Gateway Weather in August
Average highs run from 91°F on August 1 to 91°F on August 31, and lows from 75°F to 76°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 8.75 in over about 20 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
- 91°F
- Average low
- 76°F
- Precipitation
- 8.75 in
- Record high
- 98°FAug 12, 2005
- Record low
- 63°FAug 17, 2007
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 25.4
- Daylight
- 13 h 22 min to 12 h 42 min
- Cloud cover
- 59%
- Humidity
- 82%
- Dew point
- 75°F
- Wind
- 5.4 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 | 91°F | 75°F | 96°F 2022 | 71°F 2001 | 64% |
| Aug 2 | 91°F | 75°F | 97°F 2024 | 71°F 1998 | 64% |
| Aug 3 | 91°F | 75°F | 96°F 1998 | 71°F 2001 | 64% |
| Aug 4 | 91°F | 75°F | 97°F 2007 | 72°F 2021 | 64% |
| Aug 5 | 91°F | 75°F | 97°F 2007 | 72°F 1998 | 64% |
| Aug 6 | 91°F | 76°F | 97°F 2025 | 72°F 2000 | 64% |
| Aug 7 | 91°F | 76°F | 97°F 2023 | 72°F 2001 | 64% |
| Aug 8 | 91°F | 76°F | 97°F 2012 | 73°F 2003 | 64% |
| Aug 9 | 91°F | 76°F | 95°F 1998 | 72°F 2003 | 64% |
| Aug 10 | 92°F | 76°F | 97°F 2007 | 73°F 2001 | 64% |
| Aug 11 | 92°F | 76°F | 97°F 2026 | 73°F 2001 | 64% |
| Aug 12 | 92°F | 76°F | 98°F 2005 | 72°F 2000 | 64% |
| Aug 13 | 92°F | 76°F | 97°F 2026 | 71°F 2002 | 64% |
| Aug 14 | 92°F | 76°F | 98°F 2026 | 73°F 2002 | 64% |
| Aug 15 | 92°F | 76°F | 97°F 2025 | 73°F 2004 | 64% |
| Aug 16 | 92°F | 76°F | 98°F 2025 | 72°F 2004 | 63% |
| Aug 17 | 92°F | 76°F | 98°F 2005 | 63°F 2007 | 63% |
| Aug 18 | 92°F | 76°F | 96°F 2000 | 72°F 1999 | 63% |
| Aug 19 | 92°F | 76°F | 98°F 2005 | 71°F 2006 | 63% |
| Aug 20 | 92°F | 76°F | 97°F 2022 | 72°F 2001 | 63% |
| Aug 21 | 92°F | 76°F | 98°F 2005 | 72°F 2002 | 63% |
| Aug 22 | 92°F | 76°F | 98°F 2022 | 72°F 2004 | 62% |
| Aug 23 | 92°F | 76°F | 97°F 2016 | 72°F 2012 | 62% |
| Aug 24 | 92°F | 76°F | 97°F 2014 | 73°F 1999 | 62% |
| Aug 25 | 91°F | 76°F | 96°F 2020 | 73°F 2006 | 61% |
| Aug 26 | 91°F | 76°F | 95°F 1998 | 71°F 2021 | 61% |
| Aug 27 | 91°F | 76°F | 97°F 1998 | 71°F 2001 | 61% |
| Aug 28 | 91°F | 76°F | 95°F 2025 | 71°F 2002 | 61% |
| Aug 29 | 91°F | 76°F | 96°F 2001 | 72°F 2000 | 60% |
| Aug 30 | 91°F | 76°F | 95°F 2017 | 73°F 2002 | 60% |
| Aug 31 | 91°F | 76°F | 95°F 1998 | 73°F 2000 | 60% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- August 1
- sunrise 6:52 AM, sunset 8:14 PM
- August 31
- sunrise 7:06 AM, sunset 7:48 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00012894 (Ft Myers Sw Fl Rgnl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00012894, 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.