Key West climate

Key West Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Key W WFO, 0.6 km from Key West

Average highs run from 90°F on August 1 to 89°F on August 31, and lows from 78°F to 78°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 6.13 in over about 14 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 Key West, in °F, with the record for each date.60708090100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
90°F
Average low
79°F
Precipitation
6.13 in
Record high
96°FAug 15, 2024
Record low
68°FAug 11, 1952
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
19.2
Daylight
13 h 15 min to 12 h 38 min
Cloud cover
57%
Humidity
75%
Dew point
76°F
Wind
9.6 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Aug 190°F78°F94°F 202371°F 197139%
Aug 290°F78°F95°F 202373°F 199939%
Aug 390°F78°F95°F 195773°F 201540%
Aug 490°F78°F94°F 202374°F 195240%
Aug 590°F78°F94°F 202371°F 198540%
Aug 690°F78°F94°F 199071°F 198640%
Aug 790°F78°F94°F 200769°F 194940%
Aug 890°F78°F93°F 195169°F 195041%
Aug 990°F79°F93°F 195173°F 197141%
Aug 1090°F79°F94°F 195269°F 195241%
Aug 1190°F79°F95°F 202368°F 195242%
Aug 1290°F79°F93°F 199173°F 198642%
Aug 1390°F79°F94°F 202471°F 196242%
Aug 1490°F79°F93°F 196371°F 195843%
Aug 1590°F79°F96°F 202474°F 197344%
Aug 1690°F79°F93°F 196374°F 195244%
Aug 1790°F79°F93°F 197874°F 199645%
Aug 1890°F79°F94°F 202573°F 199046%
Aug 1990°F79°F94°F 201773°F 198647%
Aug 2090°F79°F94°F 195869°F 196347%
Aug 2190°F79°F95°F 195074°F 196148%
Aug 2290°F79°F95°F 202473°F 195749%
Aug 2390°F79°F93°F 194971°F 195749%
Aug 2490°F79°F94°F 201572°F 195950%
Aug 2590°F79°F93°F 195272°F 201251%
Aug 2690°F79°F93°F 202371°F 194851%
Aug 2790°F79°F94°F 201972°F 194851%
Aug 2890°F78°F93°F 200973°F 194852%
Aug 2990°F78°F94°F 195272°F 199452%
Aug 3089°F78°F93°F 195170°F 196053%
Aug 3189°F78°F93°F 194873°F 196053%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Key West, in percent.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:56 AM, sunset 8:11 PM
August 31
sunrise 7:08 AM, sunset 7:46 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00084571 (Key W WFO), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00012836, 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.