend Weather in August
Average highs run from 86°F on August 1 to 83°F on August 31, and lows from 68°F to 64°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.98 in over about 9 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
- 85°F
- Average low
- 67°F
- Precipitation
- 3.98 in
- Record high
- 102°FAug 6, 1977
- Record low
- 35°FAug 18, 1924
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 5.7
- 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 | 86°F | 68°F | 99°F 1915 | 55°F 1895 | 32% | 0% |
| Aug 2 | 86°F | 68°F | 98°F 1955 | 56°F 1912 | 31% | 0% |
| Aug 3 | 86°F | 68°F | 99°F 1931 | 54°F 1920 | 31% | 0% |
| Aug 4 | 86°F | 68°F | 99°F 1957 | 52°F 1912 | 31% | 0% |
| Aug 5 | 86°F | 68°F | 98°F 1930 | 51°F 1929 | 31% | 0% |
| Aug 6 | 86°F | 68°F | 102°F 1977 | 52°F 1951 | 31% | 0% |
| Aug 7 | 86°F | 68°F | 99°F 1977 | 54°F 1994 | 31% | 0% |
| Aug 8 | 86°F | 68°F | 97°F 1977 | 55°F 1971 | 31% | 0% |
| Aug 9 | 86°F | 68°F | 100°F 1914 | 54°F 1971 | 31% | 0% |
| Aug 10 | 86°F | 68°F | 97°F 1911 | 54°F 1964 | 31% | 0% |
| Aug 11 | 85°F | 67°F | 99°F 1911 | 51°F 1972 | 31% | 0% |
| Aug 12 | 85°F | 67°F | 98°F 1949 | 49°F 1974 | 31% | 0% |
| Aug 13 | 85°F | 67°F | 97°F 1926 | 50°F 1930 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 14 | 85°F | 67°F | 98°F 1988 | 51°F 1941 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 15 | 85°F | 67°F | 100°F 1988 | 49°F 1964 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 16 | 85°F | 67°F | 98°F 1988 | 52°F 1948 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 17 | 85°F | 67°F | 95°F 1988 | 50°F 1979 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 18 | 85°F | 67°F | 96°F 1914 | 35°F 1924 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 19 | 85°F | 66°F | 98°F 1914 | 49°F 1915 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 20 | 85°F | 66°F | 98°F 1914 | 52°F 1911 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 21 | 85°F | 66°F | 97°F 1983 | 51°F 1929 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 22 | 84°F | 66°F | 93°F 1945 | 51°F 1911 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 23 | 84°F | 66°F | 96°F 1936 | 49°F 1925 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 24 | 84°F | 66°F | 93°F 1914 | 49°F 1923 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 25 | 84°F | 65°F | 97°F 2007 | 49°F 1927 | 27% | 0% |
| Aug 26 | 84°F | 65°F | 99°F 1948 | 50°F 1944 | 27% | 0% |
| Aug 27 | 84°F | 65°F | 98°F 1948 | 50°F 1908 | 27% | 0% |
| Aug 28 | 84°F | 65°F | 98°F 1948 | 42°F 1908 | 27% | 0% |
| Aug 29 | 83°F | 65°F | 97°F 1948 | 45°F 1986 | 27% | 0% |
| Aug 30 | 83°F | 64°F | 97°F 1921 | 46°F 1986 | 27% | 0% |
| Aug 31 | 83°F | 64°F | 100°F 1932 | 47°F 1986 | 27% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- 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
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013781 (Wilmington New Castle CO AP), 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.