Highlands County Weather in August
Average highs run from 94°F on August 1 to 93°F on August 31, and lows from 70°F to 71°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 8.49 in over about 18 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
- 93°F
- Average low
- 71°F
- Precipitation
- 8.49 in
- Record high
- 102°FAug 10, 1941
- Record low
- 61°FAug 6, 1950
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 27.8
- Daylight
- 13 h 25 min to 12 h 43 min
- Cloud cover
- 58%
- Humidity
- 84%
- Dew point
- 75°F
- Wind
- 5.6 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 | 94°F | 70°F | 100°F 1961 | 67°F 1985 | 55% |
| Aug 2 | 94°F | 70°F | 101°F 1961 | 62°F 1976 | 55% |
| Aug 3 | 94°F | 70°F | 100°F 1961 | 62°F 1950 | 55% |
| Aug 4 | 94°F | 71°F | 99°F 1896 | 62°F 1950 | 56% |
| Aug 5 | 94°F | 71°F | 100°F 1961 | 67°F 1943 | 56% |
| Aug 6 | 94°F | 71°F | 99°F 1942 | 61°F 1950 | 56% |
| Aug 7 | 94°F | 71°F | 101°F 1961 | 62°F 1950 | 56% |
| Aug 8 | 94°F | 71°F | 99°F 1943 | 61°F 1950 | 56% |
| Aug 9 | 94°F | 71°F | 99°F 2018 | 68°F 1971 | 56% |
| Aug 10 | 94°F | 71°F | 102°F 1941 | 67°F 1982 | 56% |
| Aug 11 | 94°F | 71°F | 99°F 1960 | 66°F 1971 | 56% |
| Aug 12 | 94°F | 71°F | 99°F 1927 | 68°F 1949 | 56% |
| Aug 13 | 94°F | 71°F | 100°F 1938 | 67°F 1908 | 56% |
| Aug 14 | 94°F | 71°F | 99°F 1941 | 65°F 1975 | 56% |
| Aug 15 | 94°F | 71°F | 98°F 1941 | 61°F 2000 | 56% |
| Aug 16 | 94°F | 71°F | 98°F 1940 | 68°F 1939 | 56% |
| Aug 17 | 94°F | 71°F | 98°F 1938 | 68°F 1973 | 56% |
| Aug 18 | 93°F | 71°F | 99°F 1938 | 68°F 1975 | 56% |
| Aug 19 | 93°F | 71°F | 101°F 1938 | 68°F 1911 | 56% |
| Aug 20 | 93°F | 71°F | 98°F 1939 | 62°F 1999 | 56% |
| Aug 21 | 93°F | 71°F | 99°F 1960 | 65°F 1960 | 56% |
| Aug 22 | 93°F | 71°F | 99°F 1902 | 67°F 1930 | 56% |
| Aug 23 | 93°F | 71°F | 97°F 1896 | 67°F 1971 | 56% |
| Aug 24 | 93°F | 71°F | 98°F 1938 | 67°F 1918 | 56% |
| Aug 25 | 93°F | 71°F | 98°F 1961 | 64°F 1957 | 56% |
| Aug 26 | 93°F | 71°F | 99°F 1938 | 66°F 1902 | 56% |
| Aug 27 | 93°F | 71°F | 101°F 1938 | 65°F 2001 | 56% |
| Aug 28 | 93°F | 71°F | 101°F 1938 | 64°F 1950 | 55% |
| Aug 29 | 93°F | 71°F | 99°F 1937 | 65°F 2002 | 55% |
| Aug 30 | 93°F | 71°F | 98°F 1903 | 61°F 2002 | 55% |
| Aug 31 | 93°F | 71°F | 98°F 1970 | 62°F 1984 | 55% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- August 1
- sunrise 6:49 AM, sunset 8:14 PM
- August 31
- sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 7:47 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00080236 (Archbold Bio Stn), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00080369, 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.