Polk County Weather in August
Average highs run from 93°F on August 1 to 91°F on August 31, and lows from 75°F to 75°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 6.26 in over about 16 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
- 92°F
- Average low
- 75°F
- Precipitation
- 6.26 in
- Record high
- 100°FAug 1, 1908
- Record low
- 61°FAug 17, 1947
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 27.1
- Daylight
- 13 h 26 min to 12 h 44 min
- Cloud cover
- 59%
- Humidity
- 83%
- Dew point
- 75°F
- Wind
- 5.8 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 | 93°F | 75°F | 100°F 1908 | 68°F 1950 | 56% |
| Aug 2 | 93°F | 75°F | 98°F 1908 | 66°F 1916 | 56% |
| Aug 3 | 93°F | 75°F | 98°F 1908 | 66°F 1975 | 55% |
| Aug 4 | 93°F | 75°F | 99°F 1991 | 66°F 1975 | 55% |
| Aug 5 | 93°F | 75°F | 97°F 1899 | 66°F 1975 | 55% |
| Aug 6 | 93°F | 75°F | 97°F 1926 | 66°F 1971 | 55% |
| Aug 7 | 93°F | 75°F | 97°F 1919 | 63°F 1975 | 55% |
| Aug 8 | 93°F | 75°F | 100°F 2023 | 65°F 1975 | 54% |
| Aug 9 | 93°F | 75°F | 99°F 2023 | 64°F 2005 | 54% |
| Aug 10 | 93°F | 75°F | 99°F 1924 | 65°F 2005 | 54% |
| Aug 11 | 93°F | 75°F | 99°F 1924 | 67°F 1979 | 53% |
| Aug 12 | 93°F | 75°F | 99°F 2023 | 65°F 1934 | 53% |
| Aug 13 | 92°F | 75°F | 99°F 1951 | 65°F 1947 | 53% |
| Aug 14 | 92°F | 75°F | 99°F 1932 | 63°F 1947 | 53% |
| Aug 15 | 92°F | 75°F | 98°F 1925 | 62°F 1947 | 52% |
| Aug 16 | 92°F | 75°F | 98°F 1937 | 63°F 1947 | 52% |
| Aug 17 | 92°F | 75°F | 98°F 1936 | 61°F 1947 | 52% |
| Aug 18 | 92°F | 75°F | 99°F 1923 | 65°F 2004 | 52% |
| Aug 19 | 92°F | 75°F | 99°F 1923 | 66°F 1911 | 51% |
| Aug 20 | 92°F | 75°F | 99°F 2014 | 65°F 1911 | 51% |
| Aug 21 | 92°F | 75°F | 98°F 1900 | 64°F 1916 | 51% |
| Aug 22 | 92°F | 75°F | 99°F 2014 | 65°F 1930 | 51% |
| Aug 23 | 92°F | 75°F | 99°F 1924 | 63°F 1961 | 50% |
| Aug 24 | 92°F | 75°F | 100°F 2014 | 65°F 1915 | 50% |
| Aug 25 | 92°F | 75°F | 98°F 2015 | 61°F 1930 | 50% |
| Aug 26 | 92°F | 75°F | 98°F 1915 | 64°F 1957 | 50% |
| Aug 27 | 92°F | 75°F | 100°F 1924 | 62°F 1957 | 49% |
| Aug 28 | 92°F | 75°F | 98°F 1941 | 65°F 1972 | 49% |
| Aug 29 | 91°F | 75°F | 98°F 1951 | 65°F 1930 | 49% |
| Aug 30 | 91°F | 75°F | 97°F 1914 | 65°F 1930 | 49% |
| Aug 31 | 91°F | 75°F | 98°F 1914 | 65°F 1930 | 49% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- August 1
- sunrise 6:50 AM, sunset 8:16 PM
- August 31
- sunrise 7:05 AM, sunset 7:49 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00089707 (Winter Haven), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00080478, 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.